• Travel

    My Favourite Day Trips from London

    You’re in London, you feel like you have explored this city back to front and you want to get out of the city. Are you considering a Day Trip? Excellent! I have the list for you. London is the gateway to England, and a lot of the UK, and is close to many English treasures. Most of these places are around 2 hours by train, but are easy enough to get to. Disclaimer: Please note this post may contain links. I do not earn a commission by providing these links. 1.       Stonehenge + Salisbury Technically, Stonehenge can be done in half a day, so you could merge…

  • Archaeology

    My Time With the Bamburgh Research Project

    For many students, a career in archaeology starts with watching Time Team, then a few years studying archaeology in their textbooks, but then one finally steps into a trench in their first archaeological dig. In June 2022 I, and other students, joined the team of the Bamburgh Research Project at Bamburgh Castle. Bamburgh Castle towers over a wide, white sand beach and overlooks the Farne Islands – including Lindisfarne. Dogs run back and forth on the beach, catching sticks and diving on the waves. How they don’t freeze, I don’t know. First settled 3000 years ago, the castle saw Kings and Queens come and go. Currently, it is in the…