I self-published a book!! With encouragement from my grandfather, who insisted that it is frustrating to read about my travels backwards (as you readers may understand, because the most recent blog posts top each other), I have self published my England blog posts in book form! Now dear readers, you too can read about my…
Dorset
Books & Tea, It’s a Librarian Life
Goodbye Swanage! I was sad to leave the beautiful British seaside and the delicious Dorset food, but at the same time, excited to return to the hustle and bustle of London for a couple more days. As the day had engulfed Swanage in rain, it seemed it was time to be shoving off anyway. Before…
Travel Log: Visiting Worth Matravers, or why you should stay in an Airbnb – Day 14
Do yourself a favor, stay in an Airbnb, and make friends with your hosts. Our Swanage Airbnb host Angela, informed us the night before that she was concerned that we were not having as good a time as we should be having. Her other guests, she informed us, gushed about their days spent in Dorset…
Tromping Dorset’s Jurassic Coast
Like the characters in the Famous Five tromp through the British Countryside, we tromped around Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.
A Purbeck Bus Expedition & Good Eats in Wareham
One of my favorite things about England is the double-deck buses. I love sitting in the front row of the top deck above the traffic and watching tree branches hit the front of the bus on narrow countryside roads. On the Isle of Purbeck, the best way to get around is either by taxi, or…
Enid Blyton and the Castles, Smugglers, and Caves of the Dorset Coast
Enid Blyton romanticized the Dorset coast’s light houses, castles, and quarry caves in her Famous Five novels.
Explore Corfe Castle: The Real Famous Five’s Kirrin Castle
My favorite childhood book series is Enid Blyton’s Famous Five mysteries. Ever since I learned that Enid Blyton’s inspiration for Kirrin Castle is actually Corfe Castle in Dorset, England, and in homage to the books, you can visit the real life Ginger Pop Shop in Corfe, I determined that one day I would go there.
Author Footsteps: Bill Bryson was Right about Dorset
I wanted to spend my time exploring Corfe Castle, strolling along the path atop the white chalk cliffs, and finding out if Swanage was still just as Bryson had described.