London, Part Two.

After an amazing (and amazingly short) summer in the United States, I found myself back in London early last week. Similar to last year, I began my European adventure being warmly welcomed by the Talbot’s. Since there was not a wedding to celebrate this time around, I had Lauren all to myself and what a…

When Lauren Comes to Mallorca…

My dear friend Lauren paid a visit to me just over a week ago now. There’s nothing like having someone visit to make you appreciate the space you live in with fresh eyes. We made a day trip to Soller and the Port, and meandered around Palma, visiting the necessary sights, and then some. But…

Oxford.

On Thursday we took a train to Oxford and I felt like I had been transported into a scene of times past. Oxford carries with it the stately feel of a proper university, and having students bob and weave around us into their respective colleges made our experience more like that of that students who…

Birmingham and Beyond.

On a whim, Simone and I booked a flight to Birmingham thinking we would be able to visit the U.K.’s second biggest city and make an escape to see the English countryside while we were there. We were able to do the former, but the latter proved to be much more complicated than we anticipated.…