From the nostalgia of Welwyn Garden City it was straight into more nostalgia in the West Midlands. We made an early start and with a hop, skip and a jump we were on the M1 motorway heading north towards Birmingham. Birmingham is a very large conurbation of endless...
Road Trip
Pack the kids in the car and go on a road trip.
ENGLAND TRIP REPORT PART 5: Nostalgia In Welwyn Garden City
From Harry Potter world we drove around the M25 to Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. This was my hometown, where I was born and lived for 30 years so lots of memories here. We had a couple of days in the area seeing family and friends as well as my old favourite...
ENGLAND TRIP REPORT PART 2: London. Afternoon tea and a spot of shopping.
After a jam-packed first day in London it was time for a jam-packed second day in London. We were up and out early again and made a beeline for Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. The kids were not as impressed with Big Ben as I had thought given how excited they had been...
ENGLAND TRIP REPORT PART 1: London. Towers, Squirrels and Phantom
In September 2024 we left Australia and went on a month long trip back home to England with a quick stop in Italy on the way home. This was the first time I had been to England in seven years and boy was I missing the place! Here is the full trip report. We arrived in...
MONUMENT VALLEY: A COMPLETE GUIDE
Monument Valley is one of my favourite places on earth. You'll recognise the valley from the innumerable Westerns and TV commercials that have been filmed there. I'd go as far as to say that Monument Valley is one of the most iconic landscapes in the USA, if not the...