I expected a Roamn Bath dropped in the centre of a town....I got alot more! The trip started in teh same way that many of them do...up early...sleep on coach....get to destination...walk around like you have been half drugged for about an hour to get to know the place....rain!!!!!!! BIG sheets of it!!!!!!!! Run to the univeristy.. after two reception desk find our room. We are not in the accommodation on the website???? We are in students dorm-rooms??? This coul...

This is the most relaxing holiday I have taken since leaving Australia. With our own car we were able to see much more than relying on other people getting us places....we could where we wanted when we wanted...and we did! Eyam - Black Death, Plague, beauty town, tragic history this was the first smaller village we visited so it was a complete shock to step out of the car and see what you see on BBC television. One main Street, post office, church and not alot m...

Brighton - is not so bright today. In fact it is white with rain as we pull our hoodies up and seek shelter in a cafe. So what to do in Brighton when the weather is like this???? Sealife came to our rescue as we were short on pennies but had our Merlin card on hand. The baby sting rays were the highlight, they looked like they had been put through a pink x-ray machine and came out looking like that forever. They jumped up and down like little kids wanting to com...

Well...camera happy I got in Canterbury. I picked this place pretty much by getting a UK map out and pointing out somewhere that could be reached in a day from London. I didn't really want another town or city where it's church was the main attraction and half way through the train journey Amanda nicely pointed out the fact that we are headed to Canterbury where the main attraction is the Canterbury Cathedral....oops! Oh well, another church to add to my every gr...

So after seeing Oxford I thought it was only fair that visit Cambridge to compare and of course have a go at punting! I must say even though Oxford was on top of my UK to do list I think after visiting Cambridge I am a little more in love with this place. There is so much to see and do, not to mention the history and historical events that have taken place in this town. The name Alice Springs started here....DNA was discovered or named here and the list goes on!...