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london, thames river cruise, cousins take europe
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Snapshots of London with Kids

[pe2-image src=”http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pieC8gDc3P4/U-SNJ78I9nI/AAAAAAAAZUo/avslENdfx_U/s144-c-o/IMG_0710.JPG” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/100212479652479288017/201407CousinsTakeEuropeII#6045111801686324850″ caption=”Processed with VSCOcam with hb2 preset” type=”image” alt=”IMG_0710.JPG” ] When Simon, Ben and I left Aberdeen at the beginning of July with Peter and Whitney and our cousins, we stopped first in London. It was the boys’ first trip to London, and so we had a list full of what we hoped …

summer travel

Snapshots of London from the Thames

Snapshots of London from the Thames On a recent visit to London, we booked a river cruise with City Cruises. I love walking along the Thames in London, so I thought it would be fun to get out on the river and enjoy the sights from a different perspective. Also, I knew we would have …

Snapshots of Paris, Go with Oh Apartment, #IGTravelThursday
europe travel

Snapshots of Paris

So, Mary Polly and I went to Paris for two days and nights with our dear friends, Sarabeth and Elizabeth. They were stopping over on their way to Kenya, so we jumped at the chance to stopover with them. To Paris! Because Paris is always a good idea. We were positively giddy to be in …

travel

Snapshots of Mauritius

For a couple of weeks my Instagram feed was filled with palm trees and beaches instead of mist and mountains. So for Instagram Travel Thursday, I’m sharing my IG images from Mauritius! Sigh. So beautiful! We stayed at Long Beach Hotel with First Choice Holidays, and maybe my favourite thing about the resort, besides the …

Snapshots of Durham, England, Durham Cathedral, Romanesque Architecture
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Snapshots of Durham, England

Snapshots of Durham, England for Instagram Travel Thursday Whenever someone mentions Durham in a room full of people in the UK, at least one person makes a reverent oohing sound. Ahh, Durham. Yes, you must see Durham. So when we heard that Taido was slated to speak at a conference at Durham University, the rest …

Bray Head Loop, Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland
travel walks

Bray Head Loop Walk {Ireland} (17/48)

Driving the Ring of Kerry was a must-do on our Ireland itinerary, but it is over 100 miles long and even with several stops along the way, we found ourselves much in need of a longer leg stretch after lunch. So we were thrilled to find the Bray Head Loop Walk on Valentia Island. On …

Snapshots of Yellow Fields, Rapeseed Fields, British Countryside, St Cuthberts Way
scotland travel

Snapshots of Yellow

A little yellow in my life makes me smile. On a cloudy spring day, this yellow rapeseed can almost take the place of the sunshine for me. Even in the pouring rain, I will stop for a spot of yellow. Glimpsed far away or along the River Tweed, these fields have been grabbing my attention …

Muckross Lake Walk Ireland County Kerry Killarney
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Muckross House Walk {Ireland} (16/48)

We started our second day in Ireland at a fun area near Killarney that surrounds an old fancy estate house. Muckross House sits on a lake by the same name and there is a path that runs all the way around the lake. All the paths are paved for biking or for riding in jaunty …

Tomies Mountain Walk, County Kerry, Killarney, Ireland, Walks, #48walks
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Killarney National Park Walk {Ireland} (15/48)

A Walk in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland Our first day in Ireland was perfectly saturated with sunshine. Within a few minutes on the trail we were shedding layers. Parts of the landscape were strangely dry and full of prickly yellow plants. Were it not for the moss covered forest floors, I might have …

Snapshots of Ireland, County Kerry
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Snapshots of Ireland {County Kerry}

We spent our Easter Holidays in Ireland in County Kerry, enjoying every possible shade of green along with unbelievably fantastic weather. Seriously, we had sunshine every day! We met my mother-in-law, who came all the way from Hawaii and rented us a gorgeous house in Killarney with the most beautiful views! The owner of the …

Whitby Beach Walk England, Walking with Children, #48walks
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Whitby Beach Walk {England} (14/48)

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Roseberry Topping Walk, Walking with Children, North Yorkshire, North York Moors
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Roseberry Topping Walk (13/48)

Climbing Roseberry Topping in North Yorkshire, England for #13 of #48walks I noticed a subtle difference between walking in North Yorkshire and walking in Aberdeenshire. The air was just a few degrees warmer and the fields a slightly brighter shade of green. The kids and I found this walk that was just a few miles …

Roseberry Topping, Snapshots of England, North Yorkshire, North York Moors
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Snapshots of North Yorkshire, England

We’ve been in North Yorkshire this week because Taido was presenting and attending a conference in Durham. Cole’s at camp, so I’ve just had three in tow as we explored on our own. Our favorite day was spent in North York Moors National Park. We went for a walk in the morning up a big …

scotland travel walks

Balmedie Beach Walk (12/48)

Often there is such a long string of gray days in Aberdeen that I actually forget that the sky and sea can be this lovely. When the cold mist clears, it’s as though someone has taken a paintbrush to the city or like a black and white film has turned to color. Just north of …

Aberdeenshire Walk, Shire, Noth o' Tap, #48walks
scotland walks

Aberdeenshire Walk (10/48)

I promise to make up for all my winter whining about the weather by being ridiculously happy about all the days full of skies this blue. Yesterday at church, Simon’s sweet teacher told us we needed to enjoy days like these because they are so few and far between, so we spent every possible minute …

#48walks, Collieston, Scotland, North Sea
scotland travel walks

Scottish Coastal Walk (9/48)

We walked the Eastern Scottish Coast on Saturday afternoon and it was crazy windy. The walk took us along a cliff above the sea and I was a weensy bit worried one of us was going to blow away. The wind was blowing all this sea foam into piles on the shore and after we …

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Snapshots of a Concert

Back in January, I mentioned that we gave the kids tickets to events this year for Christmas presents. (Which is making Christmas last all year!) When I took Ben and Simon to Edinburgh to see The Lion King, we made a day of it, enjoying the city and taking loads of photos. We even had …

IG Travel Thursday Snapshots of Arkansas
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Snapshots of Arkansas

Y’all can I be honest for a second? I love to see new places in the world. And I really love Scotland. But over half of my Instagram feed is made up of pictures of the little corner of the world that is my home state of Arkansas. Because in addition to the fact that …

Snapshots of London, Bicycles in London
europe travel

Snapshots of London

A few weeks ago I arrived in rainy London on a rainy Friday in order to attend a dinner for a blogging project I am very excited about. (More to come on this.) After a cup of tea with Tina at a darling farm store near the airport, I took the train to Victoria and …