Trip: 2008 -2009 trip
There are [44] stories from my trip: 2008 -2009 trip
EGYPT | Thursday, 12 Mar 2009 | Views [401]
Hi everyone I have managed at long last to put appox 300 of the hundreds of photos we have taken This last hotel has the most updated computer system we have come across..I still need to edit where and what they are but a lot I am sure you will work out.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 12 Mar 2009 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | Views [1411]
After spending a few days in beautiful Cork we caught the coach to Rosslare.The journey took in some spectacular scenery along the coast.Passing numerous small villages that we would have enjoyed spending more time in. Rosslare,which is one of the ports ... Read more >
IRELAND | Sunday, 22 Feb 2009 | Views [619]
CARLISLE Arriving in Carlisle for the second visit we were greeted by a snow blizzard,fortunately the County Hotel was just across the road from the station.We spent another four days checking out the different sights. Called by Harraby where my Nana ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 5 Feb 2009 | Views [863]
BALLATER was everything we were looking for...peace and quite and no packing or unpacking for a week.The cottage had everything we needed including underfloor heating and a sauna(which we didn't use)although I am sure after some of the mountain walks ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [978]
Took the ferry from Callais to Dover not a bad ferry ride. Stayed overnight in a B/B then caught the train to Carlisle my birth town.We have changed our route a bit as we wanted to catch up with my neice Fay before she returned to Australia.We will go ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [391]
The train trip from Bordeaux to Paris was a winter wonderland with so much snow covering the fields and houses.Met a girl on the train who was an expat from Sydney but whos friend lives in the street behind us in Mornington..small world. Nord is a suburb ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [439]
On the train from Madrid we went through the Pyrenees where the snow was really coming down and outside was really deep in snow...very pretty from the comfort of a warm carriage. Bordeaux is beautiful the promande runs along side the River Garonne for ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [415]
Arrived in Salamanca Madrid where we were booked into the Salamanca Hostel, which obviously was one of the huge old beautiful apparments with the huge lobby and old style gated lift. Now it has four ensuite hostel rooms on each floor. Amazing shower ... Read more >
SPAIN | Thursday, 22 Jan 2009 | Views [447]
This story has been kindly donated by Peter. Having spent a memorable Spanish Xmas and Boxing Day we went to Granda about 2 1/2 hours from Palaces.The journey took us through the high plains area and into marble and granite quarring areas.our first ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 21 Jan 2009 | Views [362]
Hi folks sorry nothing updated for the moment,I will try and update in the next few days.We are in Scotland and it is snowing!! Thanks to brother David you have some photos to look at. more to follow
SPAIN | Monday, 29 Dec 2008 | Views [1786]
Raining but not heavy when we arive in Barcelona from Narbonne via train.Transferred to local train for Sabadell(prounced Saba Day)which is a large suburb of Barcelona about 20 mins out of the city. The price of the hotel is nearly half the cost of one ... Read more >
SPAIN | Monday, 15 Dec 2008 | Views [897]
Ventimiglia ia near the border of Italy and France on the Italian side. We have enjoyed this part of Italy which is sooo different from Napoli.Here we have found the people very friendly and the town really clean. It is extremely cold and blowing a ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 2 Dec 2008 | Views [636]
Having left the most beautiful Dubrovnik we caught the ferry across to Bari.Ferry journey very interesting spent the night talking to 3 Australian guys who have been travelling the world. Hi Matthew,Paul and Alex if you are reading this. Arived in Bari ... Read more >
CROATIA | Monday, 24 Nov 2008 | Views [654]
We are now in Dubrovnick and will be heading off for Italy tomorrow.
Zargreb a city of museums,churches,universites and statues.. we spent seven hours just exploring the Town.
One of the highlights for Peter were two old men singing in the city ... Read more >
CROATIA | Sunday, 16 Nov 2008 | Views [671]
Istanbul station where we dined in the Orient Express Restaurant before catching the 10pm train to Belgrade. Very impressive restaurant with all its history for fine rail travel over the years...fantstic meal so we were thinking this rail trip should ... Read more >
TURKEY | Wednesday, 12 Nov 2008 | Views [758]
The last two days have been totally amazing...started out Monday at 6:30 pıck up from hotel, then a 5 hour bus drive down to Canakkle, beautıful coastal scenery along the way. Lunch at the hotel where would be staying the night, great vıew across ... Read more >
TURKEY | Saturday, 8 Nov 2008 | Views [526]
Hello from Istanbul Peter and I are just lovıng ıt here...we are stayıng ın the old part of town and just down from the world famous Blue Mosque whıch we vısıted today. We have checked out both the Grand Bazaar and the Spıce Bazaar and managed not ... Read more >
JORDAN | Friday, 31 Oct 2008 | Views [611]
Hi from Jordan Arrived ın Amman at 5am on Wednesday...no room ready for us...no sleep in over 26 hours and no bed!!!Finally at 9:30 a room was ready and great to say we had been upgraded from a very standard room to a superior suite..lounge room included ... Read more >
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JORDAN | Thursday, 30 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery
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