Skip to Main Content
Travels With Me

The literary ramblings of a destination guy traveling life's journey.

  • About
  • Contact Me

Life in UK

A Yank’s view of THE Open
21 Jul 2011

A Yank’s view of THE Open

by Chris Turner | posted in: Life in UK, Sports | 0

Brits often have a reputation for being a bit condescending toward their Colonist cousins. Since we Yanks don’t use quite the amount of starch in our shorts as do the Brits, we can come across as being rather unrefined about … Continued

British Open, Darren Clarke, Golf, The Open, The Royal St. George's Golf Club
Top 10 UK Moments (Part 2)
6 Jul 2011

Top 10 UK Moments (Part 2)

by Chris Turner | posted in: Life in UK | 1

Here is a truism: Not all fish and chips are created equal. I know,  I know. Seems like if you take cod, cover it in batter and drop it in a basket of  hot oil for a couple of minutes … Continued

Brownies, castles, Dover, Fish and chips, Girl Guiding, Leeds Castle, Londinium, London, Romans
Top 10 UK moments (part 1)
29 Jun 2011

Top 10 UK moments (part 1)

by Chris Turner | posted in: Life in UK | 1

I love The Steve Miller Band. My favorite song is Serenade,  but I’m going to steal a line from one of his other songs: Time keeps on ticking into the future and in just a few short weeks our family … Continued

A.A. Milne, English, Formula 1, Imperial War Museum, mountain biking, North Downs Way, Pooh Corner, Ranmore, UK
Yeah, I went to Oxford
16 Jun 2011

Yeah, I went to Oxford

by Chris Turner | posted in: Life in UK | 1

Oxford University is one of the most prestigious universities in the world and the list of people who went to Oxford reads like a whose who of important historical  people. They came from every possible disciplines such as politics (Indira … Continued

England, Oxford, Oxford Castle
I’ll take a punt on punting
8 Jun 2011

I’ll take a punt on punting

by Chris Turner | posted in: Life in UK, Sports | 4

I love Venice, Italy, with the uniqueness of its watery corridors lined with incredible architecture steeped with history. Who can resist the opportunity of romantically drifting by the Piazza San Marco in a gondola with a loved one, while the … Continued

England, Oxford, punting, River Cherwell
UK Culture Clashes (not what you might think)
16 Sep 2010

UK Culture Clashes (not what you might think)

by Chris Turner | posted in: Life in UK, Sports | 4

I sat on a wooden railing smacking at a ham sandwich, my mountain bike leaning against the other side. A friend of mine and I had just finished an arduous climb up the steep side of Leith Hill and were … Continued

horses, Leith Hill, mountain biking, posh, running, Surrey, trekking, walking
UK Mole Wars
21 Aug 2010

UK Mole Wars

by Chris Turner | posted in: Life in UK | 4

They drew first blood, not me. If it is a war they want they’ve come to the right place. Those immortal words of Johnny Rambo reveal my current state of mind. One look at my yard and you’d understand why … Continued

Carl Spackler, moles
Is Sports Day in the UK supposed to be…fun?
8 Jul 2010

Is Sports Day in the UK supposed to be…fun?

by Chris Turner | posted in: Life in UK, Sports | 1

She was so close yet seemed to care so little. My daughter was one beanbag away from landing all three bags in hoops placed at various distances but the last toss skipped through the ring and without a care in … Continued

competition, England, Sports Day, UK

Posts pagination

1 2 3 4 »

Post Gallery

Categories

Archives

Tags

Avatar bass bicycle British Brits Catholic Christian Christmas Church of the Holy Sepulchre cricket Devotional Dome of the Rock Dorking Dover Easter England English fish Golf Holocaust Holy City Islam Israel Jerusalem Jesus London mountain biking Mount of Olives North Downs Way Oxford PGA Pickwick Landing Racism resurrection River Cherwell Temple Mount Tennessee River Tiger Woods Trafalgar Square UK West Bank Western Wall Westminster Abbey World War II Yad Vesham Holocaust Remembrance Museum

Archives

  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • November 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • September 2019
  • May 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • January 2018
  • July 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • June 2016
  • January 2016
  • March 2015
  • January 2015
  • March 2013
  • July 2012
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • June 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • August 2009

Categories

  • Asia
  • Bike Riding
  • Central Asia
  • Current issues
  • Devotional thoughts
  • Dorking to Dover 2010
  • Europe
  • Flickr
  • From the archive
  • Haiti
  • Language
  • Latin America
  • Life in UK
  • Middle East
  • Reflections
  • Sports
  • The Christian Life
  • Travel photos
  • Uncategorized

Tags

Avatar bass bicycle British Brits Catholic Christian Christmas Church of the Holy Sepulchre cricket Devotional Dome of the Rock Dorking Dover Easter England English fish Golf Holocaust Holy City Islam Israel Jerusalem Jesus London mountain biking Mount of Olives North Downs Way Oxford PGA Pickwick Landing Racism resurrection River Cherwell Temple Mount Tennessee River Tiger Woods Trafalgar Square UK West Bank Western Wall Westminster Abbey World War II Yad Vesham Holocaust Remembrance Museum
  • About
  • Contact Me

© 2025 Travels With Me - WordPress Theme by Kadence WP