Delightful Surprises in Port-en-Bessin, France
Normandy Part 4 There are so many quaint and picturesque villages in the Normandy area, it’s h…
Normandy Pt 3 – Battlefields and Beaches
One of the reasons we chose the Normandy region for our last week in France was to visit the D-Day a…
Normandy Pt 2 – Mont-Saint-Michel
Noted as a must-see destination by US News, Planetware, Lonely Planet, and many others, Mont-Saint-M…
Normandy Pt 1 – In the Footsteps of History
Ok, that title is a little pretentious. But from William the Conqueror (Bill, to his friends), to WW…
Nine Months on the Road – By the Numbers
The seven months we spent in Belize in 2022 were much simpler, we had one housesit that was five mon…
Long-term Nomading, Lessons Learned
We’re winding down our 2023 travels and will be back in the USA in early October. That’s…
Paris Pt 3 – Paying Respects
Paris is the City of Lights, but it is also a City of the Dead. For a city that’s been around …
Paris Pt 2 – Architecture!
I am by no means an expert or even amateur when the topic is architecture. Just as Paris is filled w…
Paris Pt 1 – Art!
There is so much to see and do when you go to Paris that it’s important to prioritize. We were…
Cheerio UK, Bon Jour France
So our tourist visas (you don’t actually need a physical visa for the UK) allowed us to stay f…
Compiègne – Tiny Village, So Much History
Compiègne is about 30 minutes from Senlis, about 45 minutes from Paris by car. I had never heard of …
Senlis and Environs
We were very fortunate that Mark’s long-time friends Didier and Corrine invited us to stay wit…
Monet’s Garden
On the way from Senlis to Normandy, we stopped in Giverny to see Monet’s house and gardens. We…
Cornwall Pt 5 – Food, Glorious Food (and Drink)
When I looked through the pictures of our time in Cornwall, there were a number of pictures of the p…
Cornwall Pt 2 – Flushing, Falmouth, and Truro Cathedral
Our homebase in Cornwall was Flushing, just across the Fal River from Falmouth. We had a fun housesi…
Cornwall Pt 3 – Mines, Stones, and Coastlines
Cornwall is absolutely gorgeous! We saw many of the most beautiful spots in Cornwall on our tour wit…
York Minster and St. Mary’s Abbey
The cathedral’s full, official name is The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in …
Quick Stop in Reims
On our way back to Senlis from Germany, we traveled through Luxembourg and Belgium. We saw lovely co…
Worksop, Steam, and Robin Hood
Our housesit for June was in Worksop, England. Where’s that? It’s in the Midlands, speci…
Codebreaking, Computers, and Bletchley Park
On our way from Cornwall to Worksop, we spent two days exploring the Bletchley Park museum and the M…
A Weekend in York (more really old things)
Both Mark and I had been to York on previous trips to the UK, but there is so much to see and do tha…
Cornwall, Pt 4 – The Legend of King Arthur
King Arthur and Camelot are a Big Deal Around Here Cornwall is home to many locations that tie in to…
Cornwall Pt 1 – Bodmin Moor, Smugglers, and Spending the Night in Jail
Cornwall has been famous for smuggling for centuries. It has everything a smuggler could wish for: m…
Nerding Out in Cardiff
Wales is a beautiful country with a rich history. It’s also home to several of our favorite se…
Feasting in the Forest
While we were staying in Newport, Wales (https://idealcaretech.com/wonderful-wales/), Mark found a w…
Wonderful Wales
Cymru Fendigedig Next up, Newport, Wales, and a housesit with the most adorable German Shepherd, Fre…
See the Løveli Lakes
After leaving the Hadrian’s wall area (https://idealcaretech.com/really-old-things-sheep-and-p…
Really Old Things, Sheep, and Peacocks
After nearly three months in Scotland, we headed south. We had just finished a housesit in Saltcoats…
It’s Lambing Time!
Spring in the UK is lambing time. So many lambs! According to National Records of Scotland, sheep o…
Oxford, City of Dreaming Spires
It’s hard to know where to begin; Oxford is just amazing. Architecture, history, authors, movi…
Slough? Why Slough?
So our first stop in the UK was Slough. Known for… the location of the the fictional Wernham H…
In the Land of Ice & Fire (well, mostly ice)
Iceland in January?? Yes, Iceland in January. Yes, it was cold (though it was much colder in Oxford)…
2023-Planning Our Year in the UK &Europe
We loved our time in Belize, but it was nice to be back home in Georgia for a while. We got to see f…
Go Slow, But Keep Moving
We had our first housesitting assignment lined up for end of April through beginning of October in T…
Questions for Home/Pet Owners
When you have your video interview, be sure to ask the following questions. You don’t want to …
Getting Our First Housesitting Assignment
In my first post, I described how we decided to travel while working remotely, digital nomad-style. …
Digital Nomading Packing List – Technology
I’m still putting the list together, but here’s what I’ve got so far. Laptops Mark…
Away We Go… Just Not Too Far
OK, the house is finally ready for rentals (we went with Vacasa, contact me if you want more info). …
Let’s Go Wandering
We are Beth and Mark Copenhaver (aka Wandering Lights), both long-time residents of the Atlanta, GA,…