Travel Adventures

This morning we did the Oxford Castle Unlocked experience which I admit I didnt really want to do. I have to say it was a very enjoyable morning and the tour was done very well indeed. I highly recommend this as a way to get an idea of the history of Oxford Castle and jail. We then caught the bus down to Wolvercote. This was where one of my grandparents lived when I was a child and I wanted

This morning we had another day with Martin of Absolute Touring this time to Stratford Upon Avon and Warwick Castle as my husband and son were determined to see a real castle whilst in England.We first made a stop at Bladon to see Winston Churchills grave as my son had developed a bit of an interest in war while we were in Paris After that we headed to Stratford for a wander around. Martin

While eating my bowl of muesli for breakfast I managed to break a tooth The hotel organised an appointment down the road at Fabians dentist. Luckily by 9.15 I was done with a temporary filling in place I am so glad that that happened in Oxford and not in Paris I doubt my French would have been up to it ha ha. We spent the morning exploring Christchurch College mainly because of my kid

We had a great breakfast in Quod. We were booked on a winter bed and breakfast special which was great. After that we were met by our tour guide Martin from Absolute Touring. We had booked Martin for two private day tours and today was our day to go to the Cotswolds. We were picked up in an extremely comfortable 8 seater minibus and Martin was a wonderful guide. He presented us with written note

We had a final breakfast at Le Buci the next morning before catching a taxi to Gare du Nord for the Eurostar. We allowed an hour for checking in but it really wasnt enough time. We hoped to have time to shop for food before getting on the train but the queues were massive and we basically queued for the whole hour and then got straight on the train. When I caught it last year it was a lot q

We wandered back towards the intersection of Rue Dauphine Rue de Buci for our breakfast this morning and had an excellent meal at Le Conti of omelettes baguettes and croissants We then walked to the Louvre which only took around 15 minutes. We accessed the Louvre via Passage Richelieu no queues at all. We had only allowed a couple of hours for the Louvre mainly to see the main things we s

The next morning I awoke at 3.30am. Obviously jet lag was kicking in unfortunately it stayed with me the whole trip not once did I sleep past 5.30am and we were usually up til midnight. Still I was never particularly tired during the day too much to see and do. This time we walked the opposite way down Rue Dauphine and stopped at a cafe named Le Nesle. My daughter is an egg lover and unfort

Last day in Katherine before heading off tomorrow to Howard springs about 30ks short of Darwin.Woke up this morning to a more acceptable temperature and the humidity has decreased .Went to a live cattle auction on the edge of townhave a look at the video the auctioneers really do talk fast.Followed this up with a visit to the museum what a great place to visit and explore Katherine39s pastp

We waited till 6 for Tanner the owner of the place to turn up with the wheel but no sign. Bob wanted to lock up so we hauled all our stuff back out of the garage and paid up for another night camping and set up the tent.Another windy night. In the morning we walked over to the garage and found the wheel waiting for us. Jim fitted it we packed our stuff and were finally on our way.Incredible r

Thursday 29th December 2011 Our flight arrived on time at 6.30am and we easily moved through customs and into a taxi. We drove quite quickly to Paris without traffic being too much of a problem. We were shocked at how dark it was and how long it took to become light I think it was around 9.00am before it was daylight. This is my second trip to Paris as I visited for three days with my eldest daug