Ford’s Theatre and Petersen House


With only four and a half days in Washington D.C. I was keen to take in as much American history as I could. I had been recommended to visit Ford’s Theatre and the Petersen House, where Lincoln’s legacy lives on.  We visited on a Sunday and so the China Town area, where the theatre and house […]

National Museum of American History


After visiting Capitol Hill SBA and I made our way down the Mall, stopping off at the sculpture garden enroute to the National Museum of American History.  This was one of the museums on my list to visit whilst we were in Washington D.C.  I don’t know where my obsession with America started, although I […]

Kent, Garden of England


I spent the last week of August in gorgeous sunny Kent on the south east coast of England.  It is a place that I have wanted to visit for a long time, having seen it featured on many property programmes.  One of my cousin now lives in historic Sandwich and so I have more than one […]

Lincoln Memorial


After visiting Arlington Cemetery we made our way across the Arlington Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial.  There are some fabulous statues that stand at the foot of the bridge. I’d been told that the Lincoln Memorial was large, so my expectations had somewhat been managed, but I’m not sure I imagined quite how large it […]

Arlington Cemetery


Our first full day in Washington D.C. was to be a packed day of sight seeing, starting at Arlington Cemetery.  We made our way to Arlington via the underground, which cost us $1.85 for a single trip. The exit is a few minutes walk from the entrance to the cemetery.  There is a visitors centre […]

Washington D.C.


Should you judge a city before you have seen it all? You’ll remember from what are the ingredients of a fabulous holiday? that I have not long been back from a visit to the East coast of America, visiting Washington D.C., New York and Boston.  I was very excited to be making my first visit […]