Posts Tagged ‘U.K.’

What I love–and loathe–about the U.K.

Posted on March 7th, 2010 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Manchester railway station

I’ve been in the U.K. for a few days now, and my likes and dislikes are becoming clearer by the minute. My likes are legion and my dislikes are few, and I’m passionate about them all. First, a few of my favourite things. 1. Teakettles I’m a tea drinker, partly because I can’t abide coffee. […]

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U.K. cottages for large groups

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by Laura Byrne Paquet

If you’ve rented a self-catering holiday home before, you may realize that not all villas are right for all travelling parties. Some homes simply aren’t large enough to accommodate groups of a dozen or more. In other cases, you want a bit more privacy than one home can provide. Perhaps you’d like to separate the […]

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