by Eric | Feb 12, 2022 | Destinations, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland)
Edinburgh – February 10-12, 2022 #1 The Real Mary King’s Close Tour The Real Mary King’s Close Tour is about an hour long walking tour under the streets of the city through long buried tunnels and chambers underground. A close was a narrow street off...
by Eric | Feb 9, 2022 | Destinations, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland)
Swansea Feb 1-4/ Snowdonia Feb 5-9, 2022 #1 Caernarfon Castle Caernarfon Castle is a fortress-palace that was built on the banks of the river Seiont in Wales, UK. The castle took 47 years to construct and is the largest in scale and grandeur of the four castles built...
by Eric | Feb 1, 2022 | Destinations, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland)
Bath (Jan 28-Feb 1, 2022) Bath is World Heritage Site which was named after the Roman baths that were built here in 60 AD. The baths are fed by geothermal springs rising up from the limestone below. These unique properties have made it a famous spa area since ancient...
by Eric | Jan 30, 2022 | Destinations, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland)
Cornwall, England (Cubert Jan 17-24 / St Agnes Jan 24-26, 2022) If you prefer rugged cliffs, rolling green pastures, wide sandy beaches, gorgeous sunrises and sunsets, and cold but uncrowded surf to the city then forget about London and head to Cornwall. Here the...
by Eric | Jan 15, 2022 | Early Retirement
As with the Orrery in the photo above, tools can be extremely useful in helping us understand and visualize complex relationships and systems. The Orreries were used to explain the solar system and the movements of the planets as they spun around in space while...
