by Spencer Albers | Aug 10, 2014 | Photography
Sometimes you run inside and grab your camera hoping that whatever it was you were just looking at is still there when you get back. This was one of those instances. A big bumblebee was sort of skipping/flying through the grass in my backyard and with my new macro...
by Spencer Albers | Aug 9, 2014 | Photography
Living a block away from the Saturday morning Farmer’s Market is awesome. I am often there helping my Dad and brother with their booth but they were MIA this week. But… I needed some food for the week and knew exactly what would happen when I got...
by Spencer Albers | Aug 8, 2014 | Thoughts on Life
You often hear of Americans traveling abroad and they look like the quintessential “tourists.” I try my best to blend in with the locals (my camera doesn’t really help) and realized these couple of tips may be helpful for other Americans traveling in...
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...
by Spencer Albers | Jul 27, 2014 | Traveling
The decision at midnight to alter all of our previous plans and head to London instead of Venice really super charged our attitudes this morning. So much of the fun in taking this trip was planning, so the opportunity to start over was exciting. After a quick waffle...