IRELAND | Saturday, 17 Jun 2017 | Views [421]
Galway. Of all the places in Ireland we have visited, this city stands out. The quintessentially friendly and funny Irish, clean streets, bright and colourful homes and rain were the hallmarks of this place.
As one does when one finds a good place, ... Read more >
IRELAND | Thursday, 15 Jun 2017 | Views [474]
We were disappointed in Dublin but rural Ireland is altogether different.
We travelled to Cashel to have a look at the Rock of Cashel which is actually an ancient church which looks like a castle. We were fortunate enough to join a group that ... Read more >
IRELAND | Monday, 12 Jun 2017 | Views [572]
We were not sure what to expect from Dublin as everything we hear about Ireland is about how green and beautiful it is. Dublin is neither green nor beautiful.
After checking in at our apartment, we decided to go and explore the city. As we walked ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 9 Jun 2017 | Views [373]
After driving along the extraordinarily scenic west side of Loch Ness on our way to Fort William, we took a detour to a place named Glenfinnan to view the Glenfinnan Viaduct. This particular viaduct has been made famous by the Harry Potter films. As ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 7 Jun 2017 | Views [424]
I discovered the North Coast 500 route quite by accident whilst scouring the internet for places to visit and roads to travel in the north of Scotland.
The route takes you on a clockwise circuit of north Scotland, commencing and finishing in Inverness.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 4 Jun 2017 | Views [320]
I would have liked to have titled this story "Blue Blue Skye" but given the brooding dark clouds and bursts of rain, it didn't seem quite right.
Allow me to tell you that this place is breathtakingly beautiful.
Unfortunately, it seems that the ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 3 Jun 2017 | Views [360]
Rather than drive around Loch Ness, we decided to take a cruise for about an hour. Well worth it as the commentary on the boat was very informative. I can also tell you that a south south west wind blowing down the Loch has one reaching for thick coats.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 3 Jun 2017 | Views [375]
This part of our journey is designated as the castle exploration phase. Potentially three days of inspecting some of Scotland's myriad castles.
We travelled to the car rental headquarters to pick up our car, only to discover that our special ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 31 May 2017 | Views [341]
Is it a strange title? I suppose so, but why l titled this story as such will become evident soon enough.
Like many European cities, Edinburgh had an old town and a more modern, larger part.
The city is dominated by the castle which can be seen ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 31 May 2017 | Views [417]
Every trip starts with an expectation of adventure. Perhaps adventure is not an appropriate description of the circumstances that befell us on this occasion.
As many would be aware, British Airways had an IT malfunction that saw BA flights cancelled ... Read more >
GERMANY | Tuesday, 24 Jun 2014 | Views [306]
Sunday 22 June to Tuesday 24 June 2014
Our last major destination on this trip - I write this in our hotel in Frankfurt after leaving Munchen this afternoon, as we catch a plane in the morning to commence our trip home (insert sad face here)
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AUSTRIA | Sunday, 22 Jun 2014 | Views [374] | Comments [1]
Thursday 19 June - Saturday 21 June 2014
Switzerland has Interlaken, Austria has Innsbruck.
Both places are visually sensational.
Soaring snow capped mountains are to be seen in every direction here, and it is just beautiful. It is one hell ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Wednesday, 18 Jun 2014 | Views [407]
Tuesday 17 June - Wednesday 18 June 2014
I was going title this story Saucy Salzberg. Opposite the hotel is a turkish bakery and next to that is a very gaudy and very loud visually sex shop. I can hear the inevitable question from here. No, I did ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Tuesday, 17 Jun 2014 | Views [523] | Comments [1]
Saturday 14 June to Monday 16 June 2014
Arrived in Wien after another long day on trains. To get here, we had to take the return journey from Krakow to Katowice. This time, we were in a modern, comfortable train. It didn't go any faster though as ... Read more >
POLAND | Saturday, 14 Jun 2014 | Views [405]
Wednesday 11 June to Friday 13 June 2014
Our primary reason for visiting Krakow was to visit Auschwitz, but as we discovered, there is far more to Krakow than that.
After spending most of our day travelling by train from Prague, we finally arrived ... Read more >
POLAND | Thursday, 12 Jun 2014 | Views [378] | Comments [1]
Thursday 12 June 2014
Generally our blog describes the happy incidents, the scenery, the food and most things great about travel.
Not today.
We travelled by minibus to Oswiecim to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp. It turns out that Auschwitz ... Read more >
CZECH REPUBLIC | Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014 | Views [366]
Wednesday 11 June 2014
I promise not to make a habit of writing about train trips, but this one is worth a few words.
We arrived at Prague station to catch our train. The electronic display board showed our train, but not a platform. Given the ... Read more >
CZECH REPUBLIC | Wednesday, 11 Jun 2014 | Views [373]
Sunday 8 June to Tuesday 10 June 2014
Arrived in Praha (yep, that is what the Czechs call the city) mid afternoon after one of the most scenic train journeys we have ever had. The section from Berlin to Dresden was typically European - unbelievably ... Read more >
GERMANY | Sunday, 8 Jun 2014 | Views [326]
We have been fortunate enough to have seen some remarkable scenery on our train journeys in Europe.
The trip from Berne to Interlaken was terrific, as were sections of the journey of Paris to Lyon and some of the trip to Blois from Paris.
After ... Read more >
GERMANY | Sunday, 8 Jun 2014 | Views [348] | Comments [1]
Thursday 5 June - Saturday 7 June 2014
Left Brugge at 8am, changed trains at Brussels and onto Koln where we boarded another high speed train, heading for Berlin. This part of the journey l was particularly looking forward to as this was a part of ... Read more >
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