Monthly Archives: August 2007

Cotswolds Video On YouTube

I traditionally make a “music video” to commemorate each trip I take. It’s my way of avoiding the pain of long, drawn out vacation photo sessions, and it’s fun!  My video about the week I spent in the Cotswolds and Bath is … Continue reading

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How the AD 122 Saved My British Holiday

OK, I’ll admit it. My own ignorance nearly did me in. I thought I had carefully planned my walking holiday along the Hadrian’s Wall Path in Northern England, but rain and my own folly proved to be more of a … Continue reading

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Greetings from the Cotswolds!

Yesterday’s scheduled rest day in Chipping Campden gave me a chance to visit with a long-time friend of the family who lives in Moreton-in-Marsh, a village about ten miles away. Unfortunately, Gwen has been displaced from her home courtesy of … Continue reading

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Roman Britain, Part II

I successfully made it to Newcastle and Segedunum (aka “Walls-end”) on Thursday, 02 August. Unfortunately, the Roman fort at Segedunum was an extreme anti-climax. It simply cannot compare to the ruins at Chesters or Corbridge.

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