by Eric | Mar 26, 2022 | Destinations, France
March 20-23, 2022 #1 The Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower The quintessential symbol of Paris, dominating the city’s horizon, is the Eiffel Tower. It was finished in 1889 for the World’s Fair Exposition (Exposition Universelle), having taken 2 years, 2 months, and...
by Eric | Mar 23, 2022 | Destinations, France
Sunday, March 20, 2022 When flying out of the UK to the EU, pets must stay in the hold and cannot travel in the main cabin unless they are service dogs. There is the option of travelling by Ferry to Spain or France but these book up very quickly so you need to plan at...
by Eric | Mar 17, 2022 | Destinations, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland)
March 17, 2022 It is with a twinge of sadness that we plan our road trip from the UK and down through France and Spain to southern Portugal. So, I wanted to post a few more photos from the nearby beaches that have brought me many moments of peace, joy, excitement, and...
by Eric | Mar 13, 2022 | Destinations, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland)
March 13, 2022 We are currently staying in the village of Crantock which is a short walk down narrow roads from Crantock Beach. The walk from the town center is pleasant and leads past old thatch roofed houses with stone walls and a cascading green plant with...
by Eric | Mar 7, 2022 | Destinations, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland)
March 7-6, 2022 When surfing at Fistral Beach or Watergate Bay around Newquay, Cornwall, it is not uncommon for a large grey head to rise out of the water near you and something that looks much like a man in a hooded wetsuit will stare at you, looking you straight in...
by Eric | Feb 26, 2022 | Destinations, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland)
February 20-21, 2022 We were driving south from Thurso, Scotland back down to Birmingham, England so we decided to go for a couple short hikes along the way. There is a great app called AllTrails that is fantastic for checking out hikes so we used that to figure out...
