The Journey Takes on a Different Feel Driving the Wye Valley — A Very Different Landscape from the Cotswolds We began the next leg of our journey with a drive from the Cotswolds to Cardiff, where we would return our rental car and continue our venture into Wales. Founded in 1131, Tintern Abbey was once…
Bourton-on-the-Water A Different Perspective On The Cotswolds Bourton-on-the-Water is a historic village located in the Cotswolds, renowned for its honey-coloured stone architecture and photographic beauty. The river Windrush flows through the center of the village. Rather than the familiar photographic standards, I look for quieter details—the water, textures, architecture, and traces of village life. Bourton…
The Cotswolds Day 6 Lower Slaughter is the home place of so many postcards. I decided to take an Uber this morning. The Cotswold villages can become crowded, and driving and parking can be uncertain at best. It was, in retrospect, the best decision. I could simply sit back and watch the Cotswold villages emerge…
We squeezed into Winchcombe’s narrow streets, learning to pull over in a drive or onto a sidewalk, so another car can pass. Then almost suddenly, the buildings fall away. The road opens. Fields stretch toward the horizon. Hedgerows line the lanes. Rolling hills appear in the distance. We have left the village behind. Then we…
We taxi to Paddington Station, beneath its magnificent Edwardian glass ceiling, stopping for a croissant and an Americano before locating the train platform for the train ride for Cheltenham Spa. There is something wonderfully British about the beginning of the journey, the warm smell of coffee and buttery pastry mingling with the faint metallic scent…
Follow our 2026 journey through England, Wales, and Ireland—scenic drives, historic villages, dramatic coastlines, and the photographs that capture each place along the way.
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A Very Good Detour Heading back to Hazlitt’s, we stopped at St. Mary Aldermary’s Church for lunch at The Host Cafe. It was one of those delightful travel discoveries that you don’t plan for but are very glad you made. The church offers a light breakfast / lunch as a fundraiser for the local community…
Westminster Abbey is such a rewarding photographic experience. London — Day Two Seeing Westminster Abbey Differently. We weren’t simply trying to photograph a famous building. We were trying to see it differently. To look beyond the obvious. To find the overlooked. And, perhaps most importantly, to slow down long enough to notice what was already…
Follow our 2026 journey through England, Wales, and Ireland—scenic drives, historic villages, dramatic coastlines, and the photographs that capture each place along the way.
Then click outs