Whenever you visit England, it’s good to have a goal. Maybe you want to get a glimpse of the Queen. Maybe you want to eat a heaping plate of bubble and squeak. Maybe you want to frolic in the fountains of Trafalger Square. Maybe you simply want to get rapped in the cakehole by a bobby brandishing a truncheon after a ruck [...]
Posts Tagged ‘England’
Rolling in the Hampstead Heath
Posted in Food, Travel, tagged cream tea, England, London on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
God Save the Queen (Revived)
Posted in Food, Travel, tagged Beer, England on April 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Update: I spent another week in Newport Pagnell in July and had a chance to take a few photos to replace the ones I lost. I added them below, so enjoy! With church bells pealing away to the tune of ’My Country, ‘Tis of Thee’ (or more precisely ’God Save the Queen’ since the same tune – different words [...]
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2007
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Food, Movies, Music, Sports, Travel, Wine/Beer, Writing, tagged Beer, Blogging, Canada, Colombia, England, Florida, London, Malaysia, Mali, Portland, Soccer, Tanzania, USA, Vineyards, Virginia, Wiener dogs, Wine tasting on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Originally sent via email January 2, 2008) I trust you had a fantastic year and are just about ready to wrestle this new year, 2008, into submission. I simply ask that you keep your New Year’s resolutions child-friendly. Forget it, no one ever listens anyway. Once again, I give you exactly what you didn’t want, [...]
The Fishbowl, the Dukes, and the Beheading
Posted in Food, Music, Travel, tagged ancient ruins, England, History, London on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, you’ve sauntered into the heart of London with a gleam of mischief in your eye and wallet full of pounds. While the sun is in the sky, oh why oh why would I want to be anywhere else? What to do, what to do…here’s a few things… 2nd Annual Stag & Dagger Festival - 100 bands in [...]
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2008 (Clean Version)
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Food, Movies, Music, Sports, Television, Travel, tagged Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, D.C., Deep-sea fishing, Dominican Republic, England, Japan, Kenya, Safari, USA, Washington on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once again, I’ve found you. There is no escape from this annually joyous attempt at season greetings. Since you likely have no other distractions; give me your full attention and let’s get down to the business at hand…to put the year that was, 2008, into a little perspective. I know that the number of Christmas [...]
