Portland Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals

I was in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as a helicopter engineer.  I joined in December 1983 and served until March 1989.  I Was mainly based in Portland, Dorset on the south coast of England.   The Air station no longer exists and the area has been redeveloped into the national sailing academy and will be hosting the sailing events for the 2012 Olympics.  During this time I managed to get around the UK and on a few trips overseas.  I went to Cadiz in Spain, Lisb…

This cove is a bit of a well kept secret by the locals. Its a secluded little cove reached by a lot of steps. Its not visible from any road so you would not stumble across it. Once on the beach it is a little uncomfortable as it is only stones. But it is a sun trap and gets really hot. It is protected from the wind as it is on the east side of the island.  Over the years the locals have built small beach huts/sheds where they have made little gardens and rock walls.  It h…

several eternities later, hav ing got stuck in tons of traffic, Crispy and I arrived in Portland. Suffice to say that we wil NOT be coming in summer!  One sunny day and the entire population of the UK seemed to be heading South.  Understandable - we were too - but golly I'd forgotten how much I hate holiday traffic!  So we were both relieved to see Portland up ahead. Portland is in essence an island, connected to the mainland by a spit of land attatched to Chessil Beach.&nbs…

I first followed a coast path, climbing quite high to have a nice view of the town. It was built with a light stone, the town center is very picturesque. Then, I drove to the Isle of Portland to see Portland Bill. I saw pictures of it before, and it looked amazing so I wanted to check it myself! I really like that place. It was very quiet, only few tourists and some people fishing. The landscape with rocks is not something I am used to so it was a great experience to see that! &nb…

I, my friends and family did a tour of South England and Wales. The trip was five days long and we did around 800 miles in total.