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I Fell Down a Fell

September 13, 2011

I’ve been writing a lot recently about the under appreciated north of England and it’s stunning landscapes. And, once again, I came upon another National Park that simply blew me away. Lake District National Park is England’s largest, occupying over 800 square miles. So it’s not like a accidentally discovered it while wandering down a [...]

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Apartments by the night in London

September 12, 2011

I just recently posted about accommodation options for those kind of in-between travelers who are staying in a place a little too long to make a hotel or hostel cost-efficient, but a little too short to justify renting an apartment. I mentioned a website that rents apartments by the night, which cuts down on costs [...]

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Get out and walk a bit

September 11, 2011

I’ve been writing a good deal about London recently. That’s mainly because I love London. But while exploring England I found some really fantastic rural areas that I just can’t believe I had never heard of before. One of those is Derbyshire and the Peak district. I like to hike, but I’m not a super [...]

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Safety Nets

September 10, 2011

There’s an old Hebrew saying that goes something like “How do you make God laugh? Tell him your plans.” I love this saying, because it points out how little control we often have over how our lives play out. When traveling we are ceding even more control of our loves to the random, chaotic, and [...]

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Into the Unknown of Airport Parking

September 9, 2011

Clearing customs at London Gatwick airport seemed a bit more difficult than it should have, mainly due to the fog. The fog I’m referring to is not the London Fog found in children’s books and the inside of raincoats–I have since come to realize that this is a myth–but the fog that has settled in [...]

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On the Scottish Border in Northumberland

September 9, 2011

If you really want to get that Medieval feel while visiting the UK, then you might want to check out Northumberland. It’s the northernmost county in England, resting on the Scottish border with an eastern coastline. It’s the high moorlands, which is a favorite for landscape painters and competitors in whimsically antiquated sporting events (Wife [...]

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All (Traveling) is Local

September 8, 2011

U.S. Congressman Tip O’Neill once said that “all politics are local.” The idea being that no matter how much a politician, even a national level politician like O’Neill himself, debated the big issues, voters voted on how national policies effected their local areas. I think, in a way, this applies to traveling as well. As [...]

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Hostels, Hotels, Homestays,

September 7, 2011

When traveling, there are always the traditional lodging options. But the classic examples of lodging options for travelers, hotels, motels, and inns are usually intended for people staying a few days in a certain place. And usually these establishments can charge a good amount because the people staying with them are either a) on vacation, [...]

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Sometimes it's better to leave relaxing to the professionals

September 6, 2011

Let’s face it: as much as we like to extol the virtues of travel and perpetual movement, there is no doubt that the locationless lifestyle can be stressful. The new and unfamiliar produces stress in our fragile human bodies, this is an unavoidable reality of our nervous system that evolution produced, with good reason. After [...]

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American Food Explained

August 31, 2011

American food does not exist in the way Chinese, Thai, or Mexican food does.That is just because America is a relatively young country formed by immigrants. Those immigrants popularized their favorite foods. Nowadays, there is a brilliant fusion of those cuisines. In America you can eat Americanized General Tao chicken one day and fajitas the [...]

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