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Ruthin Castle, Peacocks Amuck
If you couldn't tell from our previous posts, we are Americans mildly obsessed with castles. We don't have any true castles in our home...
Jul 8, 20182 min read


Exploring Chirk Castle
After our last castle excursion, our expectations fell drastically. When we stumbled upon Chirk Castle later in the day, we weren’t sure...
Jul 7, 20182 min read


Powis Castle, A Castle of Portraits & Flowers
Powis Castle, built in the 13th century, is located near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales. It's renowned for its magnificent garden and...
Jul 7, 20181 min read


Lundy Island, a Visitor's Daytrip Guide
A 2-hour long ferry crossing from the coast of Devon leads to Lundy Island, a jewel in the Atlantic Ocean. This dramatic 3-mile long,...
Jul 5, 20188 min read


A Night at the Thornbury (Castle)
One night in the bedchamber of a notorious dead king and his ill fated queen... sounds like it's just right up our alley. In 1535, King...
Jul 5, 20182 min read


The Amazing Geology of Hartland Quay
After a full day of exploring, our final destination took us to the beautiful Devon coastline where the Hartland Quay Hotel is situated....
Jul 4, 20181 min read


Halliggye Fogou Tunnels
We live for exploring places that are off the usual tourist radar and my mom, who joined us on our UK trip, was pretty game for anything....
Jul 4, 20182 min read


Clovelly, a Not-So-Typical, Quaint English Village
A cobbled street, an ocean view, charming white-washed cottages dotted with colorful petunias and geraniums... the ingredients for a...
Jul 4, 20182 min read


Restormel, a Round Castle
Restormel Castle, one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall, is a rare, perfectly circular shaped keep built in the 11th century...
Jul 4, 20181 min read


The Macabre Museum inside Bodmin Jail
The historic Bodmin Jail (Gaol), once home to the worst sort of people, today hosts a very macabre museum full of exhibits dedicated to...
Jul 3, 20181 min read


Cornwall's Castle of Legends, Tintagel
Tintagel Castle, precariously perched above the cliffs of Cornwall, is (in our opinion) one of England's most magical ruins. We first...
Jul 3, 20181 min read


Abandoned Gunpowder Works in Kennall Vale Nature Reserve
Kennall Vale Nature Reserve is off the usual tourist's radar but we like to think of ourselves as not your usual tourist. :) Although we...
Jul 3, 20182 min read


Crawling in the Dark at Colossal Cave: Ladder Tour
Arizona is HOT. Too  hot. It's that time of the year when we question why we're not snowbirds yet. Oh that's right, we still have 347...
May 27, 20182 min read


Mogollon Ghost Town
No roadtrip is ever complete without the exploration of a ghost town or two for us. On our random, spur of the moment trip out to Silver...
Apr 28, 20181 min read
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