Category:Holiday

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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Wednesday, 27th April Morning loyal Reader! – Welcome to Day 4. Thanks for reading this far! 👍 Looks like it’s a bit cooler today compared with the previous few days! Today, we’re again staying relatively local and heading for Welshpool (a Market Town) and then National Trust’s Powis Castle – around 30 miles round trip. …
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Tuesday, 26th April Wow! You’re back again! – thanks for continuing to read my ramblings! Weather-wise, it looks much the same as yesterday but with the added risk of a bit of rain! Today, we’re off to the town of Shrewsbury. We’re heading for the Museum & Art Gallery and then the ‘old’ prison (for …
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Monday, 25th April Well, hello, loyal reader! 👍 On our itinerary today: English Heritage’s Wroxeter (remains of a Roman City) and National Trust’s Attingham Park (an English country house). We last visited the latter back in July 2004 (so, naturally, I don’t remember any of it!) 😮 English Heritage: Wroxeter 11.02am: As we arrived at …
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Sunday, 24th April Morning Reader! 👍 We arrived here at our holiday home The Tractor Shed in Kinnerley yesterday. As we don’t know this part of the world at all (I think the last time we were in Shropshire was back in November 2006 for a pre-Christmas break), we’re firmly in ‘explorer mode’ to soak …
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Continuing our holiday breaks here in the UK, this time, we’re spending time in a shed! (an ex-tractor shed that is!) courtesy of Sykes Cottages. Located north-west of Shrewsbury, sandwiched between the A483 and the A5 in the village of Kinnerley (population just 1108!), it’s a new(ish) addition to the Sykes Cottages property portfolio, imaginatively …
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Monday, March 28th Morning all! 😉😉. I see the weather appears to be on the turn here. It’s 7am and it’s only 27℃. Good job we packed mittens! 🤔 It’s our last full day here and where Monday brings more of the same – eat, doze, sleep, eat and finally, sleep (repeat)! 8.25am: Thankfully, eating …
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Sunday, March 27th Welcome back, and a happy Sunday to you, dedicated reader. This is our fourth day here in Oman. 👍👍 I hope the Sun is shining where you are. The grill is already ‘full on’ here at ’27’ – and it’s only 7am! Somewhat predictably, it’s forecast to hit the mid-30s again today! …
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Saturday, March 26th Greetings, my loyal Reader… 👍 Well, I guess that’s not a bad view to wake up to! Hello Saturday!!!! 😀 9.05am: Breakfast time! And after last night’s feast, I’m eating light this morning (but we’re surrounded by so much variety, it’s a real exercise in will-power).☹️ 9.45am: We’re about an hour earlier …
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Thursday, March 24th 8.15am: Morning loyal reader! We arrived just 15 minutes ago – we’re at the rather splendid Kempinski Hotel in Muscat, Oman. Opened just four years ago, it’s an all-in-one resort hotel, meaning there is no need to leave the hotel area for anything! Looks like the weather is on our side (for …
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Wednesday, March 23rd We’re off..! As part of Ann’s birthday celebrations (in a few days), we’re flying to Oman! Like many, attempting to holiday abroad in recent times (because of you-know-what) has been somewhat challenging – but we do love a challenge! Consequently, this is our first trip overseas for about two years! Last time …
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Morning reader. Thanks for coming back – I admire your stamina!?. “Are we nearly there yet?” Yes, this is day 14; just one more Post to go and then you’re free! Here we are at the Mill End Hotel in Chagford, (population c1400), in the middle of Dartmoor on the penultimate day of our south-west …
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Morning all! We’re on our way to the final leg of our holiday, staying at the Mill End Hotel in Chagford, Dartmoor. Check-in time is 3pm, so as usual, we’re going to make the best use of time and visit a couple of attractions beforehand – National Trust’s East Pool Mine near Redruth and National …
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Greetings, reader! It’s day 12 of our 15-day break here in the south-west. It’s also our last full day here at The Piggery (courtesy of AirBnB.) on the Lizard Peninsular. 10.09am: Just a couple of quickies today: National Trust’s Godolphin and Praa Sands Beach (famous for surfing dudes). Godolphin (National Trust) The estate was once …
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7.10am: Welcome to Wednesday, my loyal reader! We’re on leg 4, day 11, of our 15-day break in the south-west of England. We’re still here at the AirBnB called The Piggery. We’ve a shorter day ahead today as we have just St Ives on the cards. 9.59am: We’re off! We went ‘car-free’ (almost!) leaving Robert, …
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6.10am: Morning all! It’s day 10 of our 15-day break here in the south-west of England. We’re in Ashton (population, c572) staying at an AirBnB called The Piggery on the Lizard Peninsular. It’s rather splendid and is very well equipped. On our list of places to visit today: National Trust’s St Michael’s Mount; a look …
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Morning Monday! Morning reader! We’re on day 9 of our holiday here in the south-west. Today, we checked out of The Alverton Hotel here in Truro and headed furthest from home – to Helston. It’ll be our first stay, ever, in an AirBnB – it’s called The Piggery 😃 As per normal, we couldn’t check …
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Greetings reader! It’s day 8, and we’re on leg 3, halfway through our holiday here in the south-west of England. Today, it’s our final full day in Truro, as tomorrow, we’re onto leg 4, an AirBnB in Ashton, Helston. We slept well in spite of the resident next door setting the volume on his radio …
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6.25am: Hello reader, welcome back! I hope you’re enjoying the Posts! We’ve been here almost a week, and we’re on leg 3, day 7 (of 15) of our holiday in the south-west of the UK – Poldark country! Arrrrrrrrrrr! 8.15am: Our first breakfast here in the Hotel. Great food, shame about the service! Maybe we …
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Welcome back dear reader! 😁. It’s Day 6 of our south-western UK holiday. 10.10am: Today, we said goodbye to the B&B in Boscastle and headed for Truro on ‘leg 3’ of our break. We’re staying for three nights The Alverton Hotel. It looks like we might have left the good weather behind us in Boscastle …
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