While we were staying in Newport, Wales (https://idealcaretech.com/wonderful-wales/), Mark found a wonderful festival nearby in Merthyr Mawr. Put on by the Street Food Circus, the Forest Feastival was a fantastic day. The feastival runs for 6 weekends in April and May, so we were lucky… Read More »Feasting in the Forest
After leaving the Hadrian’s wall area (https://idealcaretech.com/really-old-things-sheep-and-peacocks/) we headed further into the Lake District. Famous for its lakes, forests, and mountains, the Lake District is also associated with William Wordsworth, Beatrix Potter, and John Ruskin. Carlisle – Castle, Cathedral, and the Cursing Stone Though just… Read More »See the Løveli Lakes
It’s hard to know where to begin; Oxford is just amazing. Architecture, history, authors, movies, it’s all around you. Whether you are familiar with Oxford through the Morse TV show, Harry Potter, Narnia, Discovery of Witches or all of the above they barely scratch the… Read More »Oxford, City of Dreaming Spires
Iceland in January?? Yes, Iceland in January. Yes, it was cold (though it was much colder in Oxford). And, yes, it was dark; at that time of year there’s only about 5 hours of daylight. Mark and I agreed that we wanted to take this… Read More »In the Land of Ice & Fire (well, mostly ice)
We loved our time in Belize, but it was nice to be back home in Georgia for a while. We got to see friends and family, regroup, and plan for the next trip. While in Belize, we had decided that 2023 we would travel to… Read More »2023-Planning Our Year in the UK &Europe