Joel's Journeys & Jaunts

In my first post from Bristol, England, I said I planned to take at least one day trip from Bristol to nearby Bath. Today was...

No, Saint Nicholas Market is not a Christmas market. I didn’t see any Christmas-related stalls or items there. And no, the floating harbour does not...

Well, that was a touch of a misleading title, wasn’t it? The Bristol Cathedral doesn’t run an aquarium. Bless me, no. They are two separate...

Okay. I didn’t exactly bound to Bristol, England. I sat on a direct train there from my previous stop, Leeds. But neither “Riding to Bristol,”...

I spent all this afternoon, my last full day in Leeds, England, in Roundhay Park. At one time, Roundhay Park was privately owned. William the...

This morning in Leeds, England, proved to be a lazy one. At first, it was just a theory, but the clear evidence of its laziness...

This afternoon in Leeds, I visited the Leeds City Museum, the Leeds Art Gallery, and a few shopping arcades. I also did a bit more...

This morning in Leeds, England, I visited the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. I then crossed the road. Why did the Joel cross the road? To...

After spending a week in Edinburgh, Scotland, visiting a Dear Relative (DR), I’m now in Leeds, England. You might ask, what brought me to Leeds?...

I just finished spending a full week in Edinburgh, Scotland. (I posted this on a train from Edinburgh to my next stop.) Nevertheless, this is...