In Part 1 of Moving to the UK, I discussed moving overseas, finding a place, driving on the wrong side of the road, and various oddities of our British friends. In Part 2, I’ll discuss other aspects of British life…
Day Tripping with Rick – Moving to the UK – Part 1
“The English and the Americans are one people separated by a common language.” This is one of the hundreds of great quotes by Sir Winston Churchill, war-time prime minister, and one of the greatest people who ever lived. So, if…
Day Tripping with Rick – Going Native
If you are a working stiff like me, the most you’ll ever be able to spend anywhere at one time is probably a week, two weeks tops. This is why you want to come to my site, since you don’t…
Daytripping with Rick – A Lot of Seoul
My work over the years has allowed me to travel all over the world. Still, Asia is an exotic destination for me. The people are great, and seem truly glad to see Americans. I’ve got to spend a lot of…
On the Farm – Oil Heat
One of the pains of living in the sticks is the relatively inaccessibility of utilities. You city dweller take for granted things like running water, natural gas, and cable. Live far enough off the beaten path and these things are…
Day Tripping with Rick – Travel Secrets
Don’t Travel Like An American When you travel, don’t act like an American. Americans try to see everything at once, and they end up not seeing anything. When I was a kid, my dad’s idea of seeing the country was…
Day Tripping with Rick – Pittsburgh – Laurel Highlands
Day Tripping With Rick – Pittsburgh – Laurel Highlands Today we’ll look at another eastern destination, Pittsburgh. Now this just happens to be my hometown so indulge me. The city itself is tiny. It is constrained by three…
Day Tripping with Rick – Sanibel Island by Bike
Day Tripping With Rick by Bike – Ft. Myers, FL – Sanibel Island With many of us are mired in the throes of winter, ice, snow and salt are likely to be the only things touching our feet…
Day Tripping with Rick – Kona, Hawaii – Going South
Of all the family trips you can take, you’d be hard pressed to beat the Big Island. And Big it is. Larger in area than Rhode Island, the Big Island boasts of more to see and do than all the…
Day Tripping with Rick – Portland, Oregon – West & South
Day Tripping With Rick – Corvallis, Oregon I have to go to universities sometimes for work. One of my favorites is Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR. OSU has a bit of an identity problem being viewed as the “poorer…