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Trip: England, Scotland and Wales Road Trip

There are [19] stories from my trip: England, Scotland and Wales Road Trip

Week 13: Part Nine – The Forest of Dean (Puzzlewood) and Oxford.

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I remember now why I was never been keen on doing a bus tour around Europe - there too many places to visit in such a short period of time. After only a week on this road trip I was confusing cities and kept forgetting what country we were in and what ... Read more >

Photos: The Forest of Dean (Puzzlewood) and Oxford

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- Puzzelwood: Where they film/ed Merlin (TV Series)! Harry Potter, Doctor Who and it was supposedly an inspiration for JRR Tolkien when he wrote Lord of the Rings. - Oxford: Which is rather self explanatory but if you don't know what it is, Google ... Read more >
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Week 13: Part Eight – Cardiff and the Great British countryside

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After spending the week travelling through England, Scotland and Wales, I started to notice differences between the respective countryside’s. The English countryside is full of rolling green hillsides while the Scottish countryside is green and has lots ... Read more >

Photos: Cardiff and the British Countryside

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Cardiff Castle and Cardiff Bay (including the Millennium Centre!)
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Week 13: Part Seven – Holywell, Portmeirion and Aberyswyth

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When you were a child did you ever dream up an imaginary land where you would go and play, either by yourself, with your brothers and sisters, friends and imaginary friends? A place where you would go and play anytime, day or night until you dreamt up ... Read more >

Photos: Holywell and Portmeirion

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Week 13: Part Six – Cadbury World and Chester

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If you’ve been following my road trip adventure so far, you will have noticed that we stopped at a number of places linked to history (both English and Scottish), myths (the Loch Ness Monster) and legends (Robin Hood). So it was refreshing (and delicious) ... Read more >

Photos: Cadbury World and Chester

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Week 12 or 13: Part Five – Edinburgh and Windemere

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After spending that sunny day touring the Scottish Highlands, I began to think that Scottish weather can’t be that cold if they have warm sunny days like this. Um, note to self: never be too optimistic about the weather in the UK. The very next day was ... Read more >

Photos: Edinburgh

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The Castle and the tour around Edinburgh
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Week 12: Part Four – The Scottish Highlands including Loch Ness

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It was about this point in the trip where I realised that I have a smart phone; a smart phone with Google Maps. Who needs ask for directions to small unknown streets when they have a smart phone with Google Maps? Thank God for that realisation otherwise ... Read more >

Photos: The Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness

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Day trip out of Edinburgh to visit Nessie. Supposedly it was one of the three days in the year when the sun shines.
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Week 12: Part Three – Newcastle and Hadrian’s Wall

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What do Newcastle and Liverpool have in common? No idea? Neither do I. One is near the east coast; the other is near the west coast of the UK, yet I kept calling Newcastle, Liverpool for the whole trip. So in the future if I ever say I went to Liverpool, ... Read more >

Photos: Newcastle (including Hadrian's Wall)

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Fourth stop on the road trip. I love Newcastle in the UK!! It's just a relaxed city!
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Week 12: Part Two - Coventry, Nottingham and Sherwood Forest

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Want to keep your brain active and alert? Want to prevent Alzheimer’s? Forget about brain training and Sudoku, just grab a (sketchy) map of the UK, jump in a car and find your way to your next destination! Okay, so I shouldn’t have expected that the ‘A ... Read more >

Photos: Sherwood Forest

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Third official stop.
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Week 12: Part One - Brighton and Warwick Castle

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I’m not a big city girl. I need to live where there are trees, mountains and preferably a lake or some other body of water. This notion was further re-enforced on my recent road trip around the UK (excluding Northern Ireland ;-) ) Not only is it absolutely ... Read more >