Today we spent the day in St Ives, we had read about the parking so decided to take the train
Author: Xanthe
Tuesday 14th September – The end of the land and Mousehole
Today we started by going to Lands End, or more to the point to Sennen Cove which is about a
Monday 13th September – Staying local
We had a slight change of plan today as the forecast was for rain on and off all day, our
Sunday 12th September – UNESCO World Heritage Mining Area
Today we spent the day at the mining area on the North Coast, we drove to Grevor Tin Mine and
Friday 10th September – Villages along the wsr
Today we planned to drive round the main sites of the Somerset Railway so after breakfast our first stop was
Thursday 9th September – West Somerset Railway
Today we were booked on the West Somerset Railway, unfortunately when we woke up it was raining quite hard but
Wednesday 8th September – To Taunton
Having packed yesterday we had a relaxed breakfast then tried to remember the process of locking the house up for
25th July Time to head home
We are heading home today but before we go we have one last visit planned, a tour of the roundhouse.
24th July Exploring Birmingham
Birmingham has been described as the ‘Workshop of the World’ because of its of manufacturing history which includes copper, coins,
23rd July – the Jewellery quarter in anger!
Today was all about shopping for my birthday present so after a very civilised breakfast overlooking the canal we set
Birmingham finally a few days away
We decided we would take the train to Birmingham rather than drive as it was hard to find a car
Friday 7th – Tuesday 11th February
Friday, whoever said that you can’t have too much powder obviously didn’t only ski once a year or they were
Monday 3rd – Thursday 6th February
Monday, I am not sure why we doubt the weather forecast but we still do, today it was ‘dangerously high
Saturday 1st – Sunday 2nd February
Saturday, it was time to head back to the Nordic centre today to see if we could improve on last
Monday 27th – Friday 31st January
Monday, today it was back on the boards, the first thing I noticed was that they have edges and I
Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th January
This year we started our holiday mid week which could have been a problem as we were picked up at
Wednesday 6th November relaxation is the name of the day
We had a great nights sleep although I think we were both a little surprised when the alarm went off!
Tuesday 5th November Santiago de Cuba day 4 to Havana
Despite fighting hard the cold Chris has been trying to resist won a battle last night so he ended up
Monday 4th November Santiago de Cuba day 3
This is probably our last day focusing on the revolution, we originally had a slightly longer walk planned but as
Sunday 3rd November the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba
The alarm went off at 5:30 this morning or rather my ipad was saying it was 5:30, it turns out
Saturday 2nd November Santiago de Cuba day 1
We had a very relaxed start to the morning as our local representative Felix had arranged to meet us at
Friday 1st November to Santiago de Cuba our penultimate destination
Today we say farewell to Baracoa and table mountain otherwise known as El Yunque. We had a great afternoon yesterday
Wednesday 31st October – Around Baracoa
We are actually staying in Hotel Castillo or Castillo de Seboruco, which was Baracoa’s highest fort, begun by the Spanish
Wednesday 30th October A long day to get to Baracoa
Today we have one of our longer drives to Baracoa, the info we have says 3 3/4 hours but Trip
Tuesday 29th October from Camagüey to Hoguin
We are on the move again today, for some reason we were up and ready early which as it turned
Monday 28th October – Around Camagüey
This is a slightly strange hotel, it could be really good but somehow it lacks something, after a slightly uninspired
Sunday 27th October – From Sancti Spiritus to Camagüey
As you would expect on a Sunday morning in a town called Sancti Spiritus we or rather I was woken
Saturday 26th October – To Sancti Spiritus
We had a relaxed start to the day as Sancti Spiritus is only about an hour away. I am not
Friday 25th October – Trinidad Day 2
Last night we went out to the brewery to have something to eat which was really nice, although showing our
Thursday 24th October – Around Trinidad
After a very relaxed breakfast we set off to explore the streets of Trinidad, I think I had expected something