After a night in Liverpool, the four of us continued our journey up to Scotland where we'd be spending the next 1.5 weeks. We had five different places that we'd be staying at in Scotland, the first of which was Falkirk. None of us had ever been to Falkirk before, but there … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 3: Falkirk – Kelpies, World’s Only Rotating Boat Lift & More
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Visiting The Kelpies In Falkirk, Scotland By Day & By Night
Since 2014, Falkirk in Scotland has been home to a pair of fascinating sculptures called The Kelpies. Created by sculptor Andy Scott, they're located in a public park called The Helix. Kelpies are Scottish mythological creatures, said to live in the country's lochs (lakes), … [Read more...] about Visiting The Kelpies In Falkirk, Scotland By Day & By Night
Saga 2025 Day 2: Liverpool – Cavern Club, Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Cocktails & More
After kicking off our trip with friends with a day in London, we drove up to Liverpool for the night. Our friends are Beatles fans, so we figured we'd give them an opportunity to visit all kinds of Fab Four attractions. Unfortunately that didn't end up going quite as well as … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 2: Liverpool – Cavern Club, Hard Day’s Night Hotel, Cocktails & More
Saga 2025 Day 1: London – Police Station Hotel, British Museum, Dinner In Darkness & Abbey Road
To kick off our almost two week trip with friends, we picked them up from London Heathrow airport and drove into London for the night. We'd visited London with them a couple of times before and had hit up most of the main attractions, so this time we had a few other things in … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 1: London – Police Station Hotel, British Museum, Dinner In Darkness & Abbey Road
Saga 2025: Trip With Friends To London, Liverpool & Scotland – An Intro
Back in 2015, Shae and I visited Edinburgh, the Isle of Arran and London with our friends Mark and Megan. We all flew into London Heathrow, then took another flight up to Edinburgh. At Heathrow, we got chatting to a couple who said they were meeting up with their own friends … [Read more...] about Saga 2025: Trip With Friends To London, Liverpool & Scotland – An Intro
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
Big News: We’re Moving Back To The UK – Here’s Why
After almost seven years of being on the road, we've nearly completed our 50 state road trip. We're currently in state 49 - Nevada - and will be flying to Hawaii in a few weeks to hit state 50. Our post-road trip plans had been to settle somewhere in the US for at least a year … [Read more...] about Big News: We’re Moving Back To The UK – Here’s Why