Category:Holiday

Thursday, 8th May Welcome back! It’s our third day in cosy Borth-y-Gest, North Wales. It’s a very quiet spot close to the town of Porthmadog. After breakfast, we made plans for today and decided to head West! We’re heading for another Castle, a famous Museum and some photo opportunities of the gorgeous Welsh beaches. The …
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Wednesday, 7th May Morning all! Thanks for your readership so far and your comments 👍 It’s another fine day forecast! 😎☀️😎☀️. That’s two in a row here in Borth-y-Gest near Porthmadog where we’re staying in a snug two-bedroom holiday cottage👍. We’re here until Saturday and are spending time exploring the surrounding area. The weather is …
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Tuesday, 6th May Morning all! We said goodbye to Liverpool yesterday and we’re now staying in a two-bedroom cottage in the Welsh village of Borth-y-Gest. Today, we’re off for a trip on the local Heritage Railway. 9.45am: After breakfast, we took the short drive into Porthmadog. It looked like it was going to be a …
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Monday, 5th May After breakfast, we said goodbye to the Premier Inn in Childer Thornton in the Wirral and headed for the final leg of our stay – a two-bedroom cottage in the village of, Borth-y-Gest, in North Wales (more about our new temporary home, later). 9.58am: But first, we had to get there! It …
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Sunday, 4th May Morning all! A late night last night, so I’m a bit later posting this one! There’s a distinct absence of sunshine this morning here in the Wirral – in fact, as I write this, it’s started to rain! It’s our last full day before heading for Wales after breakfast tomorrow. It looked …
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Saturday, 3rd May We’re off to Chester today. The City Walls, the Cathedral, a Boat Trip and the Roman Amphitheatre are on the list. However, the biting wind was to make the day feel a lot chillier than the above chart suggests and so we limited our explorations! 9.35am: We left just after 9.30 and …
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Friday, 2nd May Morning all! A slightly cooler day today than yesterday, but based on the crappy Internet speed here, today’s Post might take a couple of hours to actually post (if at all!)! To give the Blog the best chance to cope with the appalling internet speeds here, I’ve restricted the number of photographs. …
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Getting there… We’re spending nine nights split 50/50 between Liverpool and North Wales. We set off from home just before 9.30 taking the A14, M6, M56, M53 and finally the A41 on our 147-mile trip. We estimated around two hours in total to get our first stop – the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port …
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6.05am: Morning all! 👍 As promised, here is the summary of our holiday in New Zealand during November 2024, where we visited both the North and South Islands. We used most forms of transport, but mainly travelled around using an Avis hire car. We can’t claim to have seen all of New Zealand, but having …
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5.30am: Morning all! 😎. It’s our last full day here in Singapore, and I was awake from about 3am. Missed one of my Daily Posts?Click HERE Our Photo-Reel of Australia, New Zealand and Singapore (and no chat!)Click HERE Day 32 – Where are we? (Saturday, 30th November) We’re staying in the Holiday Inn Express in …
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7.25pm: Morning all! It’s our penultimate day of our holiday and a VERY wet one here in Singapore! ⛈️⛈️☔☔ ⌛ 9am UK time/5pm Singapore time: There’s a major outage affecting my Blog on this side of the world. If you can read this Post, but there are no images showing, that’s the issue! I suggest …
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6.45am: Morning all!. Phew! 😉. After more than a 1000 photographs and almost 2900 kilometres (c1800 miles) of driving, today, we say goodbye to New Zealand! We’ve packed/unpacked 13 times, stayed in 5 motels, 5 apartments, 2 B&Bs plus 1 hotel – and written daily about our 27-day adventure! Do you know what? I think …
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6.30am: Hi everyone! 😉. Hard to believe, but we’re coming to the end of our New Zealand adventure! ☹️☹️☹️☹️. Thanks for all your questions, comments, and suggestions during our travels – every single one of them, very much appreciated! 👍😍 For those of you with a similar trip in mind, I’ll post a summary of …
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xx.xx: Hello-ee! 😀. Welcome to Tuesday – it’s another travel day for us. Day 28 – Where are we? (Tuesday, 26th November) 8.36am: With just a few days left in New Zealand, today, we said goodbye to Te Anau and drove south-eastwards and then north to Arrowtown, around 200km (121 miles) away. It’s an old …
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6.10am: Morning all! 😉. Thanks for your readership. We are now past the point of the longest holiday we’ve ever taken. Oh, the pressure!👍 Sorry for the late posting of this one – it was a long day (in almost a good way!) Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 27 – Where are we? (Monday, …
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5.50am: Welcome to Sunday’s Post! 👍 Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 26 – Where are we? (Sunday, 24th November) 8.36am: We said goodbye to Dunedin and got off to an early start this morning as it’s another long drive ahead. In a way, it was a shame to be leaving, as the morning brought …
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6.05am: Morning all! 😉 Welcome to the weekend! Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 25 – Where are we? (Saturday, 23rd November) We arrived in Dunedin (South Island’s second-largest city and part of the Otago region) yesterday afternoon, and took a brief look around (see yesterday’s photos HERE). We’re here for just today, and in …
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5.50am: Morning loyal Reader! 👍. We hope you’re still enjoying reading about our time in New Zealand. Welcome to Friday’s adventure! 😉 Missed one of these Holiday Posts?Try clicking HERE👍☀️😎 Day 24 – Where are we? (Friday, 22nd November) 8.25am: Today, we said goodbye to a chilly Timaru (7℃) and continued southwards along South Island’s …
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6 05am: Hi there Followers. Happy Thursday. Thanks for keeping up with our adventures! 😉. We’ve just eight more days left here in New Zealand before heading back to Singapore. Strangely, the BBC Weather Service hadn’t heard of Timaru, so this is the Weather Channel‘s forecast. Timaru, where are you? Still rubbish weather though! 🙄 …
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6.05am: Hello all! 😉. Another day, another part of New Zealand to discover! 👍 Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 22 – Where are we? (Wednesday, 20th November) 8.58am: We left Christchurch today and headed for Akaroa, about 90 minutes away. We’d been advised that it was going to be a very twisty (=slow) road …
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6.25am: Hi Folks! Welcome to Tuesday! 😎. 20 days of great experiences so far, 12 to go! 👍 Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 21 – Where are we? (Tuesday, 19th November) TODAY’S TRIVIA: A typical New Zealand winter is from June until August, whilst their Summer is from December to February. It’s our first …
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5.45am: Hi, all you dedicated Readers! – thanks for your readership and regular comments! 👍 It’s been a real push to publish these each day, but I’m enjoying the challenge. Today, it’s a super early one as we prepare for another long drive south. Missed a previous Post?Click HERE It’s hard to believe that we’re …
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Missed one of these Holiday Posts?Try clicking HERE(or scroll to the foot of this one)👍☀️😎 6.15am: Welcome back loyal Reader! 😉. It’s Sunday, and we’re currently in Picton, our first stop on the SOUTH Island, having arrived early evening yesterday by Ferry from Wellington. As you might guess from the title, today, we’re on the …
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6.15am: Howdy, loyal reader! 😉. Today’s the day it all goes south! Destination Picton! Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 18 – Where are we? (Saturday, 16th November) 9.45am: After checking out we had some time to kill. We grabbed a coffee, we spent some time looking around the shops in Wellington. For us, the …
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6.30am: Morning all! 😉. Thanks for continuing to read about our adventure in New Zealand. I’m enjoying your comments – they’re all very much appreciated! 👍👏. This is our second day without any driving as we’re continuing to explore Wellington on foot, dodging the forecasted showers. Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 17 – Where …
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5.25am: Welcome back devoted Reader! 👏 An earlier start today for us as we’ve a long drive ahead… Missed a previous Post?Click HERE Day 15 – Where are we? (Wednesday, 13th November) TODAY’S TRIVIA: Wellington is the most southerly capital in the world Thanks for joining us on Day 15. Back in the hire car, …
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5.55am: Welcome! or ‘Kia Ora’ as they sometimes say in these parts 😉 Thanks for your comments and likes so far – it makes it all worthwhile! 👍👍 Missed a Post?Click HERE Day 14 – Where are we? (Tuesday, 12th November) 8.59am: It’s Day 14 and we’re leaving Taupō and driving to the coast of …
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6.15am: Morning all! 👍. Well, that was a first – RAIN – and significant amounts of it! Luckily for us, it was overnight, but it was certainly hammered it down, waking us up in the early hours as it danced on the roof! ☔☔ Thanks for all the likes and comments so far. If you’ve …
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6.15am: Welcome back loyal Reader! Here for more news of our adventures on the other side of the world? I admire your stamina!! 😉👍 Day 12 – Where are we? (Sunday, 10th November) We’re just over a third of the way through our mega-holiday and where this morning, it’s time to say goodbye to gorgeous …
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