Out and about
by We’ve made a real effort to have a couple of quieter days and have managed pretty well. Yesterday we weren’t away from our lovely holiday …
From the Roman period to the early 20th century
Yesterday was, perhaps our least successful day so far with cold windy weather and too much driving, but it did have some good points. We …
Whitby and beyond
We are staying in our holiday let, on a farm, in the village of Coxhoe near Durham for the next week. The cottage we’re in …
James, jet and the jugular.
Besides being a very attractive small harbour town Whitby has three or four significant claims to fame. It has a large ruined Abbey set high …
In Yorkshire
We’ve been really lucky with our accommodation so far. We always look for budget places, trying to spend around $120 NZ per night. The London …
Lost in Skipton
Yesterday we spent the full day in Liverpool. We had decided that at nine pounds the “Hop on hop off” bus tour was good value …
A rough crossing
Today has been cold and windy although there has been almost no rain so we were able to get back to Peel this morning. We …
A “slightly” quieter day
Another sustaining full cooked breakfast started our day at the guest house we’ve been staying in in Douglas in the Isle of Man. The place …
Not quite genealogy
We’ve had a bit of a Collister day, although the Quilliam side of the family was not left out. We lunched with Fenella Collister, the …