England’s Vacation Cottages – Build Your Own Portfolio

2012 will be a big year for travel to the United Kingdom. There’s the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee from the 2nd through the 5th of June, 2012. You can read some details on celebration plans here. I also wrote a post about the amazing Queen last month – this jubilee is a well-deserved honor for both the Queen and her country.

As if that wasn’t enough, add the XXX Summer Olympic Games – held 27 July to 12 August 2012 in and around London. Think of the location of the 2012 Olympics as almost a gift to the Queen. Tourism will be HUGE for the Olympics and anyone planning to be anywhere in Great Britain during this particular time frame had better be making arrangements NOW!

Here’s something you will find very useful from our friends at My Favourite Holiday Cottages. You’ll recognize them from the UK Vacation Cottage of the Month series on this blog.

From their web site, simply click the red “My Favourites Favourites” logIn button and do a quick registration on the site – totally painless. You can then save the results of your searches for the perfect English cottage right on the site. I have a little insider info that there are now over 300 cottages listed. Make some coffee, or some tea, and plan a nice long visit – this will be fun!

Not ready to book today? Well, don’t wait too long if you’re just contemplating 2012 visits, and an even better reason to start working on your portfolio. Even though the Olympics are focused on London, the entire country will no doubt be a #1 travel destination for 2012.

Happy planning…and don’t forget new “Downton Abbey” and “Doc Martin” episodes are also coming up in 2012 for those in the US! I’m ready for a return to “Portwenn” – otherwise known as Port Issac, Cornwall. Here are a few cottages there to get you started…

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