Where we’ve been and what we thought of it
This is the book, written by Alain de Botton, that completely revolutionised our approach to travel, opening our eyes to our surroundings, putting us in touch with our environment …… this book is mindfulness personified. Structurally the book is divided… Read More ›
We had a very pleasant surprise on reading about The “Treasure of Vix” a few days before our recent foray into France again and discovering it was on our route into Burgundy. The Treasure is a collection of artefacts housed… Read More ›
Our journey from Durham to Bamburgh in Northumbria was straightforward; out of the city, onto the A1, head north but turn right before crossing into Scotland! It was about a mile outside the village of Bamburgh that this stunning view… Read More ›
We left Whitby after the usual mammoth north of England breakfast which means we won’t need to eat again for 24 hours, especially after our northern fish and chips in Trenchers restaurant last night. There was a nice red sky… Read More ›
The first day of our continuation of The Tour of England, 🏴 and we cross the open border into England’s largest county ….. Yorkshire, the land of Richard III (but not his bones), Geoffrey Boycott England’s greatest ever cricketer (if… Read More ›
A blog devoted to genealogical wanderings - dedicated to family near and far, through distance and time
My family history and other life moments
Collecting stories from family historians who are climbing their family trees and planning trips to where their ancestors actually lived!
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do/ with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary Oliver)
A story about a family
