The Yorkshire Dales are well-known for their attractive blend of rolling hills, woodland, wild moorland, dramatic landscapes and gentle valleys. The scenery here is some of the finest in all of Britain. Opportunities for great walks abound. Visiting pleasant little dales towns and villages provide a glimpse into traditional old-fashioned Yorkshire life. The Yorkshire …
Greenwich, although today seemingly part of London, was once separate from the city, even a popular resort in the 17th century. It’s famous for its notable contributions to maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich became the site of a royal palace, the Palace …
Dear GoMad Nomad: My husband and I are going to England in two weeks. We have four days planned in London, but for the rest of the trip (6 days), we don’t really have plans. I’ve been reading books and trying to figure out what to do. Ideally, we’d like to take the train out …
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By Stephen Bugno Enough from the nay-sayers! British food is good! It is time for the unfavorable reputation of English cuisine to end. In my 20 days in England, I didn’t have a bad meal. The most memorable were the home cooked meals I had in Yorkshire and pub food in the cities and across …
Liverpool played a major part in the African slave trade, serving as one of the angles in the triangle. Tropical goods such as sugar, indigo, and cotton would arrive in Liverpool and much of its 18th century prosperity was a result of the slave trade. Liverpool has been designated a 2008 European capital of culture. …
