Tag: trip

• April 8, 2017

  Review: Outlandish Scotland Journey Part 1 and 2

  When I read Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series (Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager)*, I thought to myself, “I really want to go to those places and see those things.” I often wish it was easier to find stuff in Scotland but there’s so many things in Scotland that it can be hard to know where […]
• June 12, 2016

  The “Village” Of Blackadder, England

  

  I spotted a point on my map* that said “Blackadder” near the Whiteadder river, so I went on another adventure in my car because I had to see this for myself.  It was 2012 and I was on my way back from Edinburgh heading south. Being, of course, a huge fan of Rowan Atkinson and […]
• April 20, 2016

  The Swiss Alpine Route to Verona: Solo Interrail Part 5

  

  New to my Solo Interrail series? Start here I’m going to pick up where I left off last time, after I had just made it back to Zurich station and was now feeling like I was back in civilization having just spent the morning lost in the alps.  I sat down over a coffee and wrote postcards […]
• March 22, 2016

  Brussels, Belgium: Solo Interrail Part 2

  Seconds after writing this and publishing it, I found out that Brussels airport and metro have been attacked in the last couple of hours by terrorists and it’s still unfolding.  I am completely shocked and disgusted that this has happened.  Nobody deserves this but Brussels is such a lovely place, nothing bad should ever happen […]
• February 6, 2016

  Sindelfingen’s Unexpected Medieval Centre

  

  We were looking for the museum and rathaus (same building), standing on a street surrounded by concrete brutalist architecture of the square boxes variety. The city centre was very “modern” in the sense that it looked to all be built after the 1940s. Concrete – with bits of pebble stuck to it – seemed to […]
• February 5, 2016

  11 words British people don’t actually say.

  This article is about the “British” words and phrases we don’t actually use in Britain, so if you’re planning a holiday to England, Scotland or any other part of Britain, and trying to learn some colloquialisms, scratch these from your list – the consequences of saying some of them can be a fist to the […]
• September 30, 2015

  Wanderlust: Hawaii

  It’s Wanderlust Wednesday… time for me to go look at a place I want to visit, then write about it. Today, I’m going to talk Hawaii. I’ve wanted to go to Hawaii since I was a kid. I had a Hawaii Barbie, and I remember being captivated by the little “background scene” they do on […]
• September 8, 2015

  I’m back, I’m back, SHAM-OWN! You know I’m back, I’m back, you know it (woo)…

  First, the Seroquel saga continues as I await a pharmacy that actually stocks the dosage.  Apparently they should have specified time release on the Rx then I could have got it fulfilled at 5 different pharmacies.  That was my day wasted.  All else I did today was the school run (I would have sent him […]
• April 28, 2015

  How I converted a Citroen Xsara Picasso into a Campervan

  

  Travel Tuesday:  How I Converted A Citroen Xsara Picasso into A People Carrier Campervan Conversion Today I want to talk about ROADHOUSE (my car camper) Have you ever dreamed of owning a car that fits comfortably into a parking bay and STILL lets you sleep in it, stretched out, comfy and flat? That was the […]
• January 1, 2015

  NEVER take these 10 things on vacation

  

  Here are the 10 things you should NEVER take on vacation. The wisdom in packing isn’t knowing what to take, but what to leave out; so I thought I’d bring you a round-up of some things nobody should take on holiday, business trips, vacay or extended travel. 1. Plants: I had a Great Aunt (may […]