Bath
18 июня 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Bath (Aquae Sulis) is up there with Pompeii in my opinion- absolutely stunning! The Roman Baths are beautiful and are still being excavated- hard to believe they’re just sitting there buried underЧитать далее
Stonehenge
19 июня 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another bucket list item done and dusted! Sorted out our new travel arrangements and then drove an hour to Salisbury. Walked the couple of kilometres in 30 degrees heat - but loving being back in theЧитать далее
ПутешественникSo surreal being there eh, and such a random place to be! Loving your pics Deb! Xx
Mont St Michel
20 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
New fave of all faves!
Drove (the long way if you look at our route tracker lol) from Chambourd to Mont St Michel
One of those OMG moments when you first see it - absolutely magnificent!!
The islandЧитать далее
Les Sables d’Olonne and Nantes
21 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Left Mont St Michel and headed to Les Sables d’Olonne, a beautiful beachside town ( recommended by my friend Patris) Stunning beachfront and hundreds of people swimming ( a sweltering day today)Читать далее
Bordeaux
22 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
When in Bordeaux …
Spent the morning wandering the streets Did a group tour in the afternoon to St Emilion and 2 of the wineries
Met a great group of people and ended up spending the rest of theЧитать далее
Limoges
23 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Limoges is way bigger than I expected and they LOVE Rugby and the All Blacks! So of course we loved telling everyone where we are from! 😂😂
Wandered around the city and took in the sights
FunЧитать далее
Oradour-Sur-Glane
24 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Did a final wander of Limoges and our next stop was Oradour-Sur-Glane (the Martyred Village)
On 10th June 1944, Nazis surrounded the village, herded all the women and children into the Church and setЧитать далее
ПутешественникGeez that is appalling! Very foresighted of de Gaulle to determine ransacked village would be left as is, it's a poignant picture that paints a thousand words.
Poitiers to Tours
24 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Set off from Poitiers to Tours and wandered around Tours for most of the day. It is so hot we had to keep stopping for a cold beer!!
Tours is lovely - lots of old buildings and Churches - there’s aЧитать далее
ПутешественникLoving the buildings there. And our eleven degree days! Looks bloody magnificent alright
Le Mans and Honfleur
26 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
‘Popped’ in to Le Mans for Ian to see the track and found the museum!
Carried on to Honfleur, an amazing village and port. Starting to see the change in architecture now we’re in Normandy. Had aЧитать далее
Le Havre to Lille
27 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Stopped off at Etretat to see the beach and cliffs, which were spectacular!
Such a shame it was raining as our original intention was to lie on the beach for a few hours! 😩 well worth the detourЧитать далее
Dunkirk to Bruge
28 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Hit the beach of Dunkirk In WW2 1940 the Germans were making a swift advance towards the English Channel, trapping English and French troops- operation Dynamo, a daring strategic plan, evacuated 338kЧитать далее
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Love this photo! Looks like it having such an amazing time x
Calais to Dover
29 июня 2025 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Au Revoir France!
Got the train from Lille to Calais (a bit of a mission with 4 suitcases, 2 full backpacks and shopping bags! lol) and then jumped on the Ferry to Dover.
The crossing itself was onlyЧитать далее
Woolwich to London
30 июня 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Ian and Ali gave us a tour of London - via the Thames!
1. Woolwich - walked the tunnel under the river to North Woolwich which was a bomb shelter during the war
2. Ferried back over the river andЧитать далее
Felixstowe Pier
1 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Girls off to the beach! It’s a glorious day and the 2 Ian’s are going to Duxford to the Aviation Museum
Ali and I had lunch and Prosecco and then lay on the beach and swam- so relaxing! 33Читать далее
Cambridge
2 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We drove to Cambridge and jumped on the Hop on Hop off bus. I didn’t realise Cambridge was so huge!
There is actually 2 Universities and 31 Colleges - a total of 20,000 students and nearly as manyЧитать далее
Silverstone - Opening Day
3 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Familiarised ourselves with the Circuit etc - it’s huge!! Thousands turned out for what is traditionally a ‘quieter day’ as they prepare for the racing.
Our tickets included a walk of the PitЧитать далее
Practise Day
4 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Pretty chilled day watching Formula One practise sessions and Formula 2 and 3 qualifying
Our accommodation is so cute and located in a tiny village just outside of Milton Keynes..
We got back aboutЧитать далее
FP3 and Quali
5 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Yes- I’m an F1 chick now…
Up early to get to the track before the crowds. We drive to Milton Keynes station and get a shuttle, which drives through quaint little villages on the way.
Liam’s outЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou crack me up 🤣 great to see you make the most of every opportunity 😂😂
British Formula One Grand Prix
6 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
This is the 75th anniversary of F1 GP at Silverstone
All the stars were here - I saw Keanu Reeves, Jeremy Clarkson, Vin Diesel
Our stand was uncovered, so we sat through 4 seasons in one day! OneЧитать далее
ПутешественникI hope you’re bringing one of those policemen home as a souvenir 💕
The Cotswolds
7 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I’m so glad we “popped over” to the Cotswolds for our last bit of sightseeing- so idyllic!
Stopped in at Bibury, famous for the row of Weavers Cottages from the 15th century then went to BourtonЧитать далее
Colchester
8 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Had a lovely drive through the countryside to Colchester- which is the oldest recorded town in England.
Wandered around doing last minute shopping.
Colchester has the largest remaining VictorianЧитать далее
ПутешественникLayer up, it’s only 40 degrees in Dubai , but 10 in Akl 😬💕
Halstead to Heathrow
9 июля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Last day - did a wee last minute tour of Halstead and then Ali drove us to Stansted Airport where we boarded a bus to Heathrow.
They tried to charge us $500 for excess luggage- which we argued andЧитать далее
ПутешественникAwww back to reality, with a mountain of memories, new places seen and new friends met 😘
ПутешественникLooks stunning
ПутешественникRenee Loved living in bath
ПутешественникOh cool - I didn’t know she lived in Bath - such a great place!