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On My British Bookshelf

I have read so much English literature in my lifetime, I honestly almost skipped this country. I mean, really! Peter Rabbit, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, The Secret Garden, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Winnie the Pooh, Harry…

United Kingdom | August 14, 2026

Chrissy

London England, Dry and Sunny London!

Ok, so I really didn't know a lot about this city before arriving last month. We’d never been to the United Kingdom before and it really wasn't high on our list since it always seemed like such an easy place to visit (as a U.S…

United Kingdom | August 13, 2026

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Church in England

Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, St Pancras, St. Bartholomew the Great. We are surrounded by beautiful churches in London, many of them with active congregations. There are even a handful of Lutheran congregations, and we…

United Kingdom | August 2, 2026

Chrissy

Transatlantic Cruise on the Celebrity Apex

Ok, I was kind of dreading our Cruise. I know people who *love* them. Nothing about them has ever been appealing to me. Thousands of people in a floating hotel which also has a shopping mall, and a Casino inside! It just sounds…

United Kingdom | November 5, 2025

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Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory which is bordered by Spain, the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It’s close enough to Africa that you can easily see the north of Morocco on a clear day. To enter Gibraltar by…

United Kingdom | September 27, 2025

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