Entertablement Abroad: Herculaneum

by Helen Kain | Mar 22, 2020 | Entertablement Abroad, Italy

Visting Herculaneum was one of the highlights of our recent cruise to Croatia, Montenegro, and Italy. Remember when people went on cruises and emerged unscathed, having actually enjoyed themselves? Neither do I, except I know it happened. As recently as October....

Entertablement Abroad – Burford & Chipping Campden

by Helen Kain | Mar 14, 2020 | Beautiful Towns, England, Entertablement Abroad, Unique Places to Stay

Let’s do a little armchair travelling to the beautiful Cotswold villages of Burford and Chipping Campden. Like many people, we have postponed our overseas trips for now; I’ll use the found time to catch up on photos of past trips and let the world...

Entertablement Abroad: What’s With the English Cathedrals?

by Helen Kain | Feb 23, 2020 | Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Entertablement Abroad

Friends and followers of Entertablement have asked me about my fascination with English cathedrals. It’s an odd focus, I readily concede, and until very recently, I struggled to articulate a satisfactory answer.  Upon reading the marvellous book,...

Entertablement Abroad – Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

by Helen Kain | Feb 2, 2020 | Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Entertablement Abroad

Good morning and Happy Groundhog Day! Today we are picking up in Oxford and as it’s also a Sunday, in place of attending a church service, we will visit  Christ Church Cathedral.  Lovely spring flowers greet us at the entrance. Christ Church is a joint...

Entertablement Abroad – Christ Church College, Oxford

by Helen Kain | Jan 20, 2020 | Beautiful Towns, England, Entertablement Abroad

There are few places to rival the beauty of southern England, especially on a sunny day.  We had visited Oxford a number of times, but for whatever reason, we had never seen Christ Church Cathedral and it was on my list to photograph. (I’ve now done 34 of...

Entertablement Abroad – Harewood House Part II

by Helen Kain | Dec 30, 2019 | Castles & Stately Houses, England, Entertablement Abroad

Good day, everyone, and welcome to Harewood House Part II. Sorry for the delay in providing the sequel to Harewood House Part I. Travel and the holiday season got the better of me in the intervening period, but I’m determined to tie off as many loose ends as I...