Back in Copenhagen for a couple of days for the start of my Spectacular Scandanavia tour. I skipped a few must dos but as always found new things to enjoy before heading onward to Gothenburg.

I’ve been traveling outside of Southern California, so it was wonderful to be back at the Huntington Library and Gardens on this perfect cool sunny winter afternoon. I couldn’t help contrasting this visit with my last one which was back in Spring where I met this delightful lady all pretty in period.

For our grand finale, let’s make our way through the English countryside enjoying and appreciating all that it has to offer.

Leaving Ireland behind we arrived in Wales and spent a couple of days exploring the fortified castles and keeps along the Welsh Marches. These might have been military outposts at one point but now they’re thriving towns with a lot to offer.

Dublin, one of the top 30 cities in the world epitomizes all that is Ireland, crowded, colorful bustling.

Let’s travel onwards, stopping to kiss the Blarney Stone and onto Cork, Cobh (the Queensland Story), Kilkenny to arrive in Dublin for our Irish finale.

Join wandering Veena in seeing the beautiful vistas around every twist and turn along the Ring of Kerry. It is definitely a feast for the eyes and a trip that I would love to repeat at a much slower pace.

Let’s join wandering Veena explore the Emerald Isle. Is there a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? do leprechauns wander freely? are we likely to run into the fair folk?

Hmm! What I can assure you is that there’s a lot of pubs, wonderful people and yes you can see forty shades of green.

Let’s cross the Irish Sea and make our way to Derry or Londonderry in Northern Ireland and learn about the troubled history of this volatile part of the United Kingdom. But first, let’s step on to the Giant’s causeway and enjoy a relaxing night at a traditional Irish Pub.

Come visit the Orkney Islands with wandering Veena to see what they have to offer.

Raise a dram with wandering Veena to celebrate this incredible journey through the Scottish highlands.

Cross over the border into Scotland and explore Edinburgh with wandering Veena before journeying across the Firth of Forth into the Scottish Highlands.

The Saxons, Normans, Vikings, Romans all left their mark on this part of England. J.K. Rowling author of the Harry Potter books left her own mark here. Spend an afternoon with wandering Veena on a ramble through York and see what its all about.

Wandering Veena’s recent visit to England took her to Stratford on Avon to pay her respects to the Bard and then onwards to the beautiful Lake District to William Wordsworth’s grave and Beatrix Potter’s home. I hope you enjoy this visit as much as I did.

Whether it was established in the 9th century or the 11th century there is little doubt that Oxford University is the oldest English speaking university in the world. Lets take a walk through the golden hued colleges and churches crowned with steeples and spires with wandering Veena.

Have you seen your neighborhoods transformed with beautiful public art on street corners? Come join wandering Veena explore what got her started on her obsession with painted utility boxes and a growing collection of pictures of what she finds.

No passport or flight needed if you live in Southern California to tour Little Saigon and imbibe the food and culture of Vietnam.

Los Rios Historical District a hidden gem in San Juan Capistrano. A street full of homes built in the 1800s which have been turned into shops, restaurants and art galleries. A great place to spend an afternoon and learn some of California’s early history.

In every corner of the globe, there’s a Chinatown, a Chinese restaurant or an Asian grocer. Chinese food is a popular takeout in most households across the world. Los Angeles Chinatown is not as big as some but still worth a visit.