Travel – Idealistic Iowan

Hellfire Caves

If you’re looking for a unique, interesting and slightly spooky stop on your next adventure, I recommend visiting Hellfire Caves in West Wycombe. I visited on a rainy weekday, so it was fairly quiet and we were able to park up the hill right outside the caves. Before going in the caves, stop in theContinue reading “Hellfire Caves”

Postal Museum

This past weekend, I made the trip into London to meet up with one of my penpals to visit the Postal Museum. I thought I would share my experience of the mail rail and the museum itself. The museum is located in Central London, not far from Chancery Lane and Farringdon Station. I couldn’t findContinue reading “Postal Museum”

Fairs & Festivals: My Easter Break

For those who do did & didn’t celebrate Easter, I hope you all had a wonderful break and time with loved ones. Here in the UK, we get both Good Friday and Easter Monday off as bank holidays. This allowed us to spend some time around the house and go out to do some funContinue reading “Fairs & Festivals: My Easter Break”

Airbnb Tips

Apologies again for the long time between writing. Life has been so busy lately, but things are finally falling into place for me that I feel like I can sit down and do some writing again! With life returning to “normal”, more and more Britons are choosing to travel again. One of the popular waysContinue reading “Airbnb Tips”

Easter Travels

To whoever is reading this, I hope you had a wonderful Easter holidays and enjoyed your time. My husband took off the work week before Easter, so we had some time to travel to in and outside of London. Here are the places we went to: Richmond Park I had been to Richmond Park inContinue reading “Easter Travels”

My Must Visit Places in Europe

I miss traveling. The last time I was on an airplane was January 2020. The last time I was on a train was almost a year ago. Traveling has always been an important part of my life and being stuck in the London area makes me want to travel even more. I’ve found myself skippingContinue reading “My Must Visit Places in Europe”

Free Things to Do in London

Now that the UK government has started to list some dates as to when lockdown could potentially be over, it’s got me thinking about what to do this summer. It has many planning for their summer holiday away from the town or city they have been stuck in. You may know London as an expensiveContinue reading “Free Things to Do in London”

Kew Gardens

It’s currently snowing here in London and I’m snuggled up under a blanket as I’m writing this. It’s been a while since I have sat down to write, so I thought I would talk about one of my favourite places in London: Kew Gardens. This place holds so many wonderful memories and I highly recommendContinue reading “Kew Gardens”

Favourite Places to Eat in London

Currently all restaurants in London are closed, but that doesn’t mean we can’t dream of being able to eat delicious food! I can’t wait for the day I can sit down at a restaurant with my friends from different households. So, here is a list of some of my favourite places to eat in London!Continue reading “Favourite Places to Eat in London”