![A Hometown Holiday [@NewportRI]](https://i0.wp.com/talesofcasstastrophe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-12-27-01-45-55-1.jpg?resize=700%2C700&ssl=1 "A Hometown Holiday [@NewportRI]")
A Hometown Holiday [@NewportRI]
Iconic Giraffe Tree Makes Fashion Statement – Newport Daily News headline, probably Sitting by the fire playing board games. Curled up on the couch watching movies. Waking up groggy after late ...
![Voyages: Kancamagus Highway [@NewHampshire]](https://i0.wp.com/talesofcasstastrophe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3.jpg?resize=700%2C700&ssl=1 "Voyages: Kancamagus Highway [@NewHampshire]")
Voyages: Kancamagus Highway [@NewHampshire]
It was Christmas Day. 2006. I unwrapped a gift from a dear aunt of mine and found a framed picture of a sign for a highway called Kancamagus. My fascination ...
![To England, With Love: A Send-Off To Summer [@CambridgeUK]](https://i0.wp.com/talesofcasstastrophe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-09-05-06-40-22-1-copy.jpg?resize=700%2C700&ssl=1 "To England, With Love: A Send-Off To Summer [@CambridgeUK]")
To England, With Love: A Send-Off To Summer [@CambridgeUK]
“And then she recalled weeks that had flown past and afternoons that had lasted for ever. Some minutes had lasted hours, some hours had gone past so quickly she hadn’t ...
![Voyages: Scotland’s National Book Town [@WigtownUK]](https://i0.wp.com/talesofcasstastrophe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-30-11-19-35-1.jpg?resize=700%2C700&ssl=1 "Voyages: Scotland’s National Book Town [@WigtownUK]")
Voyages: Scotland’s National Book Town [@WigtownUK]
One evening in the beginning of the summer, on a bus back from London, I got into a conversation with a friend of mine about books. It wasn’t long before ...
![Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, And An English Barrister Walk Into A Bar… [@CambridgeUK]](https://i0.wp.com/talesofcasstastrophe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-08-16-04-04-15-1.jpg?resize=700%2C700&ssl=1 "Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, And An English Barrister Walk Into A Bar… [@CambridgeUK]")
Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, And An English Barrister Walk Into A Bar… [@CambridgeUK]
A beautiful stained glass window in the Museum of London. “Dieu et Mon Droit” is the motto of the United Kingdom outside of Scotland. Contrary to popular belief, I’m doing ...
![Voyages: Anglesey Abbey [@CambridgeUK]](https://i0.wp.com/talesofcasstastrophe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-19-11-05-00-1.jpg?resize=700%2C700&ssl=1 "Voyages: Anglesey Abbey [@CambridgeUK]")
Voyages: Anglesey Abbey [@CambridgeUK]
I formally declare myself lovingly obsessed with Anglesey Abbey. On Saturday I took a trip with a small group of darlings to this Jacobean-style country house in the nearby village of Lode. ...
![£5 Worth of Local Drinking Tips [@CambridgeUK]](https://i0.wp.com/talesofcasstastrophe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-11-02-35-52-12.jpg?resize=700%2C700&ssl=1 "£5 Worth of Local Drinking Tips [@CambridgeUK]")
£5 Worth of Local Drinking Tips [@CambridgeUK]
Last weekend I went to London and I paid £5 for a nothing-special beer, which hurt my heart. Granted, now I get to say that I’ve had a pint on ...