Snapshots of Life

Thoughts and images on the road

Siteseeing, eating and drinking are only part of the fun. It's the stories you come home with that you remember.

Day 10: London - An exchange of vows, a day of wows

Staying in South Kensington, you get a taste of what the high life must be like. Houses valued at $10 million and up are everywhere. As...

London Day 9, 2022: From riverside pubs to historic churches and beyond

If you’re going to London, bring your best walking shoes. Especially if you get glorious September days like these. The London...

Day 5: A Queen’s funeral in Ted Lasso’s Pub

God Save the King. As those words were sung in Westminster Cathedral, followed by strains of bagpipes, the mood in the pub changed....

Day 4: Queen Elizabeth - She’s everywhere, all at once

We saw the queue. Yes. THE queue. That long line of people waiting to pay homage to Queen Elizabeth II. The queue that British subjects,...

Day 3: Loyal animals, dear friends and stunning sunsets

The English are animal crazy. There’s just no other way to say it. Our beautiful hotel - the Forest Park Country Hotel and Inn - seems to...

Day 1 2022: Arrive in New Forest - Eat, walk, repeat

When we started planning our trip to England this year, it was fairly straightforward. Grainne and I would spend a few days in the...