Orkney Part 2 – Westray
11/11/2024 While we were at Pool Farmhouse we planned out our visits to other islands. We were hoping to get to Westray, Sanday and Hoy on this trip, with possible… Read more »
Category: Heritage
Making Plans and Heading North
30/10/2024 We had been watching the weather forecast for a little while. Being British we are obsessed with the weather anyway, but this was a level above the usual, with… Read more »
Bike Trails and Seaboard Villages
28/10/2024 Following our walk up Ben Wyvis we drove back east towards the coast, through popular Fortrose and Rosemarkie where Chanonry Point offers good opportunities for dolphin spotting. We didn’t… Read more »
Historic Sites and Leaping Salmon
25/10/2024 This was to be one of those busy days. They happen sometimes. Unexpectedly we find ourselves able to stuff a lot of activity into a single day. This morning… Read more »
Randolph’s Leap
24/10/24 River Findhorn Somewhere I had read that the Findhorn River was one of the most underrated and beautiful rivers in Scotland. I don’t know how true that is. Certainly… Read more »
New Tyres and Controversy in Elgin
. 21/10/24 When I think of Elgin I automatically think of marbles. Not the rolling kind, but the magnificent marble friezes from the Parthenon which were taken to Britain with… Read more »
A Taste of Lossiemouth
19/10/24 Lossiemouth is one of those places you see mentioned often in facebook groups. A stopover enjoyed by many whether due to the tourist facilities, the beach or the opportunity… Read more »
Our First CAMPRA Aire
10/10/24 CAMPRA – the Campaign for Real Aires – is a non profit organisation which has been campaigning for better, all year round, motorhome parking and facilities in the UK…. Read more »
A Tale of Two Stately Homes
09/10/24 A couple of days work were looming on the horizon and so we scouted out a nearby campsite. Nothing really filled us with a great deal of enthusiasm so… Read more »
An Early Birthday in the Silver City
04/10/24 From the mountains to the city. Our next destination was Aberdeen, named the Silver City in early tourist literature because of the sparkles in the granite stones of many… Read more »
Stones and Stuff in Forfar
01/10/2024 One of the things I have decided about working from the van is that I want to be on hook up and stationary on the days I’m working. The… Read more »
A Day in Arbroath
28/09/24 We left Tayport on the Saturday morning. Before we set off we called the one garage in Dundee that sells LPG. Unfortunately their LPG pump was out of action… Read more »
A Day in Dundee
27/09/24 We stayed in the Larick Campsite for a second night so that we could visit Dundee. The city itself didn’t seem to be a very motorhome friendly city. There… Read more »
Mixing with the Rich Kids
25/09/24 A work interlude We passed a couple of days in peace and quiet at Drumcarro Farm campsite, a small inland CL with a friendly owner, EHU and excellent 4G… Read more »
Elie Chain Walk and More
21/09/24 I had pencilled Elie into the map on the basis of it’s Chain Walk. I was doing a little research to find out whether it was worth us bringing… Read more »
Exploring Edinburgh
15/09/24 We aren’t usually great at enjoying city breaks, but we decided that we just had to spend some time in Edinburgh. Paul hasn’t been before and I’ve only stayed… Read more »
Our last few days of Skiing
13/12/2023 A short walk along the Via Francigena The Via Francigena is an ancient pilgrimage route from Canterbury to the Rome. The route is sometimes taken all the way down… Read more »
In the Christmas Spirit?
10/12/2023 With Christmas approaching, what is better to get you in the mood than a trip to a Christmas market? Surrounded by all the trappings of the festive period it… Read more »
A Birthday at Titisee
07/10/2023 We left Switzerland in rather a grumpy mood, knowing we were on our way home. We were leaving ourselves plenty of time to make the return to the UK… Read more »
Between Two Lakes
01/10/2023 Our campsite in Interlaken was a short bike ride or bus journey away from Interlaken. We were happy with the separation from the busy town. We visited a couple… Read more »