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    Liverpool

    May 25, 2019 in England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Up early and into the city to meet up with Sis and Pete to go on the Magical Mystery Tour. It was really interesting to see where the Beatles came from , their homes etc and the places which the songs came from. Derek and I just spent a couple of hours wandering around the city , Sis and Pete headed off on the next leg of theie trip. Thai dinner on Lark Lane, and a quiet night with the TV.Read more

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    Liverpool to Windermere

    May 26, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Today we drove to Windermere after breakfast, we drove on to Bowness and went on a lake cruise to see the lake properly and a lot of small islands that make up the area. We then had a quick lunch and came out to our hotel for the night it is a manor house and is beautiful. We had dinner here tonight, a couple of drinks and way to much food.Read more

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    Windemere to Glasgow

    May 27, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

    Up for the best breakfast of the trip so far it was amazing Derek had porridge with Drambuie lol, said it was amazing. We then head off to Scotland, we stopped at the stone circle called Castlerigg on the way it was an amazing sight and the scenery around them was amazing as well. Then off to Gretna Green , we went through the Blacksmiths Museum which was really interesting, you can redo your vows there in a handfasting ceremony. There was a piper there playing it was very cool. We then drove onto Glasgow checked into our hotel and then went out and jumped on the hop on hop off bus which was a good way to see a bit of Glasgow.
    It was raining and hopefully it will let off tomorrow so we can can explore. Quiet night tonight with dinner at the hotel.    Read more

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    Glasgow

    May 28, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Up and about for a full day in Glasgow, after breakfast we headed out and started walking towards the Tenament House which is exactly how it was lived in so many years ago, it is a true example of life back in the 1800s. On the way to the house the heavens opened up and it poured and poured, lucky we had our raincoats. After that we decided to jump back on to the hop on hop off bus and headed to the Cathedral which was just beautiful, we then just wandered around the shops for a while before heading back to the hotel for a rest, dinner was in a Italian restuarant that was amazing.Read more

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    Glasgow to Fort William

    May 29, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Up, had breakfast and time to hit the road, and what a road it was. The drive to Fort William is amazing, our first stop along the way was Loch Lomond which was beautiful. Then it was just stopping whenever we saw something that was amazing and there was lots of it. We got to Fort William and just had a lovely few hours just wandering around and looking at whatever took our fancy. Checked into our guest house for the night and just had a rest and then out for dinner where Derek had a Nessy Monster Mash beer lol.Read more

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    Fort William to Staffin (Isle of Skye)

    May 30, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    Up early and hit the road driving to Staffin. Along the way we stopped to meet some Hairy Coo's lol very cute, we also stopped at a few lookouts on the way. There was just so much to see, its amazingly beautiful even in the rain. We stopped at a castle that is owned by the Macrae family and has been since 1520 its called Eilean Donan Castle and the family still live in parts of it. What an amazing time the kids would have growing up in a place like that. Off again on our way to Staffin to our B&B that is home for the night, the roads had me on the edge of my seat a lot, I think I have left finger nail marks in my seat lol. Our B&B hosts Kate and Steve are just brilliant, she paints animals and he paints landscapes , amazing couple.Read more

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    Staffin to Beauly (Inverness)

    May 31, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    After a lovely night sleep in our B&B it was breaky and then back in the car on our way to Beauly. We stopped in at a couple of beautiful spots on the way, the Isle of Skye is truely amazing, I know everyone is probably getting bored with me saying it but it really is. Its raining a lot today so we just kept going until we got to Beauly and got into our apartment for the next 3 nights and it is so nice to be able to stretch out and do washing etc. Dinner at a local pub and then a catch up on here.Read more

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    Inverness

    June 1, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Up and off the Inveness for the day, we went looking for the information office and got lost but eventually found it, so we grabbed maps and off we went to see the sights. Its a pretty city, we enjoyed wandering around, seeing the castle, walked along the river and then back to Beauly for take out fish & chips for dinner.Read more

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    Nessy Day

    June 2, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Well today is a day I have been waiting for, for a long time, I finally got to Loch Ness to find her. We booked ourselves on a cruise through the Loch, its a beautiful place, even though it was raining and misty it was still amazing. The boat took us to Castle Urquart which was interesting very crowded though but it was well worth the trip. We then got back on the boat for the return trip, once we got back we drove to the Nessy centre to have a look through. It was a wonderful day. We then went back to Beauly for afternoon tea and then back for a rest, and then headed out to dinner at a local pub.Read more

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    Beauly to Glenshee

    June 3, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    Up this morning and off to Culloden Battlegrounds, where the final Jacobite uprising battle took place. Such an important place in Scottish history, with a well presented and compelling exhibition. Then around the corner to the Clava Cairns, a burial ground from around 2000 BC.
    Back into the car and off past Perth to Pitlorchy for lunch, then on to Dalmunzie Castle Hotel via Cairngorms National Forest and some amazing country roads and lanes.
    The Castle is a privately owned hotel that has its own golf course as well , our room was fantastic a liitle tired but all done out in antique furniture , we had dinner in the hotels restuarant which was really nice.    Read more

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    Glenshee to Edinburgh

    June 4, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    After a great breakfast at our Castle it was off to Castle Doune - used in Monty Python's Holy Grail and also as Castle Leoch for Outlander. Then audio commentary was cool, with both Outlander and Python commentaries. Then, on to Edinburgh to check into our hotel (our room is on the 3rd floor) and explore a bit around Edinburgh.Read more

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    Edinburgh Castle & Show

    June 5, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Up and breakfast and off to catch the hop on hop off bus around Edinburgh. We got off at Edinburgh Castle and had a good look around. Its huge and there was so much to look at, its amazing how good its condition is. We decided to have afternoon tea in the tea rooms which was lovely and timing wise was great as it started to pour down while we were in the tea rooms. Afterwards we went back to our hotel for a rest, then we then got ready to go to the Spirit Of Scotland Show, which was a bit of fun, and Bagpipes for me to listen to. We also got to try Haggis as well, it's actually not bad.Read more

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    Edinburgh - Boat, Dungeons and Palace

    June 6, 2019 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    Up and breakfasted and out and about again. First catch the hop on hop off bus to the Royal Brittania Yacht, it was a great tour so well organised and it was really lovely. It was actually a home, not over the top like I thought it might be. There was so many personal items and photos around it was really nice. We then left to go on the Dungeons tour, it was really interesting to discover the underneath of the city that you wouldnt know was there. It was covered in for over 100 years until the 1980's when it was rediscovered. We then jumped back on to the bus and off to the Holyrood Palace which is the official residence of the Queen when in Scotland. Apparantly Princess Anne was there today but she kept away from the masses lol, it was really interesting to see all the painting etc, it was a very full day but really interesting.-Read more

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    Edinburgh to York

    June 7, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

    Up and on the road again, first stop Chesters Roman Fort Museum along Hadrians Wall. Wow what an amazing experience, it was discovered by a wealthy farmer who then bought up other farms along the wall and preserved the relics in a museum. Then we saw the Drygrange Viaduct crossing the Tweed river as we drove along, and stopped to take a few photos. Back into the car and off to York, after 4 hours of driving we checked into our accomodation and rested until dinner time, which we had at Valentinos down the road, some magic Italian food.Read more

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    York

    June 8, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Up to a very rainy day here in York, so we got on the Hop on Hop off bus and did a full loop before getting off and going to York Minster. How amazing the windows are, incredible and you can go beneath it and see the original Roman fort that it is built on. We then went to the Castle Museum which was really interesting, it has a entire area done up like a old time village, it was really interesting. We then went for a walk down in the rain to The Shambles which is the narrowest street in York. They say the buildings lean towards each other as they go up and that up the top you could shake hands from one building to another. We watched Yorks pride march as well.Read more

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    York to Barlow

    June 9, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌫 16 °C

    Up and on our way to Barlow which is in the Peak District. On the way we stopped at Eyam Hall which apparently our ancesters lived in. Knocked but no one home lol. We drove around exploring the Peak District for a while, what a stunning area. We then had a quiet afternoon and had dinner where we are staying.Read more

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    Barlow

    June 10, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Up and off to Buxton, what a pretty drive through the Peak district it really is stunning. We went to a place called the Poole Cavern and did a tour through the caverns it was stunning. We then walked up to the Solomons Temple which is a tower up looking over Buxton. We then drove back to Barlow for another night there.Read more

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    Barlow to Nottingham

    June 11, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    Up and off to nottingham, it is raining so much today that we have to choose things to do that are out of the rain. We first went to the Justice Musuem which was really interesting, and they showed re-enactments of the court system from the 1700s which was very funny. We then went to the sandstone caves underneath the city, they are man made but have been there for hundreds of years, then back to our hotel for a quiet dinner.Read more

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    Nottingham to Shipton under Wychwood

    June 12, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Up and on the road and off to the Cotswolds it is so beautiful we stopped at the Cotswold Falconry Centre to see the birds of prey. They have heaps of different birds, eagles, kites, falcons, owls etc in their 'zoo'. Then we checked out the Rollright Stones on the way to our accomodation for the next two nights.Read more

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    TV show side trips

    June 13, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

    Another yummy breakfast, then off for a rainy drive to Thame the main town in Midsomer Murders. It was too wet for any murders today, so we drove over to Turville where Vicar of Dibley was filmed. Still very wet, so we drove back via a pub in Bletchingdon for lunch. When we got back it was time to re-sort our luggage before heading to Thailand.Read more

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    Cotswolds to Essex

    June 14, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Sleep in and another yummy breakfast, then off to Essex, for Kate to meet her cousin Mary - the first relative on her fathers side that she has ever met. She was a bit nervous, but so was Mary. Mary's son Shaun had brought her over from Enfield to meet Kate at a nice pub for lunch.
    Then on to Ollie an Suzie's house to meet baby Arthur and stay for the night.    Read more

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    Essex to Heathrow then off to Thailand

    June 15, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Up early, showered and off to the airport via the M25 freeway. Dropped off the car and checked-in early for our flight. Had a late breakfast at the airport and roamed around for a while. Finally boarded the plane and headed off to Thailand. Got fed early and tried to sleep...Read more

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    Landed in Thailand and off to Amphawa

    June 16, 2019 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C

    Neither of us got much sleep during the 14 hour flight to Thailand, landed around 6am local time, and got changed into summer clothes. Put our cases into storage and headed out to meet Gary and Kung for our Thai adventure. Met up with Seven and Bua as well, and headed off to find Mr Chu, our driver for the next few days.
    We drove down to the 3-headed Elephant temple, which was also a museum.
    Then off to the market at Amphawa where the train goes right over the market stalls, a bizarre experience.
    Next, off to a temple that had been overtaken by a Banyan tree, followed by a walk thru an afternoon market, before checking into our cabins on the canal for the next two nights.    Read more

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    Floating Market and 7 Kings

    June 17, 2019 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Up early for breakfast donuts and coffee, then off into a long tail boat to cruise around the morning floating market.
    Back into the van and off to Cha-Am for lunch near the beach,, and finally to the 7 Kings park, with huge statues of the first 7 Thai kings.
    Back to the cabins, and into another boat for an evening river cruise, dinner and fire flies viewing.    Read more

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    Kanchanaburi War Cemetery and Bridge

    June 18, 2019 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    A small breakfast, then checked out of our cabins and back into the mini-bus.
    Drove to Kanchanaburi and went to the War Cemetery and Thailand-Burma Railway Museum, then lunch at a riverside restaurant before walking over the River Kwai Railway Bridge. Then off for some culture at the Mellika Cultural Park set in the time of the 5th king of Thailand. Out for dinner at another riverside restaurant...Read more

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