ROMAN* AROUND NORTHERN ENGLAND Hadrian’s Wall stretches across Northern England, from Wallsend in the East to Bowness-on-Solway in the West. This 2,000-year-old, 135km-long stone barricade winds its way through some of the loveliest countryside in England and attracts hikers and history buffs from all over the world. Today […]
CASTLEMANIA IN NORTHUMBERLAND Today is our 22nd anniversary and we decided to reward ourselves for 2.2 decades of hard work and dedicated effort with a trip to 3 OF THE MOST EPIC CASTLES EVER! Castles are so awesome! Our day trip took us north of Newcastle […]
OUR GEORDIE SOJOURN Our only exposure to anything even remotely related to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne was 3 minutes (once, by accident) of that dreadful reality TV show “Geordie Shores*”. It was, therefore, with some trepidation that we stepped off the train this afternoon, having just left all the splendour of […]
MAGNIFICENCE & MYSTERY IN EDINBURGH Having explored the main centre of Edinburgh yesterday we went a little further afield today, out to Rosslyn and Holyrood, to see a few more of the sights this city is famous for. Top of the list was Rosslyn Chapel, one of Scotland’s […]
CHARMED BY EDINBURGH Edinburgh is charming! The Old Town has a wonderful Medieval feel to it, with its cobbled streets, Gothic architecture, and wynds (i.e. tiny, narrow alleys). And the New Town is brimming with beautiful 18th century stone buildings, parks, and wide boulevards that lend it a […]
Wandering Soles 