'I live for now, not for what happens after I die.'-Liam Gallagher When I originally planned my milestone birthday trip to Europe last winter, I had originally planned on going to Northern England. My dad is from the area and I wanted to check it out. Then, Liam Gallagher announced he was going on tour … Continue reading Adventures in England: Manchester
'Believe that a further shore is reachable from here.'-Seamus Heaney I have always wanted to visit Northern Ireland. Part of it is because I am a proud Irish American (my grandparents were immigrants) but also because you used to not be able to go. I visited Ireland when I was in seventh grade, it was … Continue reading Holiday Adventures: Belfast, Northern Ireland
'Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.' —Ginny Weasley I originally wasn't going to go to Scotland, my plan was to visit Liverpool/Manchester. Due to Liam Gallagher announcing a 30th Anniversary Tour of Oasis' Definitely Maybe for the summer, I altered my plans (that blog will be up later this year). I decided change up … Continue reading Holiday Adventures: Edinburgh
'London opens to you like a novel itself… It is divided into chapters, the chapters into scenes, the scenes into sentences; it opens to you like a series of rooms, doors and passages. Mayfair to Piccadilly to Soho to the Strand.'-Anna Quindlen. Outside of where I grew up, the place that feels most like home … Continue reading Holiday Adventures: London