We promised ourselves an overseas holiday every second year after the kids flew the coop. So far we are on track with trips to New Zealand, USA and Europe in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015. This trip to America is out of sequence but, what the heck, we will bite the bullet and go anyway. The main difference with this trip, is that we are not taking one of our beloved motorbikes. For our last 5 adventures we have packed our bike in to a container 2...

At the end of a trip like this it is often difficult to decide how to "finish up". Some writers get all deep and meaningful and 'reflect' on their journey. Others make lists of 'favourites'. Our last entry is dedicated to statistics. You will see headings and lists of all sorts, with numbers and a few photos. Here we go! We have now published 3 blogs 1. Turkey to the TT, 2. The Warren Trio 3. Greece to Glasgow. Total number of entries over 3 blogs: 142 entri...

Heading south from Blackpool we decided to return to London via Llandudno, Wales. This is a beautiful seaside town that we first visited in 1982. We have been back since then and decided another visit would fill one of our last 5 days. The visit worked out to be as delightful as we remembered the town. We felt quite young and sprightly as we wandered the streets among the elderly visitors to the seaside resort. We found a lovely Italian restaurant for dinner ca...

We are on our way back to London but still have a couple of things we want to do. Greg had set the GPS for our next destination staying on the A roads as we were only travelling about 150km. He had also chosen a couple of interesting places to visit on the way. Sometimes we are asked where we find some of the places or 'things' we visit. That's easy - Greg has an enormous memory for facts and he has a good friend - Google! Our first stop today was Bingley. Ian ...

Travelling north east again we stopped for breakfast at Monmouth for no other reason than we were hungry. As with so many towns in the UK, Monmouth has its connections with history - it is the birthplace of King Henry V. It also boasts a mediaeval bridge from the 13th Century which is the only one of its type still remaining in Britain; a pretty bridge but an ordinary looking town. Our destination for the next four nights was Wakefield. This spot was chosen for ...