Wednesday, February 7, 2018
UK Recs Fit For a Queen // Movie and TV Shows
In case you don't follow me on social media, Hannah and I are currently traveling around the UK! We both wanted to commemorate our adventure on our blogs and what better way than to talk about all the different facets of the UK and why we love it. We'll be talking about our favorite books set in the UK, movies or TV shows, and what initially drew us to our love of this place.
Today, we're talking movies and TV Shows. Here are some of my favorite movies or TV shows that take place in England or Scotland and what to watch if you're looking for a UK kind of fix!
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bridget jones diary
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downton abbey
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england
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harry potter
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janey eyre
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love actually
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movies
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poldark
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reign
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scotland
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the crown
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the holiday
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the king's speech
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tv shows
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UK Recs Fit For A Queen
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united kingdom
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Monday, August 14, 2017
Rich With the Spoils of Time
Something Dangerous // Into Temptation
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 736 // 675
Source: Gifted by Hannah--thanks, love!
Publisher : Overlook Press
Publisher : Overlook Press
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Books
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historical fiction
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Into Temptation
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Penny Vincenzi
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Reserved Seating
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review
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Something Dangerous
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Spoils of Time
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Monday, February 20, 2017
For Love of Family
"I did it only for him actually"
--Penny Vincenzi, No Angel
Publisher: The Overlook Press
Pages: 626
Publication Date: October 5th, 2004
Source: Gifted by Hannah--thanks, love!
Previous Books in Series: First in trilogy
Find on: Goodreads | Amazon
My Thoughts
The Belle
This sat on my shelf for way too long after being gifted to me by Hannah about 2 years ago. Its a tome. 600+ pages, tiny print, and even knowing this book was right up my alley based on thy synopsis I still dragged my feet on committing to it. I regret this decision.
Find on: Goodreads | Amazon
My Thoughts
The Belle
This sat on my shelf for way too long after being gifted to me by Hannah about 2 years ago. Its a tome. 600+ pages, tiny print, and even knowing this book was right up my alley based on thy synopsis I still dragged my feet on committing to it. I regret this decision.
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Backstage Pass
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book
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england
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historical fiction
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london
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No Angel
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Penny Vincenzi
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review
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Friday, January 13, 2017
Instalife {4}
Back for another Instalife! I love these posts because I love Instagram; taking photos, highlighting what I'm reading, where I am, where I've been, I just love it! So here's what I've been up to the last few weeks on Instagram...
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Beauty and the Beast
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Belle
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budapest
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england
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football
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france
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green bay packers
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holidays
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hungary
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instagram
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InstaLife
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london
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paris
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personal life
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travel
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Best of Travel {2016}
Today I'm talking about my favorite travel moments of 2016! Oh, my gosh where has the year gone!? I know I and everybody says this every year but it's so true! I remember this time last year I was preparing for my trip to the UK and Spain and ah! I cant believe that was already a year ago! I have been fortunate enough to have made a lot of fantastic travel moments this year. This was one of my favorite years of travel to date, probably because I got to go to the countries of my soul twice this year! I have been to grateful for the time I've been able to spend traveling so before I wax poetic for an hour, here are my favorite travel moments of 2016!
I flew to London on December 27th of last year but I'm still counting this because it was one of my favorite travel memories to date. Lost luggage, no sleep, and only 36 hours in my favorite city but it was worth every annoyance. It was the shortest amount of time I've ever been in London but it made it all the more sweeter. The atmosphere of Christmastime in this city was tangible to me. There was a different kind of energy in the air and when I think back on my time there it truly feels magical. Favorite, favorite, favorite moment of travel.
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cape cod
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edinburgh
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england
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explore
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highlands
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Isle of Skye
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london
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morocoo
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nashville
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new hampshire
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portland
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quebec city
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road trip
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scotland
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seville
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spain
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travel
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united kingdom
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wanderlust
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Adventures in the Great Wide Somewhere // From Page to Plane
After recently reading Who's That Girl by Mhairi McFarlane, I came up with an idea to introduce a another kind of feature within Adventures in the Great Wide Somewhere. That being when I read a certain book that inspires me to travel to a new place or think fondly on a place I've been I will feature my review and emphasize the setting and why it makes me want to travel to said location! This week I'm talking about Who's That Girl and Nottingham, or to me, any small English countryside town.
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| Hever, England & Who's That Girl |
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Adventures in the Great Wide Somewhere
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Books
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england
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explore
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From Page to Plane
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review
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travel
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Travel by Page
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wanderlust
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Who's That Girl
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Adventures in the Great Wide Somewhere // UK Adventure Part 2
Hello, again! Welcome back to part 2 of my UK adventure posts! In my previous posts I talked about Scotland and the day trips I took, today I'm focusing on what I did in London. I was very fortunate to spend an extended amount of time in London and my heart was so happy. Having been to London several times before, it has never felt like enough. There is something about this city--and the entire of the UK, let's be honest as you can see in my other posts--that just speaks to me. I feel at peace when I'm here, when I'm in Scotland, it just makes me feel complete. This place is my travel soulmate. So yeah, I got to go back to places I've been before and loved and got to do so much new stuff and see places I haven't before. Best 3 weeks of my life! Here's my London, hope you enjoy!
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Aladdin
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england
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Hampton court palace
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harry potter
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Hyde Park
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Kensington
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london
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Nottingham
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travel
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united kingdom
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wanderlust
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westminster abbey
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Wicked
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Adventures in the Great Wide Somwhere // Travel by Page to England
It's no surprise that I would try and find a way to combine reading and traveling. A huge motivator in all my travels has always been books. Guaranteed, any trip I take if you ask me why I wanted to go there it's 98% of the time going to start with this sentence, "Well I read this book..." Because I didn't start really traveling until my 20's, I still think that reading is the best and most cost effective form of travel. That feeling of being transported to another time, another place can always be found within the pages of books. That's why I wanted to start doing book recs based on countries. This first edition of this will, of course, be England. Most likely the book will take place in London but a lot of them travel throughout the country especially the historical ones.
So without further ado, here are my book recs for England. Whether you're planning a trip or looking to travel within the confines of your living room, these books will take you there. Note: I had SO many England recs that I divided them up between Setting, Historical, and Swoon. So no matter what you're looking for, I'm hoping you can find something here. Also note: No other country will be this extensive. As I've said a thousand times, London is my soul mate city. I read a lot about it.
So without further ado, here are my book recs for England. Whether you're planning a trip or looking to travel within the confines of your living room, these books will take you there. Note: I had SO many England recs that I divided them up between Setting, Historical, and Swoon. So no matter what you're looking for, I'm hoping you can find something here. Also note: No other country will be this extensive. As I've said a thousand times, London is my soul mate city. I read a lot about it.
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explore
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london
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Travel by Page
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wanderlust
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wanderlust wednesday
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Sunday, June 12, 2016
Long Live Jane {My Lady Jane Blog Tour and Giveaway}
Welcome to my stop on the My Lady Jane blog tour! I was so excited to put this post together because I'm combining more than a few of my loves in life. Books, history, and traveling, all in one post! For my stop on the tour I'm highlighting a few places I've been in real life that Jane would have visited in her lifetime. Hope you enjoy and check out my review of this fun, romantic, and justified alternate history!
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brodi ashton
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cynthia hand
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england
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historical fiction
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history
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jodi meadows
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london
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My Lady Jane
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romance
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the tudors
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young adult
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Adventures in the Great Wide Somewhere // London, England {2}
Last week I talked about my love for London and my favorite attractions to see. This week I'm going to add to that because if I did this in one post it would have been waaaay too long. This week I'm talking about a few of my favorite neighborhoods, transportation, and where I like to stay and not to stay.
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adventures
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Adventures in the Great Wide Somewhere
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Camden Town
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Covent Garden
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england
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King's Cross
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london
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Southbank
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The Tune Hotel
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travel
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UK
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wanderlust
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wanderlust wednesday
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Adventures in the Great Wide Somewhere // London, England {1}
Hey guys! So this first post is gonna be just a pinch long because 1. Please check out my brand new, beautiful graphic banner thanks to the amazingly talented Rachel from hello, chelly blog! 2. I wanted to thank you all for your feedback and positive words because I have been so incredibly inspired lately! 3. I'm going to do my absolute damnedest to make this a regular post on Wednesdays because 4. I want start doing a a weekly hashtag on Instagram called #WanderlustWednesday and make it unique to me and everybody who wants to participate. That means I'm going to post on Instagram every Wednesday with the hashtag something travel related and I want YOU to join. It can be almost anything--a throwback travel photo of a place you've been, a Google image of where you want to go, an inspirational quote, a travel themed trinket you have, anything that inspires your wanderlust. I know I am incredibly unique and lucky to have the schedule I have and I won't have it forever so I didn't want to make it exclusive. Even if you've never left your hometown you can participate! Sound good? Let's make fetch aka #WanderlustWednesday happen! Ok, moving on!
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