While doing the North Coast 500 route we decided to take a side trip to Orkney Mainland. The couple days spent on the island were better than we expected. There is so much to see and do on the island – we really wish we would have planned more days to explore more of the…
Category: Destinations
North Coast 500 (North UK Series 2 of 3)
Journey Details | 17 Days | 1243.1 Miles Isle of Skye to Applecross – Lochcarron, Bealach na Ba, Applecross Applecross to Shieldaig – Toscaig, Applecross, Shieldaig Shieldaig to Autlbea – Kinlochewe, Redpoint Aultbea to Achiltibuie – Aultbea, Mellon Udrigle Beach, Corrieshalloch Gorge, Loch Broom Broch, Achiltibuie Achiltibuie to Kylestrome – Bone Caves, Ardvreck Castle Kylestrome…
Journey to the North Coast 500 (North UK Series 1 of 3)
We decided we wanted to do the North Coast 500 route along the north coast of Scotland. Since we were planning to drive all the way north, we thought we would take our time getting there (and back) from London. In the two weeks we took to get to Lochcarron to start the NC500 we…
15 Day Itinerary in the West Country (UK)
Day 1 – New Forest National Park New Forest National Park. We left home and headed through the New Forest National Park on our way to Beaulieu. The drive through New Forest was beautiful. Very green and ponies everywhere! The ponies would be in the field next to the road, on the shoulder, or sometimes…
Koh Phangan, Thailand
We spent 14 nights on Koh Phangan island in Thailand. It was a great two weeks full of beaches, temples, and cool restaurants and bars. To get to Koh Phangan we flew into Koh Samui and arranged a ferry to the island. When we arrived in Koh Samui to discover that my bag did not…
A Night on an Island in the Gulf of Thailand – Ang Thong Marine Park
We decided we wanted to explore other islands in the area while on Koh Phangan. This lead us to the Ang Thong Marine Park, and the day tours that are available with various tour companies. The marine park is a protected area consisting 42 islands in the Gulf of Thailand. Most of the islands are…
Bath, UK – Quick visit to Bath
We decided to take a quick trip to Bath. We visited Bath in mid-November and had no issues getting tickets or waiting for entry times to any of the attractions. Ticket availability and wait times may be different at other times of the year. We arrived later in the day, too late to visit any…
European Christmas Markets
We love Christmas and we love visiting Christmas Markets around Europe. We did our first Christmas market roadtrip in 2019 and each year we return to our favourites plus a few new ones. Below is a brief description of each market we have visited. We update this post each year with new markets that we…
Sleepy Hollow in October
We just spent a couple of days in Sleepy Hollow, New York (Tarrytown). Yes, Sleepy Hollow, as in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. I really wanted to visit the area in October because of The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, which is displays showing thousands of carved pumpkins! So Blaze was the reason…
Warner Bros Studio Tour
Since we enjoyed the Paramount Pictures studio tour so much we decided to book the Warner Bros studio tour the following day. We didn’t have enough time to do the deluxe tour (equivalent for the Paramount Pictures VIP tour) at the Warner Bros Studio (even though I really, really wanted to), so we went with…