Bernina train to St Moritz
30. Mai 2025 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Up at the crack of dawn to head off to the Swiss Alps!!
We all agree this has been the highlight of our holiday so far!
Giovanni drove us to Bernina, stopping off first to a winery to get our suppliesWeiterlesen
Ciao for now
31. Mai 2025 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Last day in Italy! And it’s a scorcher! Did our last bits of shopping - including the extra suitcases we had to buy to fit it all in lol
Some of the shops have glass floors showing the Roman ruinsWeiterlesen
Ireland
1. Juni 2025 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Arrived in Dublin to a slight change in climate, thank God for my puffer jacket! Jumped in the van, off to Cork 🎉 next morning we arrived early at Blarney Castle to kiss the stone 😘
Dublin to Cobh
1. Juni 2025 in Irland ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Flew into Dublin and picked up our rental van and headed to County Cork
We realised as we neared Cobh that we were miles from Bunratty Castle, where we had booked for a medieval feast that we wouldWeiterlesen
Cork to Galway
2. Juni 2025 in Irland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Weather has turned on us with a big storm brewing!
First up was Blarney Castle. Lucky we were there early and ran straight to the Blarney Stone so we didn’t have to queue. So we now all have theWeiterlesen
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Whats the Craic in Belfast
3. Juni 2025 in Nordirland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We were amazed to discover we were staying at Charlie Chaplin's old lodgings 24 Joy Street!
Galway to Belfast
3. Juni 2025 in Irland ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Arrived in Belfast about 3pm, checked in and went for a walk to check it out. Beautiful buildings and the people are definitely wilder - i.e lots of piercings, tattoos and punks
We had a greatWeiterlesen
Belfast
4. Juni 2025 in Nordirland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Jumped on the hop on hop off bus- first stop the Peace Wall. So impressive. After 40 years of fighting and 3,500 deaths the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 caused a ceasefire although tensions remain.Weiterlesen
Dublin
5. Juni 2025 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Final day in Dublin. Jumped in the car and headed out to Kildare Village for a spot of retail therapy lol
Had a lovely relaxing day - no sightseeing today
- still trying to shake our colds!
Can’tWeiterlesen
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Dumfries
6. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Our bucket list item for Trace and I was to visit Dumfries where our Nana was born - and we are here! A very emotional and uplifting day!
The house she lived in at 19 Howgate St is no longer there butWeiterlesen
Beautiful Edinburgh
6. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Edinburgh
7. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Started the day with a wee champagne breakfast before hitting the streets of Edinburgh( as you do!)
Did the Royal Mile walk to the castle- absolutely amazing! The place is humming and is so ScottishWeiterlesen
Edinburgh to Fort William
8. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Started the day with a tour through Mary Kings Close. This is a whole street that after the plague, they removed the top stories but the whole 3 bottom levels were just built on top of. Mary Queen ofWeiterlesen
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That is cool - on our list for the next visit as well as the wheel
Urquart and Cawdor castles, Culloden
9. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Loch Ness & Urquhart Castle
9. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
I didn’t realise how big Loch Ness is and it’s the longest of all the Lochs. No we didn’t see Nessie 😂 but the Loch is stunning.
The remains of Urquhart Castle are very impressive. It wasWeiterlesen
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Culloden Battlefield
10. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
You can’t do Inverness without visiting the Culloden battlefield( thanks for the recommendation Pip!) where the Jacobites were slaughtered by the Government. We did the tour and then wandered aroundWeiterlesen
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Inverness to Skye
11. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Dropped Trace off at the airport at 5am! got organised and hit the road.Many say the road between Inverness and Skye is one of the most beautiful drives in the world and they are not wrong!Weiterlesen
Isle of Skye
12. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Woke up after the best nights sleep and did a Tiki Tour of Skye
First stop (a wee hike) was the Fairy Pools- stunning! In 1601 the MacDonald and MacLeod clans had a bloody battle ( us MacDonalds won)Weiterlesen
london
12. Juni 2025 in England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Skye to Kilmarnock
13. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
It was sad leaving Skye - such a beautiful spot!
Had a 5 hour drive back through Glen Coe, Ben Nevis, Loch Lomond and Glasgow.
Arrived at Gary & Fiona’s in time for Ian to go and collect his Kilt (Weiterlesen
Ayrshire
14. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Gary and Fiona took us on a local tour of Ayrshire today.
Robbie Burns was born in Kilmarnock. We found out so much about his life at the Museum and the house he was born in- very cool and what aWeiterlesen
Och Aye the Noo
15. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today was about Ian. We went to claim back his castle lol
Dundonald Castle was built in the 14th century by King Robert II of the Stewart dynasty. It sits on a hill overlooking the village ofWeiterlesen
Gretna Green to Penny Lane
16. Juni 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Popped in to Gretna Green, which was the theme for our wedding 6 years ago. Very cool to be there.
Arrived in Liverpool and Tom and Di gave us a private Beatles Tour!
Stopped at Strawberry Fields,Weiterlesen
Paris
16. Juni 2025 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Mine and janines last leg of our trip fabulous Paris.
Wrexham to Bristol
17. Juni 2025 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Popped in to Wales for lunch 😂😂(as you do!) to catch up with Emily and the kids. Had a lovely lunch over a few hours - hard to believe it’s been over 4 years since she left NZ!
Carried throughWeiterlesen
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Hahahahaha should have added the haka at the end
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Spectacular!
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Looking good Deb. 😘
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