Category:Holiday

Day 6 – Thursday, 29th (our last day) – Up the Mountain! Morning Reader! 👍. Two important pieces of news… One: it’s our last full day here and Two: it’s NOT raining! 😁 A Journey Well Travelled Last Friday – Arrival in Zurich Saturday – Zurich to Wengen Sunday – A Wander in Wengen Monday …
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Day 5 – Wednesday, 28th – Fun in Thun! Welcome to Day 5 – our penultimate full day here in Wengen, Switzerland. The weather, especially over the past few days, has been at best ‘variable’ (that’s the polite version) and today’s forecast looks much the same! Just like yesterday, we woke to the sound of …
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Day 4 – Tuesday, 27th – The Damp Patch! 7.45am: Welcome back! and to Day 4 of our six-day holiday here in Wengen, Switzerland! Well, the weather deteriorated overnight, and we woke to find it absolutely hammering it down! It’s colder too, so I think we’ll be keeping it local today! SO FAR… Friday – …
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Day 2 – Sunday, 24th – A Wander in Wengen Guten morgen Freunde und Familie! 😉 Whatever they’re slipping into the cocoa here, it’s working, as we slept really deeply last night. The first thing we noticed, once we’d come-to, was how quiet it was. Sure, the banning of non-electric vehicles here in the village …
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Day 1, Saturday, 24th – Zurich to Wengen Morning all! 😁 There’s nothing like a good night’s sleep to set you up for the day is there? We slept like we’d been drugged and were now ready for whatever the day threw at us! 8.14am: Before we check-out, here in Zurich, our first stop was …
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Yes, it’s that time of year again! We’re heading abroad as part of my birthday celebration week. 👍 For 2022, our celebratory trip started, as we set off for Birmingham Airport. We’ve got a single overnight stay in Zurich, before heading for our ultimate destination, Wengen (pop. c1300) in Switzerland for six days in the …
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Day 13 – Tuesday, 31st May Morning Reader!👍. It’s the final day of our holiday today and therefore my last holiday post! 😟. We’re home tomorrow, late afternoon – so, thanks for continuing to read about our holiday adventures! Twelve Days of Scotland Day 0 – Compact and Bijou in Carlisle Day 1 – Dumfries …
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Day 12 – Monday, 30th May Morning, lover of quality literature! And welcome to my Blog! 👍. It’s our first full day in Melrose. We arrived yesterday afternoon and we’re staying at Burt’s Hotel in Market Square. The weather forecast for today is rubbish (wet AND cold!) and so we’re exploring super-local destinations. After enjoying …
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Day 11 – Sunday, 29th May Welcome back loyal Reader! As we said goodbye to Deborah & Steve and the rather excellent The Old Dairy in Gartocharn (with its FOUR EV Chargers 👍) we’re now heading for ‘Leg 3’ – Melrose (pop. c2500) – the final part of our Scottish adventure for 2022. 9.38am: What …
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Day 10 – Saturday, 28th May Howdy Folks. Day 10, and our last day here in Gartocharn (pop c680 + 2 drowned rats). Today, we’re off to soak up the scenery, taking in Loch Lomond National Park in Balmaha, Queen Elizabeth Forest Park in Aberfoyle (and as many other areas as we can!). So, here’s …
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Morning all! 😀. We’re on Day 9 of our Scottish adventure! – and surely some mistake – it’s NOT raining! 🤔🤔. We were seriously thinking of trading-in the ‘mozzy spray’ for anti-rust treatment, based on the past few days, but maybe not! We also saw a large round orange thing in the sky, but the …
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Day 8 – Thursday, 26th May Welcome back loyal Reader! It’s Day 8 of our 2022 trip to Scotland where we’re currently lodging in Gartocharn, a small village (pop. 680), close to Loch Lomond. ‘The Old Dairy’ at Cambusmoon Farm has been our base for the past few days and we’ve just a few more …
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Day 7 – Wednesday, 25th May Welcome back loyal Clan! 👍. We’re on the second leg (Day 7) of our Scottish trip, currently staying in the tiny village of Gartocharn (pop. c680). I think I’ll give up looking at the weather forecast here! One minute, blazing sunshine, the next – rain, rain and more rain …
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Day 6 – Tuesday, 24th May Morning McReader! 😀 It’s Day 6, and our first day staying in Gartocharn (pop. c680) south-east of, and very close to, Loch Lomond. In spite of the less-than-exciting weather forecast, we’re exploring Loch Lomond today – by boat. Walkies! 10.05am: But before all that, it was walkies time! Yesterday, …
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Madainn mhath!* 😯 *Google Translate available HERE Day 5 – Monday, 23rd May It’s ‘Day 5’ of our Scottish break, and as we say goodbye to Troon, we’re now beginning Leg 2. We’re heading for the tiny village of Gartocharn (pop. c650) for its proximity to Loch Lomond staying at Eastcambusmoon Farm‘s: The Old Dairy. …
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Morning All! 😉 Day 4 – Sunday, 22nd May It’s our last FULL day here in Troon before we head north for ‘Leg 2’ in Gartocharn (for Loch Lomond) on Monday. On today’s list is just a single attraction: National Trust for Scotland’s Culzean Castle. Culzean Castle It would be appropriate at this stage to …
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Morning all! Thanks for your readership so far! 😀 Day 3 – Saturday, 21st May We’re on Day 3 (of 4) here in beautiful Troon staying at the rather excellent Salt Lodge Apartments right on the Harbour’s edge. In a change to the UNadvertised programme, the Isle of Arran is postponed – today, we’re going …
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Morning Reader! 👍 Day 2 – Friday, 20th May Welcome back! This is our second day (of four) in Troon, Scotland. We’re staying in Troon Yacht Haven at the very well-appointed Salt Lodge Apartments that overlooks the Harbour. We fully charged the car last night courtesy of Scotland’s State-run charging network, the imaginatively titled: Chargeplace …
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Morning Readers! Hope Thursday finds you both well! 😉 Day 1 – Thursday, 19th May During the night (presumably to prepare us for Scotland) the rain put in an appearance, promptly followed by a few encores! It made for a poor night’s sleep with the rain hammering on our skylight window. What a contrast to …
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We’re heading north to Scotland for two weeks- more specifically, Ayrshire, Loch Lomond and the Borders. We’re dividing the holiday into three chunks (see the map below) and being a motoring holiday, we’re going to be using Scotland’s electric car-charging network. It’s a heck of a drive from home to ‘chunk 1’ (Troon) and in …
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Thursday, 27th April Morning Reader! Not bored with these Posts yet then? Thanks for your readership! It’s our last day here! 🙁 Today, we’re starting our final day, super-local, heading for Oswestry (a nearby border market town). Oswestry is not quite in Wales, but you can almost ‘touch the dragon’! 6.05am: We were both up …
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