Tag: day trip
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Chichester in September

It’s only appropriate that I start a September post with more news for friends and family– and it’s girls galore! Perri & Matt’s daughter: Phia, Zach & Amanda’s daughter: Eloise, and Miya & Jose’s daughter: Emiko. Welcome little women! Corey planned a day trip to Chichester on this bright and crisp Saturday. The train to…
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Sweetzerland!

I can’t claim credit for the title of this post. Sweetzerland is the name of a chocolate shop that you’ll want to visit when you arrive in Geneva. The author of the NY Times article ’36 Hours in Geneva’ boasts that this is the shop ‘where Russian tourists come to buy chocolate by the kilo’ since…
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A Cold Day Trip to Colchester

Elephants have been my favourite animal since I was about eight years old so I was taken with Colchester’s love for the keystone species as well! We arrived knowing that Colchester is Britain’s oldest recorded town, but didn’t know that when the Roman Emperor Claudius invaded the settlement in 43AD that he brought elephants…
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St. Albans: A Favorite Day Trip from London

If you catch the Thameslink train from Kings Cross St Pancras, it takes a little less than an hour to be whisked away to St. Albans. At this point, I feel confident that this is my top suggestion for a day trip from London!
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Brighton Day Trip

I woke up Saturday morning feeling like I wanted to get out of the house. London is still feeling great, but we haven’t been somewhere new since the school year has started. A day trip to Brighton seemed like an easy remedy.