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#CatTravels: Heading to the U.K.

By Catherine Toth Fox • September 11, 2014 • #CatTravels

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It’s always the case, right.

I’m scrambling to finish my work, clean the house, and run errands before we leave for Europe — and everything that can does go wrong.

My computer won’t back up my photos.

My laptop get hits by some kind of weird virus and I can’t book anything online.

And my credit cards — yes, both of them — get compromised.

All on the day before we leave for our two-week adventure in the United Kingdom.

Luckily for me, I don’t stress that easily. (OK, I stress, but you’d probably never know it.) If I forget anything — save for my passport and iPhone — I can buy abroad. And whatever I can’t finish, oh, well.

This trip has been a long time coming.

We actually had this planned honeymoon before we even discussed our wedding. (And let’s be real, there wasn’t much to discuss in that department. Beach, minister, marriage license and we were set.)

My husband traveled around Europe with his family when he was a kid, making a circular, two-month trek from Amsterdam to Paris to Hungary — and everywhere in between.

Everywhere except the U.K.

So when we talked about places to visit, this area — England, Scotland and Ireland — ranked high on the list. (In case you’re wondering, we also considered New Zealand, Alaska and Peru.)

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I’ve been to London (above) twice. And while it’s a big city with all its urban flaws, there’s still an old-world charm to the place, with castles in the middle of modern buildings and cobblestone pathways where you’d expect paved roads.

While there’s lots to do there — British Museum, Westminster Abbey, Harry Potter Park — we decided to take a side trip to Bath in southwest England, a World Heritage site and major tourist area. It’s also closer to Stonehenge — read about the latest findings about what’s underneath it here — and the WWT’s Slimbridge Wetland Centre, where we can feed nēnē (Hawaiian goose). (The organization was responsible for breeding the goose and staving off its extinction.)

And then there’s Scotland (top photo) and Ireland, two places neither of us have been, and likely the highlight of our trip. The Highlands, Edinburgh Castle, the search for Loch Ness, the Irish countryside — we’re going to see it all.

And yes, we’ll be in Scotland for the historic independence vote on Sept. 18.

So whatever happens, it should be interesting.

And whatever happens, I’ll definitely be blogging about it!

Follow Cat on her #FoxHoneymoon to England, Scotland and Ireland on Twitter @thedailydish and Instagram @catherinetoth. Track her travels at #CatTravels.

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8 Comments

  • Reply expat jen September 11, 2014 at 8:10 am

    Have a wonderful time… enjoy the Whiskey Trail in Scotland, the Guinness factory in Dublin and my fave park in London, Green Park!
    Look forward to seeing all the fun pictures 🙂

  • Reply M September 11, 2014 at 9:07 am

    Hello Cat and Kai!

    Have a GREAT time!
    I’ll be waiting to read about your trip.

  • Reply Kanakalino September 11, 2014 at 10:20 am

    Be sure to kiss the Blarney Stone (although you’ve shown you really don’t need to).

  • Reply edw September 11, 2014 at 11:30 am

    Have a safe trip and above all enjoy yourselves!!

  • Reply zzzzzz September 11, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    I’m looking forward to hearing about being in Scotland for the election.

  • Reply Old Man September 11, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    O.K. you two. Have a great time, safe travelling, so enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

  • Reply Kehau September 11, 2014 at 11:37 pm

    Have a Happy Honeymoon! Can’t wait to hear all about it and see the photos!

  • Reply Dennis September 12, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Have a great honeymoon! Take care and have a safe trip.

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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