Fort d'Auvergne Hotel St. Helier

The Isle of Jersey is truly a delightful place. My choice to come here was a pretty much last thought kind of deal after I had already made arrangements for Iceland and England. So thought I'd pop over here for a quick overnight rather than spend the time in London trying to see sights I have seen before. I am quite glad I did and just wish I had thought of it before so I could have spent more time here. It has a lot of history but I was only able to see a ...

found out yesterday that sky europe has ceased its operations. just great. that is one leg we had flying from Prague to Venice so now i'll have to find another way and i'm sure it won't be as cheap. well, if that's the only problem i run into for 4 months, eh?...

... walking back and the water seems to be much higher and closer to the sidewalk and I notice that there is a portion that is already underwater. A family is on their way out to the castle and having a great time wading through the water but I stop them and make them turn around since the castle is closed. The tide is definitely coming in and I have to take off my shoes to wade through the flooded part, maybe 6 ...

We got on to the ferry to Saint Malo and Julz was feeling sea sick. Instead of sitting in our club class seats, she chose to spend an hour outside and then the rest of the journey in cattle class right at the back of the ferry!! Si was very supportive x

... cafes for a beer. We then walked back to the room and Sandy took
another nap before heading out for dinner. We walked across the
square to an Indonesian restaurant, the same one that Charlie and I
ate at 5-6 years ago and ordered the “rice table”, an order of
around 20 different dishes that they spread all over your table. A
great meal and the rice table is certainly a treat if you get to the
Netherlands. During the meal ...

... 2 months apart
albeit from different worlds. We shared many of the same likes;
travel, sport, fine food and a bit of drink, although not necessarily
in that order. He has spent over 30 years as a general practitioner
of medicine and has practiced in large urban settings and in very
remote environments and has many hilarious anecdotes of his practice
over the years. He writes a monthly column regarding these tales in
the Guernsey magazine and is a very popular doctor ...

Took another fast ferry over to Jersey just for the day. The island is beautiful and has a lot of shops and restaurants. First thing we did when we arrived was take one of those little city tours on one of the open air trolleys that look like trains. Then it was time to find some food. We ended up going to a quick sandwich shop and ...

Headed down to Poole in Dorset to take the fast ferry to Guernsey. Another beautiful day made the drive really easy. We tried to find a Laundromat in Poole where we could drop off some laundry to pick up on our way back through. There's not a single Laundromat anywhere near the ferry terminal in Poole! And I asked at a B&B if they would do laundry for us and was told no. So we had to change our plans and pack our laundry to try to find a ...

Latest multimedia addition... For those who want to see FOXY in action, click here on Team Turkana, courtesy of Chiho and Christoph and their superb videoing and editing skills. Since finishing our trip, we've been ...

St. Peter Port in Guernsey, Channel Islands was an interesting mix of British and French culture. Street names, architecture, and language are a blend of influences. We toured the main Anglican church and saw with marble statues and tombstones written in French. There was a small street market filled with handcrafted jewelry and pottery, and British pubs that promised to bar patrons who were too rowdy during football games.