Chino House

• A Crash Course in Uncertainty 2 years ago The Uncertainty of Travel: A Crash Course in Dealing With the Unknown The willingness to relinquish control and open ourselves to the mysterious unknown is at the heart of every great spiritual tradition.          -Douglas Christie Imagine you and I were having chats together over pints and...
• A Walk on the South West Coastal Path 2 years ago Walking the Jurassic Coast from Lyme Regis to Exmouth on the South West Coastal Path in England Recently we had the happy occurrence of my brother and nephew coming to visit while Taido and Simon were off for Easter Holidays. Visitors don’t always coincide with time off from school for the rest...
• Snapshots of Siena, Italy 2 years ago Snapshots of Rainy Siena, Italy: A Few Days in the Heart of Tuscany It’s been three years since I wandered a hilltown in Italy by myself. My trip to Orvieto and Assisi was well before I watched with the rest of the world as Italy was ravaged by a pandemic, a memory that is clearly … The post...
• Two Walks in The Mendip Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 2 years ago We have spent a couple of our last two big walking days in an area I had never before heard of. The Mendip Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. (The AONB designation is the British equivalent of protected natural area.) When you head south from Bristol you will soon hit the Mendip Hills, which are...
• Saying Yes To Walking 2 years ago The first time I visited the Lake District with my family, it rained for almost all of the three days we were there, and I still drove away madly in love and scheming about when I could get back.  The bright green, grass-covered trails and lakes surrounded by autumn colors left me wanting more,...

• Top 6 Castles To Visit In Aberdeenshire Expat Blog Awards 2013 We are fortunate to live near what it is commonly known in Scotland as The Castle Trail. Since we are from a country that is really too young to have many castles, we are positively enchanted with visiting these fortresses and strongholds from ages...

This blog won the Silver Award for best expat blog in Scotland!