HandS Travel

So I (Sheila) thought I would write a short (or long depending on how fast I write on the last leg of this train journey) reflection blog about the past 6 months + 9 days here in the UK. Some of the best times in my life have taken place in this short time period [...]

Sheila surprised (well tried to surprise me, she’s not very good at keeping secrets) with tickets to the musical Wicked tonight!  It was a wonderful show, and an especially good one for my first ever musical.  Thank you Sheila.

So far, England has been everything we imagined it would be, except better! In talking with people who have lived or traveled here, they complained about the weather being too rainy and the food too bland. Fortunately for us, the weather has been absolutely beautiful – partly sunny, dry, and an average temperature of 21° [...]

So after an on time arrival and a quick trip through the British countryside, we have arrived at our temporary home in the Cotswold.  All-in-all the flight was uneventful, with the exception of one small soda/pop spill, but due to the dryness of the airplane air, it quickly evaporated.  We got exit row seats with [...]

We are finishing up our final preparations to leave now.  Over the past few weeks we’ve visited our favorite restaurants in the DC area, watched the NE Huskers win their opener against Florida Atlantic 49-3, chilaxed at the hotel, eaten delicious Flavor Ices and purchased more to restock the fridge, packed four bags of exactly [...]