Stratford-upon-Avon Travel Blogs

Stratford-upon-Avon is located in the Warwickshire countryside of England on the banks of the Avon River.  It is here where the great poet and playwright, William Shakespeare was born...and also where he died.  The Shakespeare Visitor Centre starts the tour of the muse…

Stratford-Upon-Avon, right in the heart of England, famous for being both William Shakespeare's birth place and for it's historical buildings. An extremely pleasant place on a hot summers day and very busy.

The small town Stratford-Upon-Avon is popular thanks to William Shakespeare, who was born there in 1564. Shakespeare is a poet I studied at school, and such an important person in English culture. Moreover Stratford-Upon-Avon has the reputation to be a nice typical English town. That is w…

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For breakfast, I made myself some eggs and crumpets (known to Americans as, “English muffins”) and left with the receptionist a load of laundry to wash.  With my dirty clothes queued behind linens, I posed for a photo by Shakespeare’s Birthplace (from the outside, as admission to it and …

My five weeks in England - I spent four weeks in Bournemouth with day trips to Poole, Christchurch, Winchester, Stonehenge, Bath and the Jurassic Coast and a weekend in Stratford-Upon-Avon. After that I spent a couple of days in London, three days in Manchester and a day in Blackpool.

Portsmouth, Dorset, Arundel, Isle of Wight, Chester, London, and the list goes on...

Statford-upon-avon is our next stop and the first stop is Ann Hathaway’s cottage for a quick picture stop.  We also gather together for a “Tour picture”, you know, with all the travelers in one shot.  I think they sold three of them out of nearly forty. In the downtown area we stop…

The London Parade Festival takes place once a year in, you guessed it, London, England. It is a series of musical events -- a Gala Concert at Wembley's Grand Hall, Mayoral Concerts, and other musical performances. In my junior year in High School, Arroyo High, the marching and concert bands were invited to perform.

We skirted Robin Hood's forest on the way to Coventry. Maybe four trees left of it. At Coventry we view the splendid modern cathedral which rose from the rubble of severe World War II bombings. German youth had helped stabilize the ruins and were so moved by what had happened in war they used two …

SO a year a go this month i was in Oxford England "studying" on a semester abroad trip with my Community College.one weekend before school was over my best buddy Erica and i went touring london. Of course that ment Platform 9&3/4. we are huge HP fans!

Apart from -- The weather~~ The food~~ The accommodation~~ The countryside~~ The people~~ The lanauage... I'm having a great time here!! Haha.. How could I NOT love and enjoy the UK??

Also known as SHAKESPEARE-TOWN. This place is seriously all about the bard, to the extent that my friend and I couldn't help but get a bit excited when we saw a big blue sign advertising "Shakespeare's grave! Here, now, OPEN!" Sort of morbid but amusing at the same time. It's a pretty place though,…

These are photos from my first trip out of the US. Of course I choose the Hottest summer since 1911. I still had an amazing time

For my first transatlantic trip, I spent two weeks touring England and Scotland. We had the opportunity to explore the cities but also to enjoy the serenity of both countries landscapes.