Our few weeks in England are a mix of family, history and bluebell hunting – over two decades have passed since I last saw the Spring spectacle of masses of small flowers growing together and forming a literal carpet of vivid blue in woodland shade. This is the first time we’ve been back at the […]
Tag: History
A Local Tourist
Returning as a tourist to a place you once lived can be interesting. We did it in Wellington recently, staying in Newtown, an area we’d driven through regularly but never spent much time in. On a wander around one fine morning I looked across the main street and saw, above the awning over standard restaurant/shop […]
Visiting Vikings
28-30th July L’Anse aux Meadows sits at the northernmost tip of Newfoundland, the ‘finger’ that points to Greenland. We deliberated about visiting – the drive from Bonne Bay is nearly five hours – but in the end decided we really wanted to see the site where Vikings lived a thousand years ago. The trip isn’t […]
Tracy Annenberg 