Today’s guest post comes from Zoë Dawes from The Quirky Traveller. I “met” Zoë on Twitter and she offered to share her views of travel with her 12-year-old son around the UK. I hope you enjoy her stories. I know they make me want to hop a jet and “cross the pond”! “Race you to…
Salisbury House viewed from the gardens I’m not sure anyone would think to look in Des Moines, Iowa for a 15th century English manor. OK, building began in 1923, at least 400 years after its namesake was built, but the date makes the building no less impressive. Carl Weeks and his wife Edith were in…
I’ve been a fan of Safety Tat since I first found out about them last August. My girls love to wear them, they are cute and fun and they give me a little piece of mind. Recently Safety Tat came out with new designs in their Quick Stick Write-On tats: Super cute, yes? We received…
When we travel we send a lot of post cards to friends and family back home. Which everyone really enjoys. While we were in Boston I found a way to make the “wish you were here” postcard even better. I discovered Hazel Mail. With Hazel Mail you simply download a photo you have taken, create…
Continuing our drive east we removed ourselves from interstate 90 in New York and drove not far north of the Pennsylvania border along I-86. With no plans set for where to stop, we pulled off the highway at an exit that looked promising, i.e.: hotel signs posted along the highway. As we had been passing…
I recently spent the weekend in Nashville meeting bloggers from across the country (and even a few from Canada). It was an amazing experience but I was surprised at the “What can you do in Des Moines” questions. A Great Place to Live and Work First I want to let you in on a little…
You can get anything you want in Ireland. But why would you want McDonald’s, TGIFriday’s or anything else you can get at home? Open yourself to Irish food. If you stay at a B&B- and possibly even a hotel- you will be offered a traditional Irish Breakfast. There is enough food offered at this meal…
