Destination: United Kingdom

Monmouth - Howden

Sun, 15 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [593]

Internet connection is poor in our current B & B so this will be short and sweet.  Yesterday the weather packed in, although not as badly as predicted.  We ended up doing a lot of driving which has got us just south of York in a small town ... Read more >

Photos: Monmouth, Wales - Howden

Sun, 15 Sep 2013 | By quando | Photo Gallery

Highbridge - Monmouth

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [552]

We had a brief tour of Burnham-on-Sea just out from Highbridge.  Essentially, to get a decent map of the UK so as to make Janices navigation easier.  Tide was out, a long way, and many small boats were high and dry on the sand.  The beach ... Read more >

Photos: Highbridge - Monmouth

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By quando | Photo Gallery

Bodmin - Highbridge

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [319]

The Cornish mizzle turned into a steady rain during the day.  Our only stop of note was in Tintagel.  The castle there is where the legend of King Arthur was born and perpetuated by successive generations of monks who seemed to like spending ... Read more >

Photos: Bodmin - Highbridge

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By quando | Photo Gallery

Bike ride to Padstow

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [241]

Mizzle, the misty Cornish drizzle that we woke up to this morning.  Not enough to keep us off the bikes.  In fact perfect biking weather.  The trip to Padstow along the Camel trail was only 10-11 miles return.  Lindsay on a trike, ... Read more >

Photos: Bike ride to Padstow

Thu, 12 Sep 2013 | By quando | Photo Gallery

Photos: Eden Project St Austell Cornwall

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 | By quando | Photo Gallery

Bodmin Cornwall

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 | By quando | Views [268]

For the next couple of nights we're staying in Bodmin with Lindsay an English friend of Janice's.  The towns, we passed through to get here, don't have the same tidy/quaint appeal as in Ireland.  The country landscape is still rolling hills ... Read more >

Matt - Scotland Stats

Sun, 8 Sep 2013 | By katescarlett | Views [422]

Here are some stats from the Scotland leg of the tour for anyone geeky enough to be interested (with the Scandinavia stats as well for comparison)   Scotland Scandinavia Count: 41 Activities 32 Activities ... Read more >

There and back again

Sun, 8 Sep 2013 | By katescarlett | Views [423]

These are our final days in Scotland. We are back in Edinburgh, having done what feels like a full circle of the country while barely scratching the surface. All up, dear Bertie the Bicycle has rolled just over 5000kms. After Matt's run in with the sheep, ... Read more >

Photos: Scotland 2

Sun, 8 Sep 2013 | By katescarlett | Photo Gallery

Photos: Photos

Tue, 3 Sep 2013 | By azariah | Photo Gallery

The big change

Sun, 1 Sep 2013 | By wanderlustnotlost | Views [253]

At the age of 20 I decided to move from our sleepy boring village in Germany to one of the greatest cities in the world- LONDON. My top reason to move to the UK wasn't the great weather or the very confusing traffic but the fact that you can be ... Read more >

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