The Ambassador Hotel Scarborough

... Stag weekend, im sure there will be one or two surprises in store for a few of us.

First stop will be a youth hostel in Scarborough, from here we will plan our trip.None of the group have stayed at the Scarborough YHA before, although the Whitby YHA is one of the countries finest youth hostels, it will be interesting to see how the two compare. I used several mountain biking websites to plan our route. I also came ...

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We got to the top and what did I find at the top but a Mr Whippy van Yummy .

After a big day and out with our friends Leonard and Angela we got home and had the task of trying to close our suit case and get ready for the next part of our adventure traveling up to Scotland next day we were all up early and headed down to the Littleborough train station to catch the train although we could of stayed on with Leonard and ...

... keep a low profile for a couple of weeks…depending on the political situation, head Northeast to Kandy district for a week.

Fly to Bangkok, Thailand the day before Christmas Eve. Start making our way Northeast.

Pass through Laos on our way to Hanoi, North Vietnam. Spend a week there.

Head south through Vietnam, to the North/South border military base.

Cross into Cambodia and make our way to Phnom Penh. Spend a week there.

Follow ...

... who was the first European to explore much of the South Pacific, Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia. Since we'll be visiting so many of the places that he "discovered," it seemed appropriate to visit the port that he originally set sail from.

Once we landed aboard, we explored the small village and found a nice restaurant to eat at. I was exhausted from all the walking at Hadrian ...

... pantaloni fino a che non abbiamo trovato un negozietto e gli abbiamo comprato un pantalone orribile a £3,99 in emergenza!!

Così conciati, siamo andati a pranzare in un ristorante carino che affaccia sul mare ed ovviamente abbiamo mangiato pesce, l'haddock, lo stesso con cui fanno il fish and chip, ma cucinato con funghi e asparagi.

Poi tappa in un negozio che vendeva cioccolata che ...

Yes, this place really is called Fryup! We, quite by chance, stumbled upon this fine barn conversion in an isolated spot in the North Yorkshire Moors. It was a 15 minute drive to the nearest shop - perfect. The moors are dotted with public footpaths and bridleways and there were a variety of walks from the front door. It was great in April but I wouldn't have liked to contend with the narrow, steep and winding roads in frosty conditions.

Whitby was extremely busy on a Bank Holiday. The weather, however, was perfect. There was mist over the moors as we approached the coast. We climbed the 199 steps to the abbey and St Mary's Church. It was so misty I could not see the harbour below. It was easy to see why Bram Stoker was inspired by St Mary's ...

Staithes was a little disappointing. The guide books sold it well but on arrival it seemed a little run down. There were several empty and run-down properties on the pretty main street leading down to the harbour. We took a walk from Staithes to the next bay and then in land and back to Staithes. It was both coastal and country and would have been lovely had it not been for a mass dog dirt covering the paths.

After our holiday to the South Island NZ we visited a place closer to home Whitby.The reason for this was to find the shipyard that built the four coal transporters Cook used on his historical voyages. ( Endeavour Resolution Adventure and the Discovery ) The statue of Captain Cook located in Christchurch New ...

Got invited on a random roadtrip up north with my lifelong best mate and her family. Aside from having to deal with her annoying grandmother, it was absolutely gorgeous. Didnt have a camera at the time but wish I did, there were hills and picturesque houses everywhere!