Category: RTW Travel

  • Home to the 2014 Commonwealth Games…

    Home to the 2014 Commonwealth Games…

    Having left Wales, we continued to make our way north to Scotland.  Glasgow was an obvious place for us to stop and stretch our legs after several hours of driving. To get the full effect, you need to read this post in a bonnie Scottish accent! This year, Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games from the…

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  • Wild About Wales

    Wild About Wales

    Today we arrived in Wales. It’s a beautiful country with rolling hills and sheep as far as the eye can see. As soon as we crossed over the border there was a visible difference from England. Signs were in Welsh first and then English. We’ve been trying to find patterns in the language, but are…

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  • Splish Splash We Visted Bath!

    Splish Splash We Visted Bath!

    Bath is a lovely English city made up of many different layers: Modern, Georgian, and Ancient. It has a number of modern buildings and amenities that can be found throughout Europe/UK.  There is a focus on being a spa town and making good use of the natural thermal springs that run throughout the city.  We…

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  • Pip Pip Cheerio!

    Pip Pip Cheerio!

    We’re moving on…it’s time to say “Pip Pip Cheerio to London! We’ve had a fabulous couple of weeks at the Elwin home. Staying in this house certainly made our stay so much more comfortable. We were able to rest and rejuvenate after our touring and simply relax on our “homeschool” days. The girls really enjoyed taking…

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  • Stories from Westminster

    Stories from Westminster

    A big shout out to our friends Cathy and Morgan from Ottawa, Canada. Twenty years ago we were invited to a long weekend BBQ at their place in Ottawa.  There were a number of people there who participated in a water fight (Oliver and I lost big time!).  Anyways, when we blogged that we were…

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