I think the relentless dull, grey, dreary weather we had in the UK through, January and February, at the start of last year, made us think of getting away to find some warm sunshine.
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Our Travel Year – 2024
2024 was a strange year for our travel exploits as we went into the new year with two holidays booked and, as it happened, cancelled both of them.
Continue readingSouth Wales – Pontneddfechan
Pontneddfechan is a small village situated in Powys, Wales, UK. It sits on the southern edge of The Brecon Beacons and gives access to a series of waterfalls in the Upper Neath valley.
Marrakesh December 2024 – Part 3 – 3
Marrakech Wall
We spent the last two days of our holiday exploring the Medina and Ville Nouvelle. I was keen to walk around the outside of the Marrakesh Wall, which encloses the Medina.
Continue readingMarrakesh December 2024 – Part 2 – 3
Ouzoud Falls
Tuesday was excursion day so we were up early for our trip out to Ouzoud Falls in the Middle Atlas Mountains – the tallest waterfall in North Africa. It was a three hour coach trip from the hotel and we set off just after 7am. It was quite nice to leave the bustle of Marrakesh behind us and drive out into the more rural area outside the city.
Continue readingMarrakesh December 2024 – Part 1 – 3
Although we were only in Marrakesh in October, a fantastic holiday package deal we found made it possible for us to return there this December. We grabbed the opportunity and flew out on Friday 13th (we’ve no qualms about travelling on that date) for a weeks holiday at our usual Marrakesh hotel, the TUI Blue Medina Gardens.
Continue readingTravel – North Yorkshire, UK – Cleveland Way Coast Path and Bridlington
We decided on another hike for Wednesday but thought we would stay local and walk the Cleveland Way coast path we’d first walked on Sunday. We’d missed out on the coastline views because of the sea mist and fog on the first walk. In total contrast, Wednesday was a lovely warm, sunny day.
Continue readingTravel – North Yorkshire, UK – Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay
After the murky weather of the previous day, Monday couldn’t have been more different. It was nice, warm and sunny so we decided to do a circular coastal walk, from Ravenscar to Robins Hood Bay.
Continue readingTravel – North Yorkshire, UK – Scarborough
When we retired, two years ago, we thought we might use our time to explore parts of the UK neither of us had visited before. Two years on we haven’t done that, we’ve travelled in Europe instead. So this September we took the opportunity to spend a week in North Yorkshire, UK.
Continue readingLondon – November 2023
Day 1 – Borough Market and ‘Dear England‘
We love a trip to London and try to get there once a year. It’s just a fantastic place to visit and, although we’re regular visitors to the capitol, we can always find something new to do or see. The planning for this trip started when we were offered free tickets for the Cake and Bake show at Earls Court which was in late November.
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