
Scandinavia Our time in Scandinavia was great. We really enjoyed the people we met; had good, food although not outstanding; and saw some absolutely amazing…

No trip to London would be complete without a trip to the theater. Collette has never seen Wicked so this afternoon, we’re taking in the…

Today we visited Bath, home of the “baths” in Somerset, England. We were here any years ago with our kids and Grandpa but it’s always…

After a few days of recovering from the flu, me and the misses picked up Betsy and Jessie at Gatwick airport to start our final…

Packed up our goodies and loaded the Pagani, now off to Cockington. Today the ride will be a little more than 5 hours not counting…

Somewhere around 1862, Sandringham Estate was purchased for Edward VII when he was a wee lad known as the Duke of Wales. Ever since this…

Not a bad morning for traveling, little overcast, cool around 40F, a bit of drizzle now and then. Finished our breakfast and now back on…

Our month here has taken us to almost all of England’s coastlines; the Irish Sea, Bristol Channel and, the North Sea. Today we’ll hit another…

Finally, we found a few sites to see here in merry ole England that were used during WW2 or have WW2 artifacts, like tanks! Round…

Hey ya’ll, took a drive trip yesterday to two WW2 sites and a street market. Covered about 150 miles in the best weather we’ve had…

Now that the snow has melted (somewhat), it’s time to get back on the road. Heading out today to see one of the most complete…

Set the alarm this morning to start our day before daybreak. We have a long drive to Fishguard and St. Davids planned, about 3 hours…

Guess it was bound to happen, bit if a surprise this morning. We left Colorado early September ahead of any signs of snow. Well, guess…

Try saying that a few times! Seems there’s more to the Welsh language than we expected. We had no idea that there would actually be…

Bit of a rainy day with temperatures hovering around 50F. Once we’re out of Harrogate the drive shouldn’t be too bad, then again, the roads…

Over the years we’ve spent a bit of time in Harrogate, England for work and found several places that have really good food. So good…

Coming to an end of our stay here in Scotland so we thought we would take one more road trip before calling it quits. We’ve…

Coming up on our final days in Scotland but there are a few more places we want to see. Road trips are one of our…

Started off with a great breakfast at a local restaurant, The Refinery, with a full Scottish breakfast for me, and a poached egg for the…

One of the best things about being in Europe is the fact that getting around is so easy. Buses, trains, trams, light rail, go almost…

After a great breakfast, it’s time for us to get on the road. Today we’ll make it back to Crieff but not via the most…

Road trippin’ the north of Scotland! Up way too early to be human but that’s what it takes to catch the 6:30am ferry back to…

Late in the day but not too late to have a nice pastry and coffee at one of Orkney’s finest cafes, Sheila Fleet’s Café. This…

Because this adventure went for 5 full days, I thought I’d break it up to make reading a little easier. We saw a lot on…

Our good friends Dave and Sarah came to visit this weekend so we decided to take a drive and see the beautiful Scottish countryside. They…

The players: Robert the Bruce (known as Robert I), Great-grandfather of Robert Stewart (Albany) Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, grandfather to Robert Stewart…

Off on another road trip this morning. This time we’re headed to St. Andrews, birthplace of that most frustrating of sports, golf. And then on…

A little hard rock for those who can still hear. The live version at Madison Square Garden is a little different from the album but…

Rainy day today so naturally we decided to hit the road and drive to Glasgow. Only about 1 hour away so not a long drive…

Looking over our options for places to visit, we settled on Oban, about a 2-hour drive from Crieff. This small port town has three castles,…

Early this morning we took the 15A bus to Perth, a small town north-east of Crieff, to pick up our rental car. We wanted to…

Our first full day in Crieff so we decided to take a stroll and see the town sites. We’re limited in our adventure because we…

Being the “spare no expense” type travelers that we are, we chose Ryanair as our airline to get us from Sweden to Scotland. We’ve flown…

So, it has come to an end. Our time here in Scandinavia, just a couple of days short of a month, has gone by fast….

Saturday morning and still a little bit rainy here in Gothenburg. Temperature has cooled down some as well, high of 590 today. This morning was…

Yesterday we made the drive to Gothenburg from Malmo. Only a 3-hour road trip so not too tiring except it rained like no tomorrow the…

Rise and shine, today was a day for a road trip! Today we drove to the town of Kivik to see the Bronze Age tomb…

Before I get into today’s adventure in Kobenhavn, I want to take a few moments to recognize those items that have given their lives so…

Good nights sleep at the apartment in Esbjerg. Up around 6:30am, just before sunup, to enjoy a coffee and check today’s weather. Looks good for…

Stayed at the Hanstholm Manor Hotel last night, not much to say except when we woke up we noticed there was a machine gun bunker…

Everything has been great here in Norway, but time to move on to Denmark. The drive today will be along the southern coast from Oslo…