Some trips are spontaneous. Others feel inevitable, like they have been waiting for the right moment. This weekend in Brighton was one of the latter. Swans, an epic band I had been listening to since my youth, were playing at St George’s Church, and…
If you find yourself reading this particular blog post, then you might also be wondering where and what is Royal Tunbridge Wells? This small town in Western Kent (south east of London) has attracted visitors since 1606 when a traveler passing through discovered the…
I have a few passions in life, some I tend to more than others, but one that I always crave is the ocean. As a child who grew up taking ferries between Finland and Sweden, practicing hula along the beaches in Hawaii, and taking…
Once you’ve been to Cambridge or Oxford, it is natural for everyone to make their way to the other part of Oxbridge. I can say that I absolutely loved Cambridge, though I was lucky to have great weather and wonderful company — both essential…
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