For the past two weeks, the 'anomaly' of beautiful, sunshine-filled days has continued, which made exploring Belfast and the countryside so much more pleasant. Since the last time I posted, I have walked through a bubble-filled archway in the tiny alleyway downtown; spent a lovely Friday morning wandering through St. George's Market; spent a lovely …
It's now February 1st, 2016, eleven months since I left home to go travelin' and it's been amazing! My allotted time in the Schengen countries has run out and anyway, I've been asked to babysit my darling Stella while her mom and dad take a well-deserved break and head to Australia on business/vacation. But I …
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There is never enough time to see and do everything you can and want to do in London. It's just too big, there is just too much, it's hard to even think where to begin - again. I had 4 days totally free from the time I finished up my housesit in Eastbourne until I …
On October 3rd, I said goodbye to the warmth and sun on the Isle of Man and ferried to Liverpool on a damp, gray day, hopped in a cab to Liverpool Station where I then took a train to Godmanchester, an ancient Roman village in Cambridgeshire to housesit for the next 10 days. The Coleman …
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Do you know where the Isle of Man is located? Did you know that Douglas is the capital? Did you know that the above photo is their national emblem? Do you know what their world-famous TT is all about? These were all questions I certainly didn't know the answers to when I accepted a 10-day …
Thought I would start Part II of my London odyssey with a photo of 'da Queen' - as we Chicagoan's would say. She is so very British and did you know that if she lives until September 9th (and there is no reason she won't) she will be the longest reigning British monarch, ever, eclipsing that old …
My housesit in the burbs completed, I hopped on the Translink at the Elstree/Borehamwood station and changed to the Jubilee Underground at West Hamp which I took to the Canning Town stop. There I changed again, this time to the DLR (District Light Rail), which took me under the Thames to Woolwich Arsenal, the location …
This is my first 'real' house/petsit. Much different than my Copenhagen sit where I knew the owners and Rick was at home part of the time, where here I don't know the family. We connected through one of the 3 housesitting websites where I am registered - TrustedHousesitters, MindMyHouse, and HousesittersUK. My flight from Copenhagen took …
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My Home on the Roam 