Articles tagged with: England
A recent television programme, dealing with the islands around the British Isles, caught my attention. Brief visits were made to many of my favourite islands, including one to my very favourite, the little-known but fascinating …
Words and Pictures by Keith Kellett.
In a way, the Ancient Romans were probably more civilised than we are. When the Roman Emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus, known to his friends as Hadrian, decided in AD 122 …
If you wanted to be really pedantic, you could say there’s only one lake in England’s Lake District. That’s Bassenthwaite Lake. All the others have the words ‘–water’ or
‘–mere’ incorporated into their names, thereby making …
by Keith Kellett
Photos by the author.
When river cruising is first mentioned, England isn’t exactly the first country that comes to mind. We have no Nile; no Mississippi … not even a Rhine. But, we do …
Story and photos by Erin Nelson
My first trip to England. I had traveled through Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America, South America, and the Middle East. But, I had never been to England. …
By Noah, student
The golden bells of the enormous Big Ben ring slowly and steadily as if the clock were an old man. The wind waves against my head, trying to blow …
Story and Photos by Carol Sorgen
“Bath is the finest place on earth, for you may enjoy its society and its walks without effort or fatigue,” wrote 18th century Scottish essayist James …
Story and Photos by Kelly Bushell
It’s a university town like no other. The world-famous Cambridge University takes up a large portion of Cambridge’s city center. Since its loose formation more than 800 …
Story by Gemma Russell
I am hardly a tourist, since I was born here. But shortly after leaving the station I am hopelessly lost, …
Story and photos by Nina Hazard
Two hundred years ago, Britain’s 2,000 miles of inland canals were the arteries of …
Story and Photos by Deborah A. Erickson
We’d been in London for a week and had covered this bustling metropolis by tube, double-decker bus and taxi. It seemed as though we had seen most everything London …
Story and Photos by Keith Kellett
A good part of travelling is seeing the sights and meeting the people. But, that’s by no means all of it. Tasting the food has a large part to play, …
Story and Photos by Carol Sorgen
If you love theater, two destinations come to mind—New York, of course, and also London. If you’re planning a trip to London, like I recently did, indulge your “culture vulture” …
By Allison, age 11
You stare out of the London Eye and look down at the beautiful city and see the tower that Peter Pan flew by — just like in your dreams.
London has many new …
Story and Photos by David Elliott
For anyone who loves Sir Walter Scott, Abbotsford is a place of pilgrimage. I arrived there on a drizzly afternoon in early September, crushing sodden leaves underfoot …
Story and Photos by David Elliott
‘One of those things landed in our back garden,’ Barbara smiles whimsically. ‘Fortunately it didn’t go off.’ My wife and I bumped into Barbara – ‘eighty-six and …
Story and photos by Phyllis Steinberg
This was my third trip to London, but by far my most enjoyable because I took my daughter along with me. The vacation was a break for my daughter from …
