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 Day Trip #1
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Beautiful Bath
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
London Weekend
Kristin had a full day planned for us on Saturday. We started with a great brunch at Bill’s in Covent Garden and then wandered for a couple of hours. Evidence of the Queen’s Jubilee celebration can still be seen. The … Continue reading
London Neighborhoods
Hello readers! After a pandemic hiatus, we are back in the United Kingdom. How great it was to board the Air Canada Dreamliner again in Calgary and arrive in one of our favourite cities nine hours later. Despite the many … Continue reading
Madrid – City of Squares (but no grid)
From Barcelona, we travelled by train to Madrid. The Ave Train is a high speed train that whisks along at speeds up to 300 kph and gets you very comfortably from Barcelona to Madrid in just over 3 hours. We … Continue reading
Edinburgh – The Royal City
During our time in Scotland, we spent 3.5 days in Edinburgh (2.5 before we headed north and 1 additional day at the end of our trip). It is a great city and I’ll share some of our highlights. Edinburg is … Continue reading
Glasgow – A Friendly City
The drive from Oban to Glasgow was an easy journey, with the sun shining brightly across the hills, castles and lochs. We stopped at Inveraray Castle. This residence of the Duke of Argyll has a striking exterior, a beautifully decorated … Continue reading
Oban and the Three Island Tour
From the Isle of Skye, we made our way to Oban, also on the west coast of the Highlands. On our way, we took a detour to the Glencoe Valley. The spectacular scenery of this valley may seem familiar to … Continue reading
Inverness – the heart of the Highlands
After leaving York, we took a train journey to Edinburgh, where we spent 3 nights. However, we will be returning to Edinburgh for 2 more nights later in our trip so I am going to hold off blogging about our … Continue reading
Cambridge in the Spring
We left our Heathrow hotel again on the Piccadilly underground line to Kings Cross Station, where we hopped on a train to Cambridge. The train was very comfortable with lots of luggage room. We once again stayed at the Ibis … Continue reading
A Long and Winding Journey 