We travelled from Donegal again by Bus Ėireann-Irish Expressway and as before, the bus was 30 minutes late departing. However, I must say that this bus was a definite improvement – new and very clean. The four hour journey passed … Continue reading
Leaving Belfast, we took the Dublin Express bus. This was a comfortable ~2.5 hour ride that took us directly to Dublin centre. From there, the DART train whisked us to within 1/2 block of our hotel. For 5 nights, we … Continue reading
In November, we finished our Portugal trip with ten great days in Lisbon. We travelled by train from Coimbra – and although the departure was 3 hours late, the rest of the journey to the Oriente train station went smoothly. … Continue reading
It is said that Liverpool offers an opportunity to sample the “real” England – and we would agree. There is traditional ‘old’ architecture mingled with shiny new buildings. The people are friendly and seem to be ‘working class’ folk. The … Continue reading
We have never been to Wales so we were quite excited for this leg of our trip. On our way from Stow-on-the-Wold, we made a stop at Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As the name implies, the main … Continue reading
We stayed at an Airbnb in Stow-on-the-Wold. The name means ‘meeting place on the uplands’. Stow is a charming village – we had read that it was a bit crowded with tourists, but we found that only on Saturday afternoon … Continue reading
The Cotswolds are known as the Heart of England – where time has stood still for 300 years. Located in central-southwest England and only roughly 40 kilometres across and 140 kilometres long, the area is dotted with villages that are … Continue reading
For our second day trip from Bath, we ventured up the road a short ways to the villages of Lacock and Castle Combe located in the southern Cotswolds. Lacock dates from the 13th century and the four streets of the … Continue reading
We picked up a rental car in Bath – a silver Vauxhall Corsa, almost identical to the one we had in Scotland in 2019. We then hit the road (driving on the left side of course) and had two great … Continue reading
Bath is known for its Georgian architecture and elegant history and we were looking forward to visiting. We travelled to Bath on the National Express bus from Heathrow. This is a fast (less than 2 hours) and comfortable way to … Continue reading
A Long and Winding Journey 