Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

This weekend I went to Newport, Rhode Island, home to the famous Gilded Age mansions overlooking the sea. The mansions get decorated for Christmas every year and it’s a major tourist attraction. I took a tour of The Breakers, the opulent summer house of the Vanderbilt family and the biggest mansion of them all.

Exploring!

In the past two weeks I have been back to England, had a city break in Edinburgh and returned home to the US. Its been an eventful few weeks with a grand total of 5 flights! I thought I’d share some of the photos with you now that I actually have some time to sit down.

Happy Friday!

I’m back in my hometown and wanted to share some photos with you all and wish you a happy Friday! I hope you at least some of you are as silly as I am and enjoy the final photo.

A street in my hometown, Exeter

Exeter Cathedral

Side view

Rural walk

Friendly cows

Interesting street name…

The Past Is Like A Foreign Country

There’s a famous quote by LP Hartley that you have probably heard of; “the past is like a foreign country, they do things differently there”. As someone living in a foreign country where they definitely do things differently does this mean that I am living in the past?

A Place of Warship

Today was pretty grey and cool which was a lifesaver after yesterdays temperatures which felt like 45C (115F) with the humidity.

An American Castle

Yesterday my wife and I visited Hammond Castle in Gloucester, MA, an eccentric replica of a medieval castle built in the 1920’s and stuffed with artefacts from Europe.

Saturday Snapshots #13

Today my wife and I got on a boat and headed to Georges Island, one of the many islands in Boston Harbor.

Saturday Snapshots #12

Hello and welcome to Saturday Snapshots! Today’s installment comes from the Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island where my wife and I have just had a very pleasant 6 mile walk by the sea.

A Monumental Trip

At the weekend I had some spare time on my hands so I decided to visit something that I had wanted to check out in the Boston area for a while; the Bunker Hill Monument.

Saturday Snapshots #7

Welcome to Saturday Snapshots #7! The theme last week was the sea, this week the theme is castles. I have always been a fan of castles and there are plenty of them in the UK, I even proposed to my wife in one!