‘Twas the night before Christmas and not a creature was stirring, not one except a big ol’ blogger looking back on his year of travel. I feel blessed after such a wonderful year. From a road trip to Arizona, my first adventure of the year, to trips back home to the Midwest, and many points […]
A Quick Guide to Three Museums in London
I had the mindset to hit as many of the museums in London as I could. In the end I only had time – and sometimes not nearly enough – to hit three of the city’s best museums. And two of them could easily fight for the best museum I have ever visited, they were […]
Changing the Queen’s Guards
The Queen’s Guards stand in column formation during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.
A Drive to Stonehenge from London, and Other Sites Along the Way
The drive to Stonehenge from London is short, at least by American standards. A long drive from my perspective is several hours. To get to the Salisbury Plain and Stonehenge it takes no more than a couple of hours. And after doing the trip with a friend and his son on my recent trip to […]
The Changing of the Guard and a Tour of Buckingham Palace
Taking a tour of Buckingham Palace was one of the top two things I wanted to do while I was in London; the other was visiting the Tower of London. My heart sank when we were turned away because the tickets for that day were already sold out. When I was a kid on family […]
A Guide to Taking a Harry Potter Tour in London
There are a lot of London Harry Potter tours to take. And the best part, they’re all free. How? Because you don’t need anyone to show you these sites, and you most certainly shouldn’t pay anyone to do so, you simply need to know where they’re located. It’s as easy as that, because it is […]

