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 […]
Driving to Cornwall from Bath UK We sadly say goodbye to Bath, and head on our UK Road trip towards Cornwall. We don’t like Motorways, so most of the way we take back roads. By chance, we see a sign that points toward Cheddar and so we head towards that direction. Here the Cheddar Gorge […]
Taking a bath in Bath Our road trip continues, and we journey on towards Bath. As we draw closer we turn off the Motorway, and onto a road leading in. We decide to stop at a bakery for a toilet break, and as we do we spy the hotel we have booked for the night […]
Studley Castle Stratford on Avon We are thankful for our GPS. As we wander down country lanes, the scenery is green and pretty and we pass many small country pubs with thatched roof and crooked wood panels. We spent the first 10 minutes just walking around and enjoying the surrounding beauty. Explorason was so thankful […]
Staying in a castle – Castle Craig Y Nos Brecon Wales We have decided to stay as a treat at a castle. And so we selected Craig Y Nos as it was in the National Park of Wales – away from the hustle and bustle, and time to relax and unwind from our busy touring […]
