Tag: wanderlust
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An Autumn Day in New York & Proving Ourselves Wrong
I’ve spoken in this space about various things I love about travel, but there’s something else I love about it that I haven’t touched on yet: Travel often proves us wrong. I know this will sound shocking and maybe even downright blasphemous, but for years I had no interest in visiting NYC. Not only did…
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A Castle & A Handfasting: The Final Part of Our Time in the Cotswolds
Firstly, let me just say thank you thank you thank you to any and all who have taken the time to read through the bajillion parts of this humble little blog series. I had jotted notes into a tiny notebook during our trip and it was important to me to type them out and elaborate…
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Friendly Folks & Garden Plots: Part VI of Our Time in the Cotswolds
On our sixth full day in the Cotswolds, there was rain in the forecast for the first time during our trip (a boon, I’m told). Between that and attending an event in the evening that we didn’t want to be tuckered out for, we decided to use that day to savor Stow-on-the-Wold, as we would…
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Ancient Stones and Wool-Strewn Meadows: Part V of Our Time in the Cotswolds
Our fifth full day in the Cotswolds saw us beginning our morning at Stow Town Coffee, a tiny shop & roastery across the street from our cottage that’s known for providing the town with quality coffee. The shop is cozily nestled within an old limestone barn, so cozily that you order your coffee at the…
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Slow Travel & Slow Sunsets: Part IV of Our Time in the Cotswolds
One of the numerous reasons I love slow, relaxed, undemanding travel: It gives you plenty of room to be human. On our third full day in the Cotswolds, I was feeling a tad under the weather. Since we had decided to figure out the majority of our itinerary as we went, our spending another day…
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Footpaths & Rivers: Part III of Our Time in the Cotswolds
After a lovely, relaxed day exploring Stow-on-the-Wold, we decided our second full day in the Cotswolds would be spent hiking to three popular and picturesque villages. We enjoyed The Hive so much the previous morning that we returned for a hearty breakfast to fuel what would become an 8-ish mile hike. Andrew enjoyed ordering traditional…
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Jackdaws & Teatime: Part II of Our Time in the Cotswolds
When you and I were last traveling together through my recollections from a June trip to the Cotswolds, Andrew and I had just giddily concluded our first full day in that stunningly charming region. If you’d like to refresh your memory, or if you haven’t yet gotten a chance to give Part I a read,…
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Alleyways & Cottages: Part I of Our Time in the Cotswolds
Shortly before settling in with my coffee to begin writing something up for this space, Andrew brought in the mail, a postcard lying at the top of the pile. It was the last of the three postcards I’d sent back home to us while we were on our recent trip–a watercolor image of the town…
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Exploring Community
Yesterday, I met up with a new friend for the first time. We grabbed coffee at my tiny town’s only coffee shop and the next thing we knew, three hours had passed and we were making plans to meet up again very soon. I walked to my car (well, after getting sidetracked and buying a…
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Timefaring
I want to share with y’all a blog post, and a trip, from what now feels like another life. Almost six years ago, Andrew and I spent our belated honeymoon on the coast of Massachusetts. It was a transformative experience that helped open the path we are on today. Andrew had never been to New…
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