Oxford
2. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
After a nauseating ferry ride we were welcomed by the white cliffs of Dover and England's best friend: the rain. We pushed straight on to Oxford. This small city is full of students, which makes senseLue lisää
The Cotswolds
3. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
These charming villages scattered among rolling hills and river valleys were an unexpected delight. We stopped in 3 of them and enjoyed our very first - but definitely not last - cream tea (tea withLue lisää
North Wales
6. elokuuta 2023, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We joined Miel's family to explore Wales together. Its highest mountain, mount Snowdon (1085m), is reachable by train but luckily we chose to take on the Horseshoe Loop, which tackles 3 other peaks asLue lisää
South Wales
9. elokuuta 2023, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Lots of things to do in the more densely populated south! We drove along the many sheep and dams of the Elan Valley 🐑, went hiking in waterfall country in Brecon Beacons NP, arrived just afterLue lisää
Cheddar Gorge
10. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We stopped here on our way to the south, not to taste the famous cheese, but to explore the beautiful limestone gorge!
Dartmoor National Park
11. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We met Florestan, Tine and Linde at what must be the most atypical Airbnb ever - a sheep pasture - where we pitched our tent. Despite the awful weather prediction, we had an amazing day exploring theLue lisää
Cornwall
17. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Cornwall is beautiful! Some car trouble with Otto didn't stop us from exploring the north and the south of this amazing county by walking some stretches of the South West Coast Path, paddleboardingLue lisää
London
22. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Going to a music festival in one of London's beautiful parks was the perfect ending to our trip with the cakes ❤️. We lingered a little at Linde & Flo's place to discover the big city. We visitedLue lisää
Peak District
25. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Misleadingly, there are no real mountains in Peak District, so at first sight we were a bit underwhelmed. Luckily there were enough cute villages, rolling hills and caves to keep things interesting.Lue lisää
York
27. elokuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
York has it all: an interesting Viking past ⚔️, the national railway museum with its iconic locomotives🚂, a trendy street food market 🍔, well-preserved city walls that offer great viewsLue lisää
Housesitting @ North York Moors NP
2. syyskuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We spent one week housesitting in Thornton-Le-Moor, a small village close to Northallerton. It was so nice to have our own house for a while, especially with the three best dogs: Dillon, Pablo & Leo!Lue lisää
North York Dales NP
3. syyskuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We visited the North York Dales National Park on our way to the Lake District. First stop: the Brimham Rocks, weird rock formations that Miel couldn't resist climbing (no worries, it wasn't thatLue lisää
Lake District NP
6. syyskuuta 2023, Englanti ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Although this national park is mostly famous for - you guessed it - its 16 lakes, we couldn't ignore Scafell Pike, the highest peak of England. We did a bigger loop to avoid the most popular route,Lue lisää
Housesitting & Bamburgh
11. syyskuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We arrived in Scotland and did a short but memorable housesit. 4 days with 4 gorgeous animals! Since we're both fans of the TV show 'The Last Kingdom' (Laura loves Uthred) we had to visit BamburghLue lisää
Mull & Staffa
12. syyskuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We drove through the Isle of Mull mainly to get to Staffa and its magical Fingal's cave. This sea cave is entirely made up of hexagonal basalt columns, created by the cooling and contracting of lavaLue lisää
Glencoe Valley
14. syyskuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We're in the Scottish Highlands 😍! Glencoe Valley is known for its waterfalls and many, many trails that climb the many, many peaks. We chose to conquer Bidean Nam Bian (at 1150m the highest aroundLue lisää
Ben Nevis & Glenfinnan
16. syyskuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We tackled Scotland's highest mountain and in doing so apparently completed the 'National 3 Peaks Challenge' (we also climbed Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales). Some people even do this inLue lisää
Isle of Skye
21. syyskuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Skye was wet ... very wet 🌧️. And windy ... very windy 💨. We drove around the whole island and visited the highlights in between rain showers. Luckily, these made up for the weather, theLue lisää
NC500
22. syyskuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
The North Coast 500 is a popular driving route around some of Scotland's most remote and beautiful mountains and beaches, circling the northern Highlands 🚐.
Because it's over 800 kilometres (500Lue lisää
Inverness & Loch Ness
25. syyskuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Visible from space, the Great Glen is a huge valley in the Scottish Highlands (running from Inverness to Fort William), eroded by glaciers more than 10,000 years ago. These glaciers carved the valleyLue lisää
Housesitting near Cairngorns NP
8. lokakuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
After more than two weeks in Otto, it was so nice to be in a warm, cosy house and to take long, hot showers (especially as it was mostly 🌧️ during our 12 days here).
Jess & Rosco were theLue lisää
Pitlochry
10. lokakuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
After saying goodbye to Jess, Rosco and the very sweet family in Kirriemuir, it was time to put on our hiking boots (very necessary as it is swampy everywhere!).
We were too late for the raftingLue lisää
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
11. lokakuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
This national park offers lochs, forests, glens and mountains across 1,865 square km. Miel climbed 2 of them: Ben A'an, close to the shores of Loch Achray, and Conic Hill, with stunning of Loch LomondLue lisää
Glasgow
12. lokakuuta 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
As Glasgow is less than an hour from Loch Lomond, we made a quick visit to this city (the biggest in Scotland). We visited the beautiful Botanic Gardens, the impressive main building of the universityLue lisää
Housesit in Edinburgh
16.–19. lokak. 2023, Skotlanti ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The capital provides the full Scottish experience: a castle, a whiskey centre, buskers playing the bagpipes, tartan weaving shops, magic stores, hills to climb, you name itLue lisää


















































































































































































































































































































Yana Van Meerhaeghe
Zo moedig , Laura !🥰