I call this photo "Peek-a-boo," since it reveals a different look at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. This is my favorite part of the city, the Southbank (or Bankside) and this particular view is from near the OXO Tower building, a repurposed factory that used to manufacture meat stock cubes for cooking (it was originally... Continue Reading →

The bookstore town of Hay-On-Wye will always have a fond spot in my heart. From the moment I first heard of the existence of such a thing as a "bookstore town," I wanted to visit. I'm so glad I took the time to visit this quaint, beautiful spot on the England/Wales border. I normally prefer... Continue Reading →

I missed my yearly trip to New York City last year, because of an extended stay in the UK. And I didn't just miss it, calendar-wise ... I REALLY missed it. While London has become my favorite place to visit in recent years, my many trips to NYC are always a close number second in... Continue Reading →

My fall 2018 trip to the United Kingdom included a few days in Brighton. I was brought up visiting Atlantic City in the summer, so I'm always curious about beach resort towns, and I had heard and read a lot about Brighton. It's still a little bit dodgy in parts, but I found the pebble... Continue Reading →

Coming in for a landing ... My fall 2018 trip to England started with this low swoop into Heathrow Airport, outside of London. It was an amazing trip and this photo will always represent the magic of travel for me. With a few keystrokes (and a bit of money) you can be whisked off to... Continue Reading →

Oh, London ... you have stolen my heart many times now. I particularly like this photo taken on the Millennium Bridge on a chilly October Sunday. Obviously there was a race of some sort, but my favorite part of the photo is the woman at the far right, mysteriously hiding her identity. Is she a... Continue Reading →

I've visited Leeds three times now and loved it each time. This photo is from my last trip in September of last year. I had never seen this golden owl before, but somehow it seemed like a lost statue honoring Watchmen, which is appropriate, since the Leeds area is home to a particularly great small... Continue Reading →

Last fall, I took a wonderful trip to England, which included the lovely city of York. Believe it or not, this was the view from my hotel window of Clifford's Tower, part of York Castle and it was taken on the first day I was there. York is an incredible maze of winding cobblestone streets... Continue Reading →

For my fiftieth Friday Flashback I picked this bucolic photo from the small village of Hay-on-Wye. One of the highlights from my fall 2018 3-week trip to the UK was my visit to Hay. Located on the England/Wales border (but decidedly in Wales as I was reminded on more than one occasion), this is the... Continue Reading →

This is my favorite part of London, on the South Bank, with the Millennium Bridge connecting the area around St. Paul's Cathedral to the Bankside area of the city, across the Thames. This is normally where I stay (right around the corner from the bridge) and it's such a vibrant part of an amazingly vibrant... Continue Reading →

The beach at Brighton in England was a revelation to me. While I knew of the existence of "pebble" beaches, I had never been on one before, so walking on this every-shifting pile of small rocks was a weird sensation, to say the least. The photo above shows the beach itself, facing the English Channel,... Continue Reading →

This majestic shot of the Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern Museum in London is one of my personal faves from my September/October 3-week sojourn to the UK in 2018. The Tate is a bit high-falutin' for my taste (but I love their gift shops!), and it's certainly an amazing structure and a great reusage... Continue Reading →