Brecon Beacons 2026
Farm Animals - rain - waterfall We spent 2 nights in the Brecon Beacons in a barn conversion cottage. The accommodation was super cute and turned out they had …
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Birmingham 2026
Cadbury Museum - Living History Museum We had two nights in Birmingham, we visited the Black Country Living History Museum which covers the history of coal …
Aqueduct Canoe Tour 2026
Aquaduct - 126ft high - canoe We took a canoe tour of the Pontcysyllte aqueduct. Starting 1 mile further up the canal, we paddled up the aqueduct, across the …
Snowdonia 2026
Cottage - Planes - Hills We rented a National Trust cottage in Snowdonia for 3 days which was amazing! It was surrounded by hills and sheep and the views were …
Leeds 2026
Museum - Vietnamese We visited Salt Mills on our way to Leeds, a Victorian industrial era textile mill turned art space. The building was incredible and huge! …
York 2026
Museums - pub - history York was busy for the tourist side of the trip. We visited York Minster, York Castle Museum and Yorvik Viking Centre, as well as walked …
Alnwick Gardens 2026
Poisonous plants - walled gardens Finally made it to Alnwick Gardens! I have been wanting to visit the poisons gardens for 20 years after reading an article …
Newcastle Upon Tyne 2026
Museum - animals We stayed in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne for 2 nights and visited Beamish - The Living Museum of the North. It was a fun day out - we rode in old …
Edinburgh 2026
Castle - We flew into Edinburgh from Berlin - it was a day of delays - delayed out of Berlin, delayed out of Amsterdam, checked bags took a while to appear on …
Berlin 2026
Palace - Sausages - Rain Our good run of weather since hitting Europe mainland ended - it was cold and wet (and even hailed one afternoon) during our 2 full …
Tropical Islands 2026
Water park - Air ship hanger We surprised the kids with a trip to Tropical Islands Water park, located in an air ship hanger south of Berlin. It is an indoor …
Vienna 2026
Palace - Dumplings - Ferris Wheel We arrived in Vienna off our overnight sleeper train. I had booked an early check in thankfully as we were arriving at 8am. We …
Venice 2026
Canals - Pasta - Bridges Finally made it to Venice - I have been wanting to visit Venice for over 20 years. It did not disappoint - absolutely beautiful! We …
Pompeii 2026
Pompeii Ruins Caught the local train from naples down to Pompeii and spent the day wandering around the site of Pompeii. It was good to see the streets, …
Rome 2026
Roman History - Pizza - Pasta Making Classes A week in Rome. We visited the Colosseum, Archeological area next to the Colosseum which included Palatine Hill, a …
Disneyland Paris 2026
Disneyland - Marvel Hotel - rides We surprised the kids with a trip to Disneyland Paris. We kept the surprise until we exited the train station which opens into …
Mont Saint Michel 2026
Medieval site - unusual accommodation - food We spent two nights at Mont Saint Michel in Normandy. This place is amazing - so photogenic! We stayed on the …
Paris 2026
Croissants - Museums - Gardens - Baguettes We traveled from London to Paris via the Eurostar. We spent a week in Paris, hitting the main tourist attractions. We …
London 2026 Week 12
Gardens - Houses Our last week in London! The weather has been beautiful - sunshine and warm temps. We visited Hyde Park, Ham House in Richmond and a family …
London 2026 Week 11
Gardens - Theatre - Packing A slower week this week, we started pre packing before we head off to mainland Europe. The slow week was fortunate as I was sick for …
London 2026 Week 10
Harry Potter- Gardens - Afternoon Tea Highlight of the week was the Harry Potter Studio Tour in North London. It is where they filmed the movies and is filled …
London 2026 Week 9
Friends - Greenwich - Medical Museums This week we slowed down a bit. We had a friend in town so we caught up with them before they left. We visited two medical …
London 2026 Week 8
More Obscure London - Comedians - Green Spaces This week we visited some major attractions as well as some more obscure things to see in London. Big ticket …
London 2026 Week 7
Museums - Walking - Food - Sun This week we hit up some of the main London attractions, The Tower of London and Westminster Abbey. The Abbey is walking distance …
London 2026 Week 6
Sun - food - comedian - chaos It has been a week! We started the week with a trip out to Windsor to visit Windsor castle and lunch at a pub. We also visited …
London 2026 Week 5
Museums - Rain - Hidden London - Food Another week and more rain. We did see blue sky briefly. We visited the British Museum for our second visit where we had …
London 2026 Week4
Museums - Friends - Rain We are now settled in London, no longer sick, and have realised we need to pick up the pace if we want to do everything we had planned. …
London 2026 Week 3
Rain - Museums - Rain Week 3 and we still have hardly seen any blue sky - London is living up to its reputation as a rainy grey city. This week we visited the …
London 2026 Week 2
St Paul’s Cathedral - Minecraft - Hospital A&E Urgent Care - glasses emergency Its been a quieter week this week. It has been wet and cold, although …
London 2026 Week 1
London - sightseeing - friends We arrived in London! It has been a whirlwind 2 weeks, after getting home from Mexico, we packed up the house, finished at work …