Having moved back to the UK, you might think that we'd want to get settled somewhere ASAP. Unfortunately that wasn't really possible as we had an almost two week trip in Scotland fast approaching that we'd planned with friends a long time before we decided to move … [Read more...] about Our First 2 Weeks Living In The UK: New Car, Pet-Friendly Fun, But Still No Home
Walkies At Wisley: All The Pup-Friendly Fun At RHS Garden Wisley In Surrey, England
One of the most popular attractions in the Woking area where I grew up in the UK is RHS Garden Wisley (commonly known as Wisley Gardens). The gardens aren't ordinarily dog-friendly, other than for guide dogs and registered support dogs, although there is an exception - Walkies at … [Read more...] about Walkies At Wisley: All The Pup-Friendly Fun At RHS Garden Wisley In Surrey, England
Moving From The US To The UK With A Dog – Here’s How We Did It
Having decided to move from the US to the UK at the end of 2024 for an as-yet undecided amount of time, we made the move at the beginning of April 2025. Seeing as I'm British and Shae (an American) had lived in the UK for the first five years of our marriage, moving back wouldn't … [Read more...] about Moving From The US To The UK With A Dog – Here’s How We Did It
Thomas Dambo Studio Tour: We Got To Go Behind The Scenes! (Plus A Sneak Peek Of His New Troll Collection)
A friend sent me the following message on December 20 last year and it was an amazing early Christmas present: I don’t know if you’ve seen and thought you might like to know Thomas Dambo is doing a studio tour on March 15th near Copenhagen. I’ve just booked a ticket to … [Read more...] about Thomas Dambo Studio Tour: We Got To Go Behind The Scenes! (Plus A Sneak Peek Of His New Troll Collection)
4 Days In Copenhagen: Trolls, Touring & More
Towards the end of 2024, a friend in the UK messaged me to let me know that Thomas Dambo was going to be running some behind-the-scenes studio tours of his workshop in Copenhagen, with one of them being in English. He's a Danish artist who's built amazing troll sculptures all … [Read more...] about 4 Days In Copenhagen: Trolls, Touring & More
Finding Thomas Dambo’s “Save The Humans” Troll Collection
After completing our 7 year, 50 state road trip with a month in Hawaii, we raced back across the country for a couple of reasons. One was to beat the winter storm that rolled in early January and the other was to catch one of Thomas Dambo's troll collections back in Virginia … [Read more...] about Finding Thomas Dambo’s “Save The Humans” Troll Collection
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Hawaii
The very last state that we visited on our 7 year, 50 state road trip was Hawaii. We spent a total of four weeks there, one week at a time on four different islands - Kauai, Maui, the Big Island and Oahu. We had a wonderful time on the islands, managing to find a good mix of … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Hawaii
1 Week On Oahu, HI – Here’s What We Did
The very last week of our 7 year, 50 state road trip was spent on Oahu - the fourth of four Hawaiian islands that we visited (see our Kauai, Maui and Big Island posts for more about those). It wasn't just me and Shae there as her mom and stepdad came to join us to help us … [Read more...] about 1 Week On Oahu, HI – Here’s What We Did
1 Week On The Big Island, HI – Here’s What We Did
The third of the four Hawaiian islands we visited to finish off our 50 state road trip was the Big Island. Shae and I stayed there from December 19-26, 2024 which meant that we were there during Christmas. That meant accommodation and rental cars were even more expensive than … [Read more...] about 1 Week On The Big Island, HI – Here’s What We Did
Here’s What A Lavaloha Chocolate Farm Tour Is Like (Big Island, Hawaii)
One of the things that Shae was particularly keen on doing while in Hawaii was going on a tour of a chocolate farm. We were staying on four Hawaiian islands - Kauai, Maui, Big Island and Oahu - and so I did a little research into our options. There are quite a few chocolate … [Read more...] about Here’s What A Lavaloha Chocolate Farm Tour Is Like (Big Island, Hawaii)