West Drayton

Hope to be leaving Shipley,and west towards Liverpool and Manchester, meeting up with friends, then over to Llangollen.

After 6 years of dreaming, 5 years of house DIY-ing, getting 4 visas processed in advance (Russia, Mongolia, China and India), 3 dental fillings (we don't want to have to get these done once we're on the road), 2 quitting of jobs/properties selling and 1 ...

Hi well we are on the return,the Paddington arm and Regents canal were well worth a visit from the luxury of the the Paddington basin and the elegance of Little Venice through the well to do Regents park and to Camden,Kings Cross,st Pancreas and ending ...

... , or so we thought.  There is a ticket booth as you drive in where we were greeted by Leslie whose enthusiasm for Drayton Hall and the history of the plantation soon had us turning over our Visa card for a ticket.   We continue talking and ...

... ropes and stuff to challenge herself with - check out the pics! We found a wonderful bed and breakfast about 1 1/2 hours west of Vegreville, which worked well considering we slept in until 10am this morning (even me - after a brief walk at ...

Today is the start of our road trip in the USA, only we're NOT in the USA - we're in the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Heathrow Airport, with meal vouchers and room paid for by United Airlines. We left home at 4am this morning to be in good time for our ...

I am on my way, but the last few days have not been without mishap.  First I managed to crack a tooth completely in half right down to the root (don't ask me how).  It needed fixing urgently but there would have been no time to recover before ...

OK, 4 Wonders down, 4 to go. Well, we know that we won't be able to hit all 4 that remain, but if we could get at least one more under our belt that would be good. The plan for today was to leave Rome and travel via New York to Cancun. Sounds like a good ...