LONDON’S SUNNY SOUTH BANK We focussed our touristing attentions on the South Bank of the Thames today, joining hordes of Londoners and visitors strolling along the Queen’s Walk. This 3 mile promenade runs from the London Eye to the Tower Bridge, taking in some great views of the […]
OBAN GETS OUR SEAL OF APPROVAL We made it up into the Scottish highlands today and it is awesome! Not since Iceland or Switzerland have we seen scenery so vast and epic. From the gently rolling hills to the heights of the mountains; from the deep, dark depths […]
POETRY & PROSE OF THE LAKE DISTRICT Today was our final day in the Lake District and we made the most of it by spending a bit more time on the water cruising around Lake Windermere, and a whole lot more time hiking up and down fells. Needless […]
A PERFECT SUMMER’S DAY IN LAKELAND Yesterday’s sullen skies turned into rain overnight; the clouds disappeared once they’d dumped their load of water on northern England however. This meant that, whilst we fell asleep to the pitter patter of raindrops, we awoke to brilliant blue skies and glorious […]
A DAM FOGGY MORNING IN YICHANG & A BRIGHT, SUNNY AFTERNOON IN XI’AN The light rain and mist that settled over our cruise ship last night developed into a dense fog that closed the locks of the Three Gorges Dam. That meant that, rather than waking on the […]
Wandering Soles 