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.

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 6 - Canterbury - Where it all began

Today was back to where it all began for me in England. Canterbury. I first came to Canterbury as an exchange student in 1980. I came...

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 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...