“Oh! Who can ever be tired of Bath!” – Jane Austen Just a short jaunt on the train from London lies the lovely Georgian hamlet of Bath: cream tea heaven, thermal spa extravaganza and Jane Austen/Bridgerton mecca (not equating these media, just their fans). It’s...
“Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground.”― Albus Dumbledore London is so cosmopolitan and filled with fabulous things to observe, eat, climb, read, tour, photograph, float upon, learn about, shop for, and...
“A wise bear always keeps a marmalade sandwich in his hat in case of emergency.” Paddington Bear I compiled this list for my nephew’s debut visit to London later this Spring, and it includes many of our favorite spots across the central part of the city. Am I missing anything? OF...
“Thanks to the Jolabokaflod, books still matter in Iceland. They get read and talked about. Excitement fills the air. Every reading is crowded. Every print run is sold.” Hallgrimur Helgason As I book lover I am completely enchanted by the concept of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic...
“I have fantasies of going to Iceland, never to return.” – Edward Gorey Majestic volcanoes tower over sheer cliffs and steaming foothills sweep down to the churning frozen sea. Swaths of purple lupine frame impossible waterfalls which resolve into roiling azure rivers of pure glacial...
“Crete,’ I murmured. ‘Crete…’, And my heart beat fast.” Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek When I was very young, my father used to sit in my darkened room with a cigar (simmer down it was the 70’s…) and lull me to sleep with fabulous tales of Greek gods, goddesses and heroes...