Destination: United Kingdom

Over the sea to Skye

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [177]

Wasn't planning this but the weather still not so great so got the ferry from Mallaig ... Not my scenery  so empty and not green, heather moorland or mountains and rain. Stopped for a cuppa in  what i thought was a reasonably sheltered spot.... Read more >

hit the 1000

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [170]

Done my first 1000 miles with no hitches - though it did take 3 garages to tell me where to top up the oil, A timely reminder by brother in law was to check tyres oil and water each stop.. well not quite each ,but I have done them all . West coast Scotland ... Read more >

Cultural day

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [171]

,Left Portling- home of a 'grand design' known locally as the toilet block and headed up the scenic route to  Ayr -  to Culzean castle  abosolutely beautiful setting on the cliffs amd gorgeous gardens overnighted in a quiet lay by and ... Read more >

Palnackie

Fri, 4 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [219]

Travelled north from yorkshire via national trust places. stopped in a lay by on the cleaveland wayfor one night  with pheasants chortling around the place, and woke to find the car park i was looking for a hundred yards down the road! Headed into ... Read more >

Shropshire lambs

Fri, 4 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [181]

Invited by a colleague from work to come and see how lambing went.  so headed off, getting lost despite the satnav down the shropshire lanes. Plenty of practice reversing but three point turns are still 5 or 7 point, but thats the price of non powered ... Read more >

A Very Furry Holiday!

Thu, 3 Apr 2014 | By steve10988 | Views [1489]

Pet industry's graph has seen a vertical rise in the past few years; 2010, alone, saw over $47 billion spent on pet related products and services. It is no surprise that these hotels have seen a ballistic bloom in past few years with more and more people ... Read more >

Tags: hotels with pets, pet accomodation, pet friendly hotels, pets in hotels, travel with pets

Days 8-10: Malmesbury

Wed, 2 Apr 2014 | By anijensen | Views [454] | Comments [1]

On Monday morning, the sun was fighting with the fog to shine through and give us a nice day.  The weather channel was calling for rain so we opted for a driving day out instead of walking.  We chose to stay as close to Malmesbury ... Read more >

Shrunken Heads, George Washington’s Hair and Other Curiosities - A Look at London's Museums

Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [745]

London boasts a phenomenal number of museums, around 240 in total. Included in these monuments to the wonder of human accomplishment and our natural world are such greats as the Tate Modern, the Natural History Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, ... Read more >

Tags: british museum, collectors, hoarders, huntarian museum, london, wellcome collection

Days 5-7: Malmesbury

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 | By anijensen | Views [428] | Comments [1]

We visited the castle at Harlech in Wales right after having a yummy breakfast and headed down all the tiny, twisty roads.  Our destination was the Crown Inn in a tiny town called Newcastle, a pub where we are staying on our Offa's Dyke trek. ... Read more >

Days 3 & 4 - Castles in Wales

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 | By anijensen | Views [498] | Comments [1]

We had a great day yesterday.  Left Ireland around 7:30 am and headed to the port to jump on the ferry.  The ride over to Holyhead is only 90 minutes, so after a cup of coffee and a few runs to the toilet we landed.  Our rental car ... Read more >

Photos: England, Ireland and France 2014

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 | By anijensen | Photo Gallery

the magic roundabound

Mon, 24 Mar 2014 | By michidoesoz | Views [361] | Comments [2]

Round and round it goes and where it ll stop nobody knows. ... amamoor- gympie-maryborough- wilkesdale-maleny-noosa. ... Jack and I have found us a nice little circle in south qld. Scoring persimmons,mangoes,dragon fruit, pineapple,custard apples....... Read more >

A National Health Nighmare?

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [826] | Comments [1]

    Entering my local NHS doctor’s surgery it resembled a news report on the latest strain of bird flu. There was an air of ailing disarray. The waiting room packed with patients, children squealing, clinging to their parents. When ... Read more >

Tags: health-care, nhs, uk

So You Want to Worship...

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 | By cfleisch10 | Views [419]

For our mandatory Encountering London course, we take "field trips" (yes, I am a college student) to different places in London and the UK. Over the last two Fridays, we have gone to both Canterbury and Westminster Abbey. Seeing as I seem ... Read more >

Tags: dover; cathedral; abbey; church; poets corner; sh, westminster; canterbury

Photos: Hawaiian Islands & Mexican Cruise

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 | By dez-dez-mick-tony | Photo Gallery