Bath, gateway to the Cotswolds, was the next stop on our UK road trip. We found a carpark in the midst of beautiful terraced housing, beside a park. Having paid the exorbitant sum of four pounds for two hours parking, we walked down the street, past the Jane Austen centre (unfortunately not Dale's cup of tea) and into the elegant avenues of the city centre. The impressive abbey tower drew us into the busiest part of town, the square outside the pump house and ...

The capital city of Wales wasn't looking her best when we arrived late on a Monday afternoon. Although the sun was shining, bags of stinking rubbish were lined up on the pavements, and when we went for a walk we found ourselves walking through a run down neighbourhood of unkempt houses and shops with barred windows. Not the best start! Things improved when we found a nice Thai restaurant in the heart of the city. After a fiery green papaya salad, a milder red...

The Lake District was full of rolling green hills, crooked stone walls, quaint whitewashed farmhouses, winding lanes lined with overgrown hedges, and...well, lakes of course. In short, it was the England I had always imagined whilst reading 'The Faraway Tree' series, Winnie the Pooh, Famous Five, and Charlotte's Web. It is also Beatrix Potter country, and her home 'Hill Top' was only a short distance from our B & B in peaceful 'Far Sawrey'. I was charmed b...

To get to Glasgow we had a huge day of driving ahead of us. I had decided that the Isle of Skye was worth a detour, so we drove the three hours from Aultbea to Portree before another five hours from Portree to Glasgow. By the time we arrived at our hotel on the outskirts of the city I was tired and Dale was exhausted! Was the detour worth the extra driving? Maybe not, although we did see some lovely scenery it was pretty similar to what we had already scene on...

I was pretty excited about heading north into the Scottish Highlands, anticipating gorgeous scenery, muscular kilt- wearing Scottish lads striding around with or without their bagpipes, nourishing meals from fresh local produce, and lots of whiskey. I was disappointed in everything except the scenery!! The drive north of Edinburgh to Inverness was indeed beautiful - hills empty but for thick layers of purple heather and the odd sheep, white frothing streams tum...