What to pack my Rolls Royce with for a trip to the British countryside
I know. You have always wondered: “what does a girl need for her Rolls Royce trip to the British countryside?” Well, muse no longer for your answer is right below. Indeed, I have not only enumerated a...
View ArticleThe trials and tribulations of the Rambling Muse in Dorset
There is no doubt that Japan, with its regional, seasonal and municipal food specialties incited me to travel for the sole purpose of eating. Of course, since my younger and dumber Asian days time has...
View ArticleIn the English countryside
Always loved the English countryside? Well here are a couple of tips to help you manage the great British outdoors. Because you have always wanted to know just how to deal with slippery slopes, here is...
View ArticleForeign and local views of the British countryside
There is nothing in my mind that stands as more of a mystery than the British mentality, especially the kind that sprouts in the countryside. Keen to challenge myself as well as my very urban outlook...
View ArticleLife in the English countryside- Part 2
Still curious about life in English countryside? Well here are a couple of examples as to how British people manage living in the great outdoors! Because you have always wanted to know how to garden...
View ArticleA Rambling Muse pioneer in the English countryside
In life and I should say in history there are pioneers. Some discovered the USA though it was arguably already inhabited by Native Americans while a president finally admitted his support of gay...
View ArticleEnglish countryside pigs and the Rambling Muse
As the one year anniversary of the Rambling Muse rapidly approaches, I thought I would recap my love of pigs and pork derived products. It all started in Switzerland where pigs are symbolic of...
View ArticleThe British countryside’s weather-proof activities
There is nothing like the British summer’s winter to rain on my countryside parade- quite literally. Though I have fallen in love with the Cotswold and all the bucolic bounty it offers, the whole...
View ArticleYou know you have been in Britain too long when….
After living in London for almost three years, I have decided that I can quite self-assuredly call myself a Londoner. With the feeling of stability and home however come the creeping certitude that, in...
View ArticleA farm in England with pigs
For those of you who have, in the past, asked me just how inspiration strikes the Rambling Muse, wonder no more. The answer partially lies below in my exploration of the British countryside...
View ArticleInto the wild: British pubs
The Three Horseshoes. The Green, Frampton on Severn, Gloucester GL2 7DY There is nothing like the British wilderness… And by that I don’t mean forest and trees but rather the kind that is found in...
View ArticleSpring is in the air… kind of
There is no doubt about it: spring is in the air here in London… somewhat. Though, in typical British weather style the days of sun and warmth have been few and sparse, their first appearance after an...
View ArticleWhat it looks like: life in the country
Still wondering what life in the country looks like? I must admit that my forays into the “wilderness” located sometimes just a few hours aways from London have always been fascinating. Whether it’s...
View ArticleThe carnivorous countryside- eating roadkill
While I truly and dearly love the city of London, there are times, namely if the weather is good when I like little more than spreading my wings and traveling to the nearby countryside and more...
View ArticleWeekend breaks- Oxford
The English countryside has not always been a walk in the park for me. In fact, for a country that historically waxes so much poetics about the great outdoors versus the grimy and dirty city, it’s...
View ArticleScotland votes yay or nay
Will Scotland stay? For those of you that have been living under a rock, Scotland votes next week on whether to stay in the United Kingdom of which it’s been a part of for 307 years or secede. Poof! It...
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