England in Photos: An Early Spring
Two glorious Spring weeks touring England, mostly the southwest starting in Reigate, with day trips into London, hiking on the North Downs Way, onto Bath, Cornwall, Dartmoor, Exeter, Devonshire, Dartmouth and finally back...
Savouring the Sights and Tastes of France and England
I am heading back to Europe – specifically France and England this month to soak up the beauty of its landscapes, but also enjoying the food and culture of both Paris and London. The Nightingale: Set in France Set in...
Seven Yummy Food Choices in London
Finding food can be quite daunting in London: so many options, so many locations, so many choices. And trying to sift your way through the enormous gastronomic foodie choices in one of the largest cities in the world, unaided and...
Books to Inspire Travel to the United Kingdom
My to-SEE list seems grows longer each day thanks to living vicariously through other people’s vacation photos and followsummer. followsummer recently tweeted the Top 8 places to visit right now and London, England, makes...
London is Calling Us!
Porec to Trieste Airport, Italy: 110 kilometres The last three days have been mostly about working on our tans and for those “naturists” who care, working on losing our tan lines. We have settled into a fairly...
Some Paris Shopping and Dining
John sleeps through the night until almost 8 in the morning, unheard of for him. (Thank goodness for earplugs). I continue to be awakened by the rowdy Friday night bar-hoppers on the rue Delambre and also from the other guests,...
Oxford, Regent and Carnaby Streets: Some Trendy Shopping
The Oxford Street shops beckon us early this morning for a bit of shopping and sightseeing. We jump on our bus to Marble Arch, then walk back to Oxford Circus and down Regent Street. We stop at Liberty, the famous old...
#FSTravels NEWS 01.21.2017
We are well into the New Year 2017 and there is a lot going on around this great big beautiful world of ours. A new President in the US, an old President in Russia, continued political issues in many of...
Cost-Friendly, Time-Efficient Guides to Airport Parking in London
Airport parking is one of those traveling glitches that you don’t realize its magnitude until you’ve experienced it yourself. When it comes to this problem, most major airports all over the world welcome the services...
#FSTravelNEWS 24:03:2016
followsummer Travel News for March 24th, 2016 What Are the World’s Most Popular Destinations? Travelers have spoken, and TripAdvisor has analyzed the results. London is the top destination in the world based on an algorithm...
Suffering ‘Heavy Baggage Jokes’ Enroute to Adelaide, Australia
And now for a quick word on followsummer.come usage: while we love and certainly appreciate all your kind and supportive comments on our travel escapades, please be advised that your thoughtful, insightful and colourful...
Awaiting the Tourist Season in Mykonos, Greece
The cobalt blue shutters of the hotels and small pensions are being cleaned and painted in anticipation of the blitz of tourists hotly anticipated to arrive on Mykonos. Canvas is being scrubbed and hung as shade against the...
Traveling on a Whim and Without Direction
We have no certain travel strategy for the next few days other than a very rough plan that brings us to Trieste, Italy and our flight to London on August 18th. I realize that this puts some additional and undue stress on our...
Wonderful to be Cooking in a Kitchen Again.
Thursday, August 19th, 2004: London, England The day is spent quietly exploring Islington, a part of London neither of us really knows. Our umbrellas are up, down, and then up again as it rains off and on all day long. The...
London: The Flower and Plant Stalls of Columbia Road
Today is our last full day in London. We sleep in, then linger over the Sunday Times and coffee. Much to our surprise, we find an article by Barbara Amiel, our own Lady Black. We ask Neil if the Blacks have been...
France in Two Days
Thursday, September 23rd, 2004: Calonge, Spain We connect with our friend Rosemary in the US who will be joining us for 10 days during the next part of our trip. France will welcome us on Saturday the 25th of September, and we...