For just a couple of weeks in spring, all the cherry blossom trees bloom and the streets and parks are filled with a floral fragrance. The blossom trees aren’t very noticeable the rest of the year, but in April they become filled with white and pink flowers. Cherry blossoms (and apple blossoms) are one of… Continue reading Cherry Blossom Trees
Author: Annabelle DeCorso
Quarantine
The schools closed on March 20th in the UK. Although it was not really a surprise when they announced the closure, it was still sad. The Monday after that the lockdown was initiated and people were only allowed out for work or buying essential items, or for exercise. Luckily, since I live in Alaska half the… Continue reading Quarantine
Chamonix, France
Chamonix, if you don’t know, is a very ski resorty town. Due to it’s location in the Alps that’s easy to understand. It’s not too cold this time of year here, it was about 29°F today. The adventure of this town starts with the arriving at our campsite, which thankfully had electricity because it gets… Continue reading Chamonix, France
Amsterdam
Regardless of the cold, Amsterdam was quite nice. It was mostly sunny for the three days we were there. One thing I loved about Amsterdam is how big on bikes it was. We biked everywhere in Amsterdam, and there was a lot to do. I visited the Van Gogh Musuem and the Rijks museum. I,… Continue reading Amsterdam
Preparing to Leave
When you’re preparing to leave the country or state, you should do a lot of research into your destination. For example; when I first went to South America, I knew nothing about it. I thought it would like it was in the movies, but it was a lot different. People spoke another language, and… Continue reading Preparing to Leave
Northern Ireland and Dublin
We got to Northern Ireland on a ferry that went into Belfast. The ferry ride was two and a half hours long, but it had free movies and wifi which was pretty cool! Once we got off the boat we parked the camper, and went into Belfast. Belfast was a pretty gross place, my parents… Continue reading Northern Ireland and Dublin
Highland Dance
I’m a Scottish Highland Dancer with the Red Hackle Pipe Band in Fairbanks. Highland Dancing is more of a athletic dancing and physically demanding. It’s also solo and competitive. I know 4 1/2 dances, the Highland Fling, the Lilt, the Flora, the Sword Dance, and the Seann Triubhas, (I only know half of the Flora).… Continue reading Highland Dance
The UK
When we first got to the UK we flew into Scotland Edinburgh and we stayed there for about two weeks. I love Scotland its like my home away from home. Then we went into Wales, we stayed in Wales for about three weeks and toured the castles Caernarfon, Conwy, Harlech and Beaumaris (see the other… Continue reading The UK
London
London is awesome! We stayed at Excel London, there was a train station, also known as the tube, right next to Excel London. So we got into London pretty easily. London is also very expensive. . . When we first got there, I saw Big Ben, And the London Eye I totally started freaking out.… Continue reading London
Christmas in Edinburgh
We got to Edinburgh on 22nd. We stayed at a park and ride outside of Edinburgh for a day. Ryan, was coming in later. When we were in Edinburgh the first time everything was cool. This was different. There was a giant Christmas fair all around the park and there were rides. THERE WAS SWINGS… Continue reading Christmas in Edinburgh