United Kingdom Travel Blogs - Page 15

We have seen a total of 5 castles now, Edinburgh, Urquhart, Huntly, Lochleven and Sterling.  They are unbelievable, its hard to image something so old still exists!  They are hundreds of years older than our own country!!!  Some are in better repairs than others, but thats besides th…

For those of you travelling to Wales this may be of some interest. The country, charming in itself has enough scenery, activity and natural beauty to entertain any age group. If you are strained from walking some of the tough mountain trails then this may be a plausible substitute. It isn't often t…

I woke to a beautiful clear morning in Manchester, I had a quick shower and double checked my kit before I picked up my pack and headed for the bus stop into Manchester city centre.  I was planning on having a full breakfast in the Weatherspoons located close to Piccadilly Station, and thi…

I woke up at Rory's around 10.00 and checked on the train times. I decided to take the 13.20 to Belfast as my tour is early tomorrow. The Eurail only covered my trip to Dundalk. A return o and from Belfast was 24.5 euro The coach was about 2 euro less for the total journey, but it wasn't very comfo…

4.5.09 Brecon Beacons NP to Abergevenny in NP   This morning John and Joan kindly stopped by to say goodbye and offer their place as a stopover on our way south through England after Scotland.  Wasn’t that so nice?  They seem like such interesting, fun people.  They bought a…

As it turned out, flying into London on Christmas day was (mostly) a damn good idea. After half the passengers got off in Singapore, I scored a row of seats on the plane to lie down across. And there were no queues at customs. Surprisingly though, other than a Santa chocolate, I got n…

After a hectic day at work on the Bank Holiday I was eventually able to set off for my Innkeepers Lodge where I am staying overnight before catching my flight from Stansted airport tomorrow. It seemed as if everybody who lives within a ten mile radius of the pub realised I was hoping for a qu…

My favorite place in the world!!!!  Never am I more happy than when I'm in London!!!  Almost a full week here!

So here I am, just over a week to go before the off and yet I still haven't bought a suitcase. I decided a few months ago I needed a change of scenery. I needed to stop just plodding along and get myself out there and experience other cultures and places. There is so much out there that is worth se…

 My grandparents live in a small town about an hours drive north of Alicante in SE Spain, I usually visit two to three times a year but havent since July of last year due to work, i had 3 days off at the beginning of October so booked a cheap ticket on EasyJet to go see them. Id been off sick …

I am going home after 28 days, left Frankfurt, connecting in SFO via London, then to my small local airport.  Okay, I wan't successful  in buying any gifts in Frankfurt, so hopefully I would have better luck at Heathrow.  Who was I kidding?  I was rather  surpri…

This is a trip I'd really been looking forward to - my parents had gone to Salzburg at roughly the same time last year, and I was desperate to see the city. To be honest, part of my obsession stems back to my childhood, the year 1993 to be exact...if you're sitting comfortably, then I'll begin. B…

These are some of my older photos from my first trip to Scotland, and during the 2 years I lived there (1999-2001). I have many more to add at a later time. Meanwhile, hope you enjoy these!

Okay just thought I would try and work out how to use this site before I go, so if you get to see this it means that I have got it sussed.....its the night before i go, i'm packed and ready, surprising how much you can get in a back pack, its a bit heavy but hey I am sure I will manage, just h…

These pictures dont really do this area justice. Its up on a hill overlooking Weymouth bay and across the bay with Portland in the distance. Its a very popular area to sit and just chill and take in the views. There is a great little cafe at the top, where they do a really good spanish omelette. …