Destination: United Kingdom

My Fair Lady in London

Thu, 9 Jun 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [220]

WE KNOW MANY FOLKS WHO travel to London just for the theatre. It’s not why we’re here but when in Rome (or London) . . . . We’re Phantom ’d out, already seen Jersey Boys in London, couldn’t care less about Back to the ... Read more >

London . . . Again

Wed, 8 Jun 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [220]

WITH A SIGH OF RELIEF WE RETURNED the rental car at Heathrow. Our first purchase was a pair of Oyster Cards for the Underground loaded with £20. It's our ticket to ride, just swipe and go and we can travel beneath London for the next six days. ... Read more >

Photos: London

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery

Stonehenge and Avebury on Queen's Jubilee Weekend

Mon, 6 Jun 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [181]

SHREWTON IS A CUTE VILLAGE just a stone’s throw from the famous Stonehenge. The “Forge” AirBnB is about the same size as our former RV. It is neat and tidy, Jo has decorated it stylishly, everything is new and works! It’s convenient ... Read more >

Winchester Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral

Sat, 4 Jun 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [161]

JANE AUSTEN IS DEAD. THIS IS OLD NEWS but good news! An old joke, too. Actually I like Jane’s novels—the films, too—but the fact remains that her remains are buried in Winchester Cathedral. Rumor has it that only three people attended ... Read more >

Photos: Around Salisbury

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery

Wells Cathedral and the Vicar's Close

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [244]

WILLESLEIGH MANOR HOUSE IS OUR “poor-man’s Downton Abbey” for a few days. The 18 th Century Georgian home near Barnstaple could use some TLC but then, couldn’t we all. For us it is convenient to some interesting drives into ... Read more >

Roaming Around Poldark Country

Sun, 29 May 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [163]

THE ENGLISH TAKE THEIR “RIGHT TO ROAM” seriously. Well-worn public footpaths—some have been in use for more than 1000 years!—run beside busy roads, along scenic cliffs, through gates and over stiles in farmers’ fields. Signposts ... Read more >

On the Road in Cornwall

Fri, 27 May 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [158]

ANNEXE HIDEAWAY AIRBnB IN TRURO isn’t as central as we could wish but it is far and away one of the best—trig, tidy with all the mod/cons and just a quick shot to the A30 and the rugged scenery, ancient sites and oh-so-cute villages that ... Read more >

Photos: Cornwall and Northern Devon

Fri, 27 May 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery

The Jurassic Coast

Tue, 24 May 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [315]

ADVERTISED AS “185 MILLION YEARS OF EARTH’S HISTORY in 95 miles of coast,” the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site extends from western Dorset into eastern Devon. The name comes from the best known of the geological periods found within ... Read more >

The Moors of Devon

Mon, 23 May 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [249]

THE DRIVE FROM NEWHAVEN TO TORQUAY is a long one—it took nearly six-hours. We didn’t have time to stop along the famous Jurassic Coast, nor would we have wanted to—Sunday no day to compete with the locals on their day out. But we did ... Read more >

Photos: Devon and the Jurassic Coast

Sun, 22 May 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery

Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters

Sat, 21 May 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [145]

THE ENGLISH LOOK UPON BRIGHTON THE WAY my New Jersey friends revere Seaside Heights. In truth, neither stacks up well against the “real” beaches of the world—but you make do with what you’ve got. We visited Brighton not to sit ... Read more >

Deal and Rye—Hidden Gems

Thu, 19 May 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [136]

TO BE SURE, THERE ARE HIDDEN GEMS to be discovered in the Southeast. The town of Deal, for example. It isn’t nearly as old as Canterbury nor were poems written about it. In fact, Deal in the 17 th Century was intentionally kept on the down-low—... Read more >