Gent Belgium is Gorgeous Gent, also known as Ghent, was on our way to our friends. See my blog http://exploramum.com/2014/06/quick-trip-netherlands.html so when we arrived we did not expect the GPS to take us into the center of town. You might think this sounds OK, but as soon as we see we are the only car amidst buses […]
A quick trip to France and Netherlands We have arrived in France from the Dover Ferry. Many cars, bikes, caravans and RV’s are lined up and many of us chat as we waited to board. We have purchased a vehicle and you can read about how we did that here: http://exploramum.com/2014/06/buying-car-England-uk.html It is an RHD and […]
Brugge Belgium is beautiful The first night we arrive in Belgium we head out to get some dinner. 90% of restaurants in Brugge are closed. Tourist prices reign for those that are open. I mean 15 Euro of about $25 for a Wrap. So the next morning we are not sure what to expect. We […]
Day 2 in London – so much to see We are trying to see London in 2 or 3 days. We had a bad day yesterday, but we loved it. So on the way in on the train today we see the stop for Tower Bridge and jump off. We are glad we did. Here […]
London England is fantastic – Day 1 Today is a day we have been waiting for – in fact we have waited a long time. Explorason wants to see Big Ben. So it was interesting that as we took the Underground from Victoria on the Circle Line that we hopped off at Westminster. As soon […]
Chessington England is educational and fun We are staying with friends who used to live in Australia. They have a son 2 years younger than mine, and the boys are getting along so well. They were only 2 and 4 years old when they played last. What a change! As soon as we were in […]
Windsor Castle England is a great education This morning was our last day in Windsor, England. So we decided to make it an educational time, and do a tour of the Windsor Castle. Once inside, we decided not to do an audio tour, but just to walk around. The castle is beautiful. From every angle […]
Legoland Windsor, England I have a 9-year-old son who is addicted to Lego. And I mean seriously addicted! This is out 3rd Legoland. We have “done” San Diego and Florida in the USA and now we are in England and here we go again. Being ” home-schoolers “, we went on a home-school day and […]
Foreigners buying a car in England and driving it in Europe I’m writing this blog with detailed information, in the hope, it can assist other travelers not to waste hours and hours of their precious traveling time running around in circles. There is so little information on buying a vehicle overseas, so I hope this contains […]
Seeing Windsor Castle Marching Band Parade We arrive in Windsor and are pretty happy that our GPS has a car park right off the center. We struggle to find a park, but we manage to score one and feed the meter and grab our printed ticket for a few hours. We wander up the high […]
Staying at De Vere New Place Southampton UK Accommodation Name: DeVere New Place Location: Shirrell Heath, Southampton, Hampshire SO32 2JY Telephone: 0844 980 2315 Website: http://www.deverevenues.co.uk/en/venues/new-place/ Date stayed: June 2014 Breakfast: Fully cooked and buffet Bar: Yes Kitchen: Restaurant, not kitchen or fridge in rooms Wi-fi: Yes Child-friendly: Yes Review: We decided to stay at another DeVere Venue because we had enjoyed our […]
Cornwall is lovely in summer! We leave and drive through the skinniest country lanes. When faced with a VW van we have to back up and the car gets scratched – not happy! But on we go and stop at a few coastal places. Absolutely adore Padstow or Padstein as it is known – Rick Stein […]
