by Traveller | Aug 26, 2012 | Europe, United Kingdom
When I arrived in Birmingham, I checked into my hotel. Jetlagged. “Good morning. I have a reservation. My name is Brooks,” I say confidently. She responds, “Welcome. Okay. Thank you. Is that Brooks with an A?” “Ahh. Umm. No. Errr. Just...
by Traveller | Aug 25, 2012 | Europe, United Kingdom
Somehow, I wound up in Great Britain this week. Again, my philosophy of “everybody’s got to be somewhere” came true. Only, this time, it was pretty cool. Where, you ask, was I? Dear readers, I was in Birmingham, England. (For my fellow Americans,...
by Traveller | Aug 13, 2012 | North America, United States, Virginia
So, I know this post is late, but having a blog about my travels is a whole new idea for me. Anyway, last weekend, I wound up in Roanoke, Va.to meet a friend at a beer festival featuring 120 beers. Try as I might, that was just too many to taste. In fact, after my...
