Tag: england

Taking Tea

A love affair is what you might call Marsha’s relationship with English Tea, the delicious elixir brewed, sipped and enjoyed through the ages.  It began while we lived in England where she learned not only the proper method for brewing tea but all about the ritual of “Taking Tea.”

With the resurgence in the 1990s of teashops and tearooms all across the United States—as well as in Great Britain for that matter—it became clear that …

Baggage

Now that you have your brand new passport in hand, you are ready to begin the search for airline reservations. But before you do, if you are flying to the UK, check with the airlines about baggage limits for both checked-bags, carry-on bags, and quantity and weight limits.  You don’t want to be repacking at the airport (we’ve seen that being done at the ticket window), so be on the safe side and weigh each …