Category: Travel

Euro14 Day 28: Good Bye MorMor and MorFar

Temperature: Min 17°C; Max 26°C. Weather: Sunny and warm. We woke up at 5 am. Not my favourite thing. We loaded the van for the last time, then headed to Heathrow. We dropped my parents off at the airport early…

Euro14 Day 27: Windsor

Temperature: Min 12°C; Max 25°C. Weather: Sunny and warm. Our flat wasn’t far from the Abbey Road Studios, so once we had cleaned and left, we headed there for a cheesy photo on the zebra crossing. I don’t have a…

Euro14 Day 26: Visiting the past in London

Temperature: Min 15°C; Max 24°C. Weather: Sunny and lovely – with a couple quick showers. Our plan today was to get to the British Museum in time for opening. That didn’t happen, but we parked nearby  and were there about…

Euro14 Day 25: Hopping off and on in London

Temperature: Min 15°C; Max 29°C. Weather: Hot and sunny. It was kinda nice having a kitchen; the last time we had was our aparthotel in Edinburgh! So eggs for breakfast. Then we attempted to get a taxi. This sounds simple,…

Euro14 Day 24: Into London

Temperature: Min 12°C; Max 21°C. Weather: Mostly overcast. Today we made our way into London. First up we had some errands to do in Hungerford – groceries, replacing an adaptor I’d left at the last hotel, faxing things from the…

Euro14 Day 23: Wandering in Wiltshire

Temperature: Min 12°C; Max 24°C. Weather: Partly sunny. Today we were making a big loop around Wiltshire to take in a few spots. First up was the Westbury White Horse – at Westbury. The countryside, geology and therefore building styles…

Euro14 Day 22: Bath

Temperature: Min 12°C; Max 24°C. Weather: Cloudy morning, with a sunny afternoon. We had breakfast at the hotel, and while we were getting organised to leave for the day we noticed an imposter in the paddock opposite! We headed to…

Euro14 Day 21: Cotswolds

Temperature: Min 10°C; Max 20°C. Weather: Partly cloudy with patches of sun and rain (not simultaneously). It had been a rough few days for Eskil. There had been some fun stops, but there was also a lot of distance covered!…

Euro14 Day 20: Journey through Wales

Temperature: Min 11°C; Max 20°C. Weather: Sunny, getting cloudy in the afternoon. We had a lovely breakfast, in our a private dining room, at our hotel, then headed out into the beautiful, sunny day. Llandudno was certainly looking beautiful. It’s…

Euro14 Day 19: Escape to North Wales

Temperature: Min 4°C; Max 22°C. Weather: Overcast morning; sunny and warm afternoon. With the threat of squillions of men in lycra and tonnes of traffic, we reluctantly decided we needed to give York and more exploration in Yorkshire a miss.…