Going Beyond London: The Surrey Hills

With the upcoming 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, London is even higher than normal on people’s travel radar. Although the British capital usually tops travellers’ must-see lists, this year is likely to be busier than normal in big, bad London town. But consider this. When you’re in town for the festivities, would you consider a…

Louis, the Llama Who Hated Me

Normally, animals like me, but in the first look we shared, I knew Louis the Llama disliked me. By the time our fifteen minute ‘acquaintance’ period was over, I was certain that Louis the Llama loathed me. Before we even left for our trek, Louis had both spit at me and rejected my kind, gentle efforts…

Old England in the Surrey Hills

Last spring we lucked out and had fantastic weather for our planned hike through the Surrey Hills from Guildford to Shere. Lucky for me, as I was a tad worse for wear, and really couldn’t have handled poor weather. Oops. The walk was beautiful, and almost made me forget about how terrible I felt. We…