April Coker, Author

Tag: tourist

  • “Never give up!”

    When I was a college student at Tyler Junior College, I had a history teacher who was an avid admirer of Winston Churchill. I’ll never forget the day he strode into the classroom bellowing the words: “Never give up!” I may not have learned much about the war, but that quote stuck with me. I…

  • Who’s Who at the Zoo

    It was us! The London Zoo is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. Hard to imagine it’s been in existence almost as long as the USA. Things are OLD over there! We picked a crazy-hot day to skip church and go to the zoo. Church would have been much cooler. I wore one of my…

  • Upside down, all around

    It’s been a minute since I last posted, but if you’ll recall, I ended up flying to London without my travel buddy since she had to wait until the next day for a flight out of DFW. I managed to find my gate, survive the nine-hour flight, disembark with my luggage, get through customs and…

  • Day Ochd (Eight)

    We had a couple of mishaps on our way back to Inverness–nothing bad, though, so dinna fash! The first one happened when the tour bus hit a rough spot in the road and several belongings which had been stored overhead fell out of the shelves and onto the passengers. Everyone scrambled to grab their things,…

  • Ceithir (Day 4)

    We reached the Scotch Whisky Experience just in time for our scheduled whisky tasting. Yes, I know I shouldn’t be drinking whisky (in Scotland there is no “e” in whisky). The venue for our whisky tasting just happened to be at the top of the Royal Mile adjacent to Edinburgh Castle. Of course it was.…