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Best Places to Find Peace and Quiet in London

Best Places to Find Peace and Quiet in London

Best Places to Find Peace and Quiet in London By Elizabeth von Pier London is noisy and teeming with tourists and horn-honking traffic. Crowds queue up in line or push and shove to see the sights. I spent three weeks there this past summer and, along with everyone else, I visited the usual attractions, queuing up […]

Journey to St. Kilda – What I do for Puffins

Journey to St. Kilda – What I do for Puffins

Journey to St. Kilda – What I do for Puffins By Ethel DeMarr As casual “birders”, or more specifically, as lovers of puffins, my husband and I had read that St. Kilda, off the west coast of Scotland, should be on our “bucket list”. Located fifty miles west of the Outer Hebrides, St. Kilda is […]

Why I Love Scotland and the Kingdom of Fife

Why I Love Scotland and the Kingdom of Fife

Why I Love Scotland and the Kingdom of Fife By Ethel DeMarr Just north of Edinburgh, south of Dundee and nestled between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay, lies an idyllic corner of Scotland that has become one of my favorite places among the parts of the world I have seen. Admittedly, […]

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – London City Tour

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – London City Tour

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – London City Tour Daily Itinerary: Day 9 – London City Tour The only thing scheduled on the agenda for passengers today was an included three-hour sightseeing tour of London’s major sights. Our London tour guide for the morning was Andrea and we were carefully transported by local coach driver Ossie. […]

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Cambridge to London

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Cambridge to London

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Cambridge to London Daily Itinerary: Day 8 – York to Cambridge to London The morning was spent driving south past what remains of Sherwood Forest (as in Robin Hood and his merry men) and on to Cambridge, famous for its universities. We enjoyed lively conversation with fellow passengers in between […]

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Liverpool, Lake District & York

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Liverpool, Lake District & York

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Liverpool, Lake District & York Daily Itinerary: Day 7 – Liverpool, Lake District & York Highlights: Today we started off with a 2.5 hour drive from Liverpool to England’s Lake District in Cumbria. Optional Excursion – First destination of this excursion was Haverthwaite Railway where we embarked on a 20-minute […]

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Chester to Liverpool

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Chester to Liverpool

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Chester to Liverpool Daily Itinerary: Day 6 – Anne Hathaway Cottage, Wedgwood Factory, Chester and Liverpool Highlights: Anne Hathaway Cottage – A quick detour on the departure from Stratford-upon-Avon brought us to the door of Anne Hathaway’s cottage where we made a quick stop to take photos. Wedgwood Visitor Center […]

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Glastonbury, Bath & Stratford

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Glastonbury, Bath & Stratford

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Glastonbury, Bath & Stratford Daily Itinerary: Day 5 – Glastonbury to Bath to Stratford-Upon-Avon Another full and fun-packed day was ahead of us as we departed Bideford in Cornwall and got underway to our first stop, the small town of Glastonbury in Somerset, followed by Bath – a large Roman […]

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Plymouth to Bideford

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Plymouth to Bideford

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – Plymouth to Bideford Daily Itinerary: Day 4 – Plymouth to Bideford By now the routine had been established – mornings started with a 6:00 a.m. wake-up call, luggage outside the door by 6:45 a.m. and another great breakfast buffet in the hotel restaurant at 7:00 a.m. By 8:00 a.m. all […]

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – London to Plymouth

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – London to Plymouth

Trafalgar Tours Scenic England – London to Plymouth Daily Itinerary: Day 3 – London to Plymouth Although Trafalgar calls this Day 3 of the tour, it is actually the first day of touring and meeting with the Tour Director, driver and fellow passengers. After our 6:15 a.m. wake-up call (our Tour Director had requested one […]

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