Ruthin Wales – stepping back in time Take a good look at this first photo. Windows – upon windows – upon windows…. in the famous Welsh building in ‘Ruthin’. “The Myddelton Arms, of Dutch design and dating from the mid-16th century, has a remarkable roof with an unusual arrangement of windows known locally as the ‘eyes […]
Wild Pheasant Hotel and Spa Hotel and Spa Llangollen Wales Accommodation Name: Wild Pheasant Hotel and Spa Location: Berwyn Rd, Llangollen, Denbighshire LL20 8AD Telephone: 01978 860629 Website: http://www.wildpheasanthotel.co.uk Date stayed: June 2014 Breakfast: English Hot Buffet Breakfast and Continental Bar: Yes Kitchen: No Wi-fi: in foyer and lounge and bar areas only Child-friendly: Yes Review: The Wild Pheasant is a gorgeous place to stay. […]
Chester England is just gorgeous! We have had a fast day travel. We sadly left our friends behind – this seems to be happening way too often and is the saddest and hardest part of travel….the good-byes. But we do hope to see our friends at the end of our time in Europe. We had […]
Lakes District via Lancaster to Preston UK We wake up to the aroma of bacon, eggs, and Welsh home cooking. Our lovely hostess Cath at Brook House BnB in Windermere is making us a great breakfast, and has made me special vegetarian sausages – oh they are fantastic! We then head to Lancaster. I grew […]
Manchester England for a day Our lovely friends in Preston are having Explorason for a sleepover. So Explorafriend and I head to Manchester. First off is High Tea at Cloud 23 at the Hilton Hotel. It is a bleak and rainy day and the view is grey, but we love the skyline. To us, it […]
The Lakes District, England Today sees us driving our little car, Vegemite, through the country towns of the Lakes District. We start at Keswick. First stop is to park the car. We find out they have a great system where you get a parking dial card and dial-up free parking. Complex to explain, but works […]
Isle of Skye Scotland to Lakes District England It seems like it always rains on those days we decide to do long travels. It rains, and it rains! And today – it rains! We start with a stop. Our first town is just over the bridge. Along a very skinny country hilly road. Up we […]
Isle of Skye, Scotland This morning I woke up with a boomer headache. So after a late start, we hit the road around noon. We thought the Isle of Skye was a tourist haven, but instead, we realized it was more of a retiree and hiker haven. However, we made the best of it. So […]
Driving across Scotland to the Isle of Skye We left the lovely Invermark Hotel and headed through the country roads and past bluebell fields. Suddenly I see a highland cattle, and I pull into a farmers driveway and we all tear off racing back down the narrow road. They were mainly eating the leaves off trees. […]
St. Andrews to Broughty Ferry, Scotland Today is a big day. We left Edinburgh after lunchtime, made our way over the famous Forth Bridge area and then turned to drive along the coastal route. We stopped for hot chips and a coffee at a lovely seaside town called Pittenween. At first, the sky was blue, […]
Edinburgh Scotland for a day Today is our official first day on the road. We have bought a car (I will blog on that separately) and drove from Newcastle to Edinburgh along the coast. We had a few stops along the way, but due to the heavy rain, we didn’t get to see as much […]
Camera Obscura – Fun in Edinburgh \We enter Camera Obscura – my nine-year-old is gone. What? I look around and find him. He has RACED into the exhibition area and is jumping up and down with excitement. We are told we have a show in 10 minutes and to head to the roof. This is […]
