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Thu, 13 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [253]
DURHAM CATHEDRAL WAS COMPLETED IN ONLY forty years—it took two centuries longer to build the “Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York.” I guess Gothic cathedrals must be holier than Norman ones. As with the City Walls, ... Read more >
Fri, 28 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [182]
WHEN CONNIE SUGGESTED THE JODRELL BANK Observatory both Chris and Rose smiled. Even though it was “in their neighborhood” the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester was still on their To-Do List. I had never ... Read more >
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [173]
HIKING HOLIDAYS ARE A BIG DEAL IN WALES. Unfortunately Wales is also know for its terrible weather; only one day in three is sunny. We took advantage of a rare bit of Welsh sunshine and headed for the rugged Pembrokeshire coast. Temperature in the mid-... Read more >
Mon, 17 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [155]
SANT DEWI YW NAWDDSANT CYMRU. Saint David is the Patron Saint of Wales. Now I understand why we feel so disoriented—we didn’t even know that Cymru was Welsh for Wales! Next time I want to strengthen my password, I’ll write something ... Read more >
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 | By shaz | Views [150]
I had company on this cycling trip. This girl has never cycled long distance in her life. She has never tried an activity holiday where we were cycling everyday even in the rain. I had back up plans just in case she said no fucking way but none were ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [147]
WE ARE SPENDING OUR LAST FEW DAYS in England with old friends Chris and Rose. They were expats working in Uganda when we first met; since then we’ve stayed in their cottage in the Pennines, ran into them in South Africa and joined them in ... Read more >
Sun, 23 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [145]
WHEN ENGLISH KINGS WEREN’T MOUNTING a Crusade or at war with France, they kept themselves in shape by battling the Scots or the Welsh. Decades before he dealt with Scots William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, Edward I, who succeeded his father ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Mar 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [140]
GREETINGS FROM THE UK; SCOTLAND TO BE precise; Stirling to be preciser. After flying from Palma to Barcelona then over the Pyrenees to Manchester and spending two nights in soulless hotels, it’s wonderful to be back in an AirBnB. We are in the ... Read more >
Mon, 10 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [137]
AFTER CHECKING BOTH THE WEATHER and tide-tables, we decided to re-visit the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. The Holy Island is accessible only during low tide, something that hardly bothers its 160 permanent residents but greatly affects the 650,000 visitors ... Read more >
Tue, 4 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [136]
THE ARCHITECTURE OF GLASGOW'S RIVERSIDE MUSEUM on the banks of the River Clyde is as impressive as its collections. The contemporary design by architect Zaha Hadid stands in juxtaposition to the nostalgic transportation systems of Riverside’s collection.... Read more >
Sun, 5 May 2024 | By shaz | Views [133]
We're on our way to hike up Scafell Pike. First it's a 35 minutes walk to the bus stop, 30 minutes on the dodgy bus and another 30 minutes walking to the starting point. All that before even taking one step on the trail. Ffs I'm knackered already. ... Read more >
Sat, 8 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [133]
THIS IS OUR FIRST “OFFICIAL” VISIT TO DURHAM—our “drive-by” in 2011 hardly counts. I wrote nothing in my journal and can’t find a single photo, not even of Durham Cathedral. And as I remember, we were busy scooting ... Read more >
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [131]
CHRIS AND ROSE GUIDED US ON A DAY-TRIP to York in 2011, but with lunch and travel time we just had a sniff of the city. With three full days we should be able to make some memories. We will miss the National Railroad Museum again—all of the free ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [106]
FACT—5000 SCOTSMEN UNDER WILLIAM WALLACE defeated the much larger Army of Edward I at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. You may remember the battle and Wallace’s blue face from the popular movie, Braveheart. Most everything else in ... Read more >
Sat, 23 Sep 2023 | By lizscar | Views [119]
Well....today was a mixed bag to say the least.
I got up around 7 and waited until 9 or so to try to rouse the others - who were un-rouseable until a tad later. I made some meat-free bacon and toast for my mom and Jared slept through ... Read more >
Fri, 29 Sep 2023 | By lizscar | Views [115]
So today was the day to pick up the car and drive to Oban. I was dreading it and I guess I wasn't wrong. We woke up early and o had a big granola and yogurt breakfast before we loaded up Christine's car and drove to Perth to pick up the car.
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Tue, 26 Sep 2023 | By lizscar | Views [108]
We woke up on the later side and had some cereal for breakfast and a pot of coffee before we sat off to do some traveling. Christine had made plans for us which included a nice drive in the country to the Queens View. Apparently Queen Victoria had visited ... Read more >
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 | By lizscar | Views [106]
We woke up early in Leith because we needed to get out of the AirBnB by 10 am and we needed to catch a train. I convinced Jared and my Mom not to take a cab so that we could take the hop on and hop off bus again as our ticket was good for 24 hours and ... Read more >
Sun, 24 Sep 2023 | By lizscar | Views [99]
We slept and slept - my travel companions were un rousable until 3 pm!!! I was getting annoyed since it was our last full day. Mom didn't want to go anywhere and just stay in the AirBnB - I couldn't tell if Jared cared.
Oh and I should say ... Read more >
Fri, 22 Sep 2023 | By lizscar | Views [97]
Well...it wasn't really a first day...
We flew to Boston where Jared bought snacks and I got clam chowder from Legals. We also order a wheelchair for mom - which - no one told me would be really, really hard to push between terminals. It was a slog.... Read more >
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