I absolutely love seeing a city decked out for Christmas, and London is one of my favorite places to experience the festive season. However, I also know how overwhelmingly busy popular cities can become as the holidays approach.
Continue reading “Why Late November is the Best Time to Visit London for Christmas”
July was such a fun month, filled with new experiences and a visit to a new destination in Spain. I also loved enjoying England’s long, sunny summer days. Read on to see what I got up to in July.
Continue reading “Noelle’s Monthly Recap: July 2026”
Cotswolds Days Out is a new series I’ve started to showcase the day trips I take around the Cotswolds Area of Natural Beauty (AONB) in England. Since moving nearby to Cheltenham, I’ve been enjoying exploring the various villages and towns in the region and sharing my experiences with readers. This is the second post in the series. You can read the first post about Painswick here.
Continue reading “A Cotswold Day Out: Stroud, Gloucestershire”
As I’ve gotten older, spending a leisurely day wandering through a quaint town with a coffee in hand has become my idea of a day well spent. Now that I’m based in Cheltenham, right next to the Cotswolds, I’ve wanted to explore more of the small villages in the area. Recently, I decided to visit Painswick, one of these Cotswold gems, as it’s just a straightforward forty-minute bus ride from Cheltenham.
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On the Welsh bank of the River Wye and adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, Wales, sits the stunning Tintern Abbey, a former home to Cistercian monks that was founded in the year 1131. Continue reading “Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire, Wales”
