Joel's Journeys & Jaunts

I started this morning by visiting the Manchester Cathedral. After that, I thought it was only fair that I pay homage to my heritage. So...

As the more observant and hyper-intelligent among you likely guessed from the title of this post, I’m in Manchester, England. The “manifestly” in the title,...

In yesterday’s post, I predicted that I wouldn’t do anything worth writing about this morning before catching an early afternoon train to my next destination,...

After my hike up and down Orrest Head and lunch in Windermere Village, I strolled down to the lake to visit Windermere Jetty Museum, an...

I woke up this morning from a reasonably restful sleep after my hike up Loughrigg Fell yesterday. I tested my legs and was pleased to...

In this morning’s post, I said that my mention of the “fells of the Lake District” unintentionally foreshadowed a future post. This is that post....

The village of Lakeside, England, where I was yesterday, is at the south end of Windermere Lake. The town of Ambleside, where I went this...

At the end of this morning, I left you after I turned around at Haverthwaite, England, and immediately took the same steam train back to...

Yesterday, I predicted that boat rides and rain would be recurring themes during my time in Windermere, England. The one I have control over, the...

I don’t yet definitively know if Windermere fully qualifies as winsome. I’ve only been here for half a day. But I’m in Windermere, and “Winsome...