This weekend was an adventure. In addition to figuring out how to make a five hour trip up to the Lake District (it included three different trains and a bus), we went on two different hikes and visited William Wordsworth’s home – all within about 24 hours. We left Oxford at 9:30 Saturday morning, and made… Continue reading The Lake District: A 24-hour Adventure
Tag: UK
Walking: A Thoreau Effort
(First, let me just say that you’d all better appreciate that pun.) Since coming to the UK, I’ve walked at least ten thousand more steps than usual. On Wednesday, we decided to walk back to Swansea University (where we’re staying in Wales) because our professor told us it was about a mile. It ended up… Continue reading Walking: A Thoreau Effort
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and some other forms of transportation)
In the past 24 hours, I’ve traveled by car, plane, train, bus, and foot a distance of approximately 5280 miles. Over the course of the day I slowly made my way from Texas to the UK, despite the obstacles of canceled flights, equipment malfunctions, and late trains. Of course, after traveling for 24 hours… Continue reading Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and some other forms of transportation)