Autumn Down East
Facing the day, awash in morning light: the Maine Maritime Academy teaching boat in Castine harbor
Category Archives: Europe
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines in Cinque Terre
As we stood with our tour group in Cinque Terre to listen to our guide, we couldn’t help but notice other lines in the landscape. From clotheslines holding towels on colorful balconies . . . to boats lined up and … Continue reading
Posted in Destination, Italy, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged church, Cinque Terre, clothesline, lines, shutters, Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific in Prague
If you want to see lots of anything, just head for Prague where tourists and locals file past prolific bubble blowers waving giant wands of bubbles on busy street corners. Keep moving and you’ll see street vendors who make the … Continue reading
Posted in Czech Republic, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged bubbles, marionettes, Prague, tiled roof, Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific
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Travel theme: Stepping it up in Varenna, Italy
This week’s Travel Theme: Steps from Ailsa who writes the blog Where’s My Backback? reminded us of the many steps we took in Varenna, Italy. Walking there can be a challenge, if all you’re accustomed to is your fitness routine on even … Continue reading
Doors of the Cotswolds: Part Two — Thursday Doors
If you thought all doors in the Cotswolds would be similar, you’d be mistaken. And we stand mistaken. We envisioned most of them as brown, heavy wooden structures, some with hand-forged hardware, some just plain. But really we didn’t think … Continue reading
A Cotswolds Stay: Lords of the Manor Hotel and Restaurant
Sometimes you yearn for a bit of luxury in your life. And if you’re staying in the Cotswolds of England, that bit of luxury — and more — can be found at the award-winning Lords of the Manor Hotel and Restaurant … Continue reading
Posted in Bed & Breakfast Inns, England, Stay the Night, Travel
Tagged Cotswolds, English inn, hotel, Lords of the Manor, Upper Slaughter
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Doors of the Cotswolds: Part One — Thursday Doors
Perhaps there’s one thing to be said for meandering through the Cotswolds in December when nary a bloom is on the vines: “It’s all the better to see the doors, my dear!” We’ve written about the charm of stone cottages … Continue reading
Take me to the Cotswolds: WPC — Wanderlust
Most of our trips in the States or abroad are one-stop destinations — a major city to explore, a festival celebrating an event, a peaceful state park. But if I could go back to one location, stay for a couple … Continue reading
Posted in England, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Cotswolds, England, English countryside, stone houses
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Immerse yourself in history (but not the water) at Roman Baths of Bath, England.
One of the main attractions, if not THE main attraction, in Bath, England is the 2,000-year-old site of the Roman Baths. It’s here that you can roam ancient ruins, soak up the culture of Aquae Sulis (named for the goddess Sulis) and … Continue reading
Posted in Destination, England
Tagged Bath, Bath Abbey, Bill Bryson, England, Roman Baths, Thermae Bath Spa
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Three Places to See in Bath, England — besides the Roman Baths!
Bath, England, known by tourists for its (well, of course) Roman Baths, but offers more to whet the appetite and treat the eyes. Nestled in the county of Somerset in southwest England, Bath is a town famous for its creamy … Continue reading
Posted in England, Travel
Tagged Bath Abbey, Guildhall Market, John Wood the Younger, Pulteney Bridge, Royal Crescent, The Circus
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The Bard’s Beginnings: Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon
Surely no self-respecting English teacher (myself included) would return home from a trip to England without visiting Stratford-upon-Avon. After all, this birthplace and home of William Shakespeare appears in British lit books and “bardly” publications that we share with students … Continue reading
