London!

5:35am on a brisk late summer morning Mad touches down, after far too many hours in the air from Wellington.
The plan is simple. He must not sleep until this evening!
With a tight schedule to stickBaca lagi
Arrival in Valencia

The day started with an epic full English fry up at the Bourne senior residence. Then it was off to the airport en route to Valencia - possibly the quickest airport check in on record, we were throughBaca lagi
Oceanographic Adventure

Today we explored the Science Museum (boring) and the largest aquarium in Europe (yay!)
After a confusing walk through the towering concrete maze of inner Valencia, we hijacked a bus and made offBaca lagi
Cultural city with traditional Paella

A stroll through the back street's of Valencia lead us to the famous fountain at Plaza de la Virgen, complete with busking jazz saxophonists and some eloquent violin playing to add to the atmosphere.Baca lagi
Cycling in Turia Park

After our paella experience, we stopped past the ancient silk exchange building and headed to Turia Park - this park runs all the way through the city in what used to be the riverbed, which wasBaca lagi
Sunning in Ibiza

Leaving Valencia we had a short 30 minute Ryanair flight to the Spanish island of Ibiza - another smooth check in and no complaints with Ryanair. This completes Emily's Balearic island trio -Baca lagi
Car exploration and the C’an Marça Caves

Following a spontaneous Zouk dancing class last night, we pondered on how to spend our time today. Check out was 11am, but the hotel said we could store our luggage and use all the facilities all dayBaca lagi
Currywurst und bier

After a late night arriving in Berlin we have had a lazy start to the German leg of the grand tour. To limit excessive walking for Emily, and Mad's achilles, we bought a ticket for the hop on hop offBaca lagi
Berlin wall, games and spa

On our final day in Berlin we headed to the Game Science Centre to check out some new technologies emerging in gaming. They had some cool games which tracked your vision or finger tips to control theBaca lagi
Lazy day in Amsterdam

We had a lazy day today. Our flight from Berlin was slightly delayed so we were hanging around at the airport s while. Berlin airport is useless, all the shops, food and drinks places are beforeBaca lagi
Cruising around

We set off through the Jordaan region of Amsterdam, full of quaint and boutique shops and cafes. After a quick refreshment we headed to a boat cruise of the canals of Amsterdam. Our captain RobertBaca lagi
Lost in Amsterdam

Well not lost as such, but we spent the afternoon wandering the streets taking in more of the sights. The red light district was 'interesting' to say the least, we also mooched around a large fleaBaca lagi
Windmills!

In researching options for our final day, we decided to ditch a formal tour and do it ourselves, so we got an uber to Zaanse Schans, a country village not far from Amsterdam where they have aBaca lagi
Bathing in Bath

We headed west to Bath on phase four of the grand tour. Our accommodation here is superb, a luxury 2 bedroom apartment close to the city centre, complete with mood lighting! We had a relaxingBaca lagi
Shafted in Wales

We made the 1hr 10min journey into Wales to visit Mad's ancestral homeland near Pontypool. Mad's grandfather worked in the coal mines in the area so after visiting the house where he lived, we droveBaca lagi
Chedworth Roman Villa

We drove from Cheltenham to Chedworth Roman Villa, a national trust excavation site complete with mosaic flooring, saunas, underfloor heating and all sorts of interesting archeological finds. TheBaca lagi
Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park was chockablock today, probably owing to the last (?) hurrah of summertime.
Via online booking (standing outside the park) we cunningly avoided queuing for the entry tickets but thatsBaca lagi
PengembaraBrilliant strategy. You guys are pros. Have a great holiday on the continent. 🌏 🇪🇺💶
PengembaraExcellent start to your European adventure with Mad.
PengembaraGosh starting at a flying pace😅