England’s Beautiful Villages – Bourton-on-the-Water and Broadway

Bourton-on-the-Water We travel through unspoiled villages, river valleys and rolling hills; some speckled with red poppies and fields of wheat and golden barley. Passing through other unique honey-colored villages, we stop over for breakfast and a photo here and there. Our first stop is Bourton-on-the-Water. Fondly known as the 'Venice of the Cotswolds', it is… Continue reading England’s Beautiful Villages – Bourton-on-the-Water and Broadway

Cotswold Lavender

The English summer is known for its lavender fields. It is middle July and the fields should all be in flower--so we made our way to Cotswold Lavender. It is easy to find, near the Village of Snowshill. The wonderful scent hits you as you get out of the car and all around driving up… Continue reading Cotswold Lavender

England’s Beautiful Villages – Abingdon and Farringdon

Abingdon Last weekend, on our way to mall crawl Westgate Oxford, we had a quick stopover in Abingdon. Abingdon-on-Thames has a strong claim to be England’s oldest town--object evidence includes tools such as hand axes from almost 400,000 years ago. Wow!! This market town is probably best known for the MG car factory, which opened in… Continue reading England’s Beautiful Villages – Abingdon and Farringdon

England’s Beautiful Villages – Castle Combe and Lacock

Castle Combe It's 3 o'clock in the morning when the alarm goes off. Time for our first weekend adventure! Off to explore and snap two little towns: Castle Combe and Lacock. We need to be there by sunrise, which is at 4:50 AM. On our way there my husband comments that it looks a bit… Continue reading England’s Beautiful Villages – Castle Combe and Lacock