Here you'll see Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, the trip on the Mersey, the Liver building, and the Mersey shipbuilding dock (now a shopping mall). No, we didn't see any Beatles memorabilia. Uncle Ron said there wasn't much there (my sister Diane confirmed it). Obviously there is a marketing opportunity here.

After being well looked after in Bristol {cheers Sutto}, is was time to take the ford focus for beetle up through Wales to see Vickie in Liverpool {an old collegue of Sim's}. The plan was to see Cardiff castle in the morning then make our way north, but like all well planned schedules after a big night out beforehand, things started out a little...

From the Lakes District I drove down to Liverpool to see some of the 2006 British Open at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake. On the way I stopped for lunch in Blackpool. Its the UK's equivalent to Las Vegas although there is only a couple of casinos at this stage. There's heaps of amusement centres and rides on the pier. I just went for a swim at the b...

Awoke over Ireland as we began our descent into Manchester, although sunny over Eire, rain covered most of the UK as we landed. UK passport control was strict, annoying and prying as per usual. "You put your date of birth in the entry column, you fail" was one of the more memorable lines (I felt like protesting the fact that I had to fill out a ...