Cute Thatched Cottages!

Monday, July 16th, 2012

While England’s Cotswold district is famous for thatched houses, I saw these iconic cottages throughout my tour of the UK and Ireland – from the remote Aran Islands off the rugged Irish west coast to Scotland’s northern Isle of Skye.…

Tags: Cotswolds, roofs, thatch, thatching
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MESSAGE: English Countryside

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

I know the English are renowned for their gardens, and yet I was surprised to see wildflowers covering the English countryside. Daisies and lupines and foxgloves – oh my!

In fact, the whole of the English countryside is absolutely charming …

Tags: Cornwall, Cotswolds, Cream Tea, Devon, Englad, Exeter, fair trade, Glastonbury, Keswick, Oxford, Tor, Tukae
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