3 Ginger Snaps

London’s museums are free admission and pretty incredible places too. On this brief stay in this spectacular city we have managed to visit the National Gallery and the Natural History Museum.  Today we toured through earth’s history, learned about minerals, navigated school groups, learned about our bodies, compared different kinds of dinosaurs and, my favourite…… Continue reading The Natural History Museum

And your ginger snaps too! Hard to say what this snap decision was all about. The power of advertising? Fulfilling the wish of a 7 year old? A few surprise extra pounds in the trip budget at the end of the road? my own love for the story of the Wizard of Oz? Or just…… Continue reading There’s no place like home

We’ve had so many adventures that we haven’t even posted about – so we’ll be putting some updates out over the next few days/weeks as we start the post-travel process. A highlight for me will be our time in England – it is a country close to my heart for a variety of reasons -…… Continue reading Lunch with some old relatives

We have been counting the days for 6 months, and we finally made it….the Warner Brother’s Harry Potter Studio Tour. Watch out…here come your biggest fans….the Gingersnaps!!! (And Drew) And yes, we rode the broomsticks! And some overpriced butter beer…. There was so much to see and do – I don’t know what to tell…… Continue reading We love you Harry!

We are down to the final 72 hours of our epic adventure – and its pedal to the metal! High tea at the Woolsley: And then into the heart of the West End to see a musical that truly celebrates Gingers: If it looks like we are trying to squeeze a lot into a few…… Continue reading It’s a hard knock life…

We are soaking up the culture in London – in a manner of speaking. Double decker bus trip around the city this morning. Thorough visit of St. Paul’s cathedral (no pictures allowed inside the building) and a little street life that has made for some intense theorizing this afternoon! 

4 sleeps until we return to Canada. Took a quick walk around Piccadilly Circus in search of supper after a marathon effort getting to our lodgings. London is going to be memorable!

We spent last week on a sheep farm. It was us, the wind and the rain, and 4000 sheep (including lambs). More stories to follow about the joys of last week. For me the highlight was the day hike into the Cheddar Gorge.  The English Countryside is crisscrossed with numerous footpaths that transect private and…… Continue reading Cheddar Gorge 

This is a picture of Ruhy and Charlotte watching the Manchester benefit concert taking place tonight in Manchester in benefit of the victims of bombing that took place at the Arriana Grande concert.  We have enjoyed a glorious 2 days with the Cryer family in West Sussex, England. On our way here, we discussed with…… Continue reading Benefit comcert

Hello from the speed train to London. We began the final leg of our journey today – and in 14 days we return to Canada. Just writing that statement leaves me choked with tears. Nonetheless – here we go.  Presently, we are traveling by train from Paris to London. There are a few subtle differences…… Continue reading Last leg