by Spencer Albers | Aug 3, 2014 | Traveling
We woke with the final leg of our trip in front of us. We were in no real rush to leave England. Our hosts had been amazing and our accommodations perfect. Why return to real life? Due to our lack of desire to travel at all, we waited until later in the day to travel...
by Spencer Albers | Aug 1, 2014 | Traveling
I highly recommend going punting if you visit Cambridge, England. Now, after reading that I am sure you are asking, “What is punting?” It’s more or less like taking a gondola ride… but in England. You travel down the river in the middle of...
by Spencer Albers | Jul 30, 2014 | Traveling
After walking many miles yesterday we decided to take it easy today and focus on the town we have been living in for the last few days. When you have no schedule, choosing the days activities is a lot more fun. Each morning we do a bit of research based on how we feel...
by Spencer Albers | Jul 29, 2014 | Traveling
After yesterday’s jet-lag of a morning, we were actually up at a decent time today. After a few cups of coffee with our hosts, we called a cab and were off to the train station. For about £12 round trip from Peterborough to Stamford to see the Burghley House. We...
by Spencer Albers | Jul 29, 2014 | Traveling
So the jet-lag finally caught up with us this morning. Our hotel room/apartment had no outside windows so it was perfectly dark and sound proof… no one set an alarm, thinking we would get up a reasonable time, but alas… we woke at 12:30 to the entrance of...
by Spencer Albers | Jul 28, 2014 | Traveling
Touchdown at Heathrow was painless but as we walked into customs the tides changed. As we worked our way through a thousand person queue, we were met by some very aggressive customs agents. Now, I know they were just doing there jobs and protecting Mother England from...