by David Brown | Aug 2, 2018 | British Isles, England, Great Britain, Travel Notes, United Kingdom
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire I always enjoy visiting historic country house estates. They are usually chock full of history, art, architecture and beautiful gardens too. Hardwick Hall was all of that but the history is particularly interesting as Bess of Hardwick who...
by David Brown | Aug 2, 2018 | British Isles, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom
Many people who visit the UK focus on London, which is a great city with lots to do. However there is so much more to the UK than London, just as there is more to America than New York. A scenic spot to the north with something for everyone is Yorkshire. In...
by David Brown | Feb 16, 2017 | British Isles, Cars, England, General Travel, Great Britain, London, Travel Notes, United Kingdom
Car Hire Companies are out of control! Need to hire a car in Europe? The state of the industry is terrible! Practically all the car hire companies won’t even rent to you unless you take their expensive extra insurance package. Or if they do, they hit your...
by David Brown | Feb 15, 2017 | British Isles, England, Great Britain, Travel Notes, United Kingdom
We have always held that Windsor is like a little micro version of London. Windsor has great restaurants, lots of shopping, the river, the wonderful Windsor Royal Theatre and of course Windsor Castle. Some of almost everything you like about London can be found in...
by Arlene Brown | Aug 22, 2016 | Attractions, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Reviews, Travel Notes, United Kingdom
Florence Court is an 18th century country house built by the Cole family and home of the Earls of Enniskillen until the mid-20th century. Although smaller than many of the houses of its time, there is no mistaking the Palladium underpinnings of the home, highlighted...
by David Brown | Aug 22, 2016 | Attractions, Ireland, Museums, Northern Ireland, Reviews, Travel Notes, United Kingdom
Historic Enniskillen Castle is really two trips in one. The first part is all about the Gaelic Maguires and the castle, itself, which is over 600 years old. The other is about the military history of the local regiments that came from Enniskillen and features many...
