As another British summer arrives, the imploration on every parent’s lips is the same: I need rainy day activity ideas! We’re constantly on the lookout for interesting outings, especially as our teenager and tween are long past enjoying soft-play. We recently visited the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke and discovered a great afternoon’s outing that’s educationalContinue reading “Review: The Milestones Museum, Basingstoke”
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Visiting Winchester: Things to do with kids
I blame the Mexicans. My husband and I had buzzed past Winchester on the M4 for years, always remarking that we should visit. The cathedral is one of the largest in England and we have a personal connection in that my father-in-law attended Winchester College. Still, visiting might have remained one of those things toContinue reading “Visiting Winchester: Things to do with kids”
Visiting Dealey Plaza & the grassy knoll
Dallas’s role in the national tragedy of JFK’s shooting was something we learned a lot about while I was growing up in Texas. The city had a reputation of being a cold, money-oriented metropolis, miles away from the hippie vibe of Austin or the international oil reputation of Houston. We spent an entire section inContinue reading “Visiting Dealey Plaza & the grassy knoll”
Visiting Dalí’s house in Port Lligat, Spain
Of all my favourite artists when I was a girl, Dalí was the rock star. I identified with his eccentricity and his public persona, his slant way of looking at the world and the surrealist universe he created. I watched Hitchcock’s Spellbound over and over for the dream sequences he designed. Even as a youngContinue reading “Visiting Dalí’s house in Port Lligat, Spain”