Let’s Go Wandering
We are Beth and Mark Copenhaver (aka Wandering Lights), both long-time residents of the Atlanta, GA,…
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). …
Digital Nomading Packing List – Technology
I’m still putting the list together, but here’s what I’ve got so far. Laptops Mark…
Getting Our First Housesitting Assignment
In my first post, I described how we decided to travel while working remotely, digital nomad-style. …
Questions for Home/Pet Owners
When you have your video interview, be sure to ask the following questions. You don’t want to …
Go Slow, But Keep Moving
We had our first housesitting assignment lined up for end of April through beginning of October in T…
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…
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)…
Slough? Why Slough?
So our first stop in the UK was Slough. Known for… the location of the the fictional Wernham H…
Oxford, City of Dreaming Spires
It’s hard to know where to begin; Oxford is just amazing. Architecture, history, authors, movi…
It’s Lambing Time!
Spring in the UK is lambing time. So many lambs! According to National Records of Scotland, sheep o…
Really Old Things, Sheep, and Peacocks
After nearly three months in Scotland, we headed south. We had just finished a housesit in Saltcoats…
See the Løveli Lakes
After leaving the Hadrian’s wall area (https://idealcaretech.com/really-old-things-sheep-and-p…
Wonderful Wales
Cymru Fendigedig Next up, Newport, Wales, and a housesit with the most adorable German Shepherd, Fre…
Feasting in the Forest
While we were staying in Newport, Wales (https://idealcaretech.com/wonderful-wales/), Mark found a w…
Nerding Out in Cardiff
Wales is a beautiful country with a rich history. It’s also home to several of our favorite se…
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…
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…
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…
Codebreaking, Computers, and Bletchley Park
On our way from Cornwall to Worksop, we spent two days exploring the Bletchley Park museum and the M…
Worksop, Steam, and Robin Hood
Our housesit for June was in Worksop, England. Where’s that? It’s in the Midlands, speci…
Quick Stop in Reims
On our way back to Senlis from Germany, we traveled through Luxembourg and Belgium. We saw lovely co…
York Minster and St. Mary’s Abbey
The cathedral’s full, official name is The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in …
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…
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 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…
Monet’s Garden
On the way from Senlis to Normandy, we stopped in Giverny to see Monet’s house and gardens. We…
Senlis and Environs
We were very fortunate that Mark’s long-time friends Didier and Corrine invited us to stay wit…
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 …
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…