The London Eye has been popular ever since it opened in 1999. So popular that it is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom. It is 443 feet tall [...]

This photo comes from a trip to St Paul’s Cathedral in London. There was a medal ceremony going on in the cathedral. I am told that these people don’t dress like this [...]

This photo is a close-up of the Parliamentary Clock Tower in London, England. You probably know the tower as Big Ben, but that is actually the name of the bell that tolls [...]

What makes Britain so forgotten, you wonder? I’ve traveled far and wide, and still believe Great Britain to be one of the most underrated locations on earth.  Enveloped in white winter snow, [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Keith Kellet about the area around his home in Wiltshire England. Wiltshire has been inhabited since the end of the last ice age and has a rich [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks to Zoë Dawes from TheQuirkyTraveler.com about England’s Lake District. This beautiful pastoral area was made famous by the poets and artists in the romantic period, most notably William [...]

I loved this picture that is shot through the fence of Buckingham Palace in London, England at members of the band. I certainly thought about cropping out the fence from the foreground [...]

The Grenadier Guards who guard Buckingham Palace have not always worn the traditional bearskin hats that they are known for. This tradition started after the Battle of Waterloo when they defeated Napolean’s [...]

Four English folk traditions that are still going strong. A few weeks ago, my Bangladeshi friend, yet to venture beyond London, asked me where in England he might encounter ìyoung people who [...]

Intercontinental Romance: Don’t “Settle Down” Without These Tips Mandy, a first-year American law student studying at the University of Cambridge met Terry, a local who worked in the law library where she [...]