Category: Britain & Ireland

DAY 7 – Leaving Chester, we crossed into North Wales and had a brief stop in Conwy to have a glimpse of its massive castle.  Conwy is …

DAY 7 – Many of Britain’s main towns and cities were established by the Romans and Chester is one of them.  The main streets are now lined with timber buildings, including the Chester Rows.  With their two levels of …

DAY 7 – After the Lake District, we travelled south to Chester and our hotel for the night was the Holiday Inn.  Tony and I are scarred from our stay at this hotel due to the instant coffee …

DAY 6 – William Wordsworth lived in both the villages of Grasmere and Rydal, pretty villages on the shores of two sparkling lakes.  Grasmere is now a sizeable settlement and large crowds come in August each year for the …

DAY 6 –  Leaving the south of Scotland, we crossed into England and headed for the Windermere Hydro Hotel in the beautiful English Lake District.  We have time here to enjoy the endless scenic views of the Lake District.  Its …

DAY 5 – After Loch Lomond we continued south through Glasgow into the Southern Uplands of Scotland.  On the way to the Scottish/English border, we stopped by a small village called Gretna Green.  I had never heard of …

DAY 5 – Mountains and glens greeted us as we drove through dramatic Glencoe. On the “bonnie, bonnie banks of …

DAY 4 – This afternoon we crossed the Grampian Mountains for our hotel in Newtonmore. Newtonmore is home base for the …

DAY 4 – After St. Andrews, it was time to visit Edradour, a whisky distillery where the local water, the finest malt and age-old …

DAY 4 – This was our day for visiting St. Andrews, where golf was born in the 15th century.  On our journey there we crossed the Firth …