London to Paris by Bus!
A Year Ago Today A year ago today (August 10, 2014), we took a bus, MegaBus to be exact, from London to Paris. It was a trip we were certainly looking forward to but things did not go exactly as planned. Read on! Deal of the Century? Before we g ...
Final Two Days in the U.K.
A Year Ago Today A year ago today, (August 8 & 9, 2014) we had our last two days in the U.K for this trip. Our 26th Anniversary Friday, August 8th, was our 26th wedding anniversary. We had planned to walk into Longfield again today, to ...
Encounters with Royalty at Hampton Court
A Year Ago Today A year ago today, (August 7, 2014) we visited Hampton Court and had encounters with royalty! Last Chance to Get Our Laundry Done As we would be leaving the UK in just a few days - on August 10th to be exact - this trip into Long ...
A Perfect Day – Windsor Castle, Bath, Stonehenge And Fish & Chips
A Year Ago Today A year ago today (August 5, 2014) we had what can only be described as the perfect day. Read on to find out why. Early Morning Train Into London In order to meeting the tour bus at Victoria Coach Station, we had to get up very e ...
221B Baker Street, Selfridges, Harrods, Marble Arch and More
A Year Ago Today A year ago today, (August 4, 2014), we spent the day in London taking in many, many sites. A Full Day of Visiting Many Sights in London Getting Into London As has become our habit, we once again walked into the train station ...
Chislehurst Caves, Petts Wood and Bromley
A Year Ago Today A year ago today (July 31, 2014) we opted for a day at Chislehurst Caves rather than a very long trip to Biggleswade. Chislehurst Caves, Some Shopping and Biggleswade Postponed Biggleswade Postponed Indefinitely Today was the ...
Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Globe Theatre and More
A Year Ago Today A year ago today (July 29,2014), we made our first foray into London. Walk Into Longfield Today began with another walk into Longfield, but this time it was to catch a train into Victoria Station and spend the day in London. As ...
Kidney Stones, Groceries and Canceled Plans
A Year Ago Today A year ago today (July 26-28, 2014), we were settling in to our accommodations in the UK, where we would be until August 10, 2014. Several Days In One Sometimes there's not much point in blogging each and every day, particularly ...
Reykjavik to Gatwick to Longfield
Reykjavik, Iceland to Gatwick Airport to Longfield, UK A year ago today (July 25, 2014), we left Iceland for the UK. Very Early Morning Our flight to Gatwick was leaving at 7:30am and so, in order to get to the airport in time, we needed to deci ...
Itinerary for Our 2014 Adventure
Our 2014 Adventure We began this adventure on July 21, 2014. Well, it's a year later, the trip is over, but the memories remain. Here's a quick look at our itinerary before we begin the individual posts documenting this fun, amazing and educatio ...
2014 Mega Trip
The Geezers are on the move again!This trip is not nearly as long, or extensive, as the one in 2010 when we set ourselves the challenge to travel for almost SEVEN months on less than $100/day. And we achieved our goal, too, coming in at much less than ...
Oooops! Missed the Last Bus AND the Last Train!
Photo Credit: This photo is from the San Miguel Hotel's website. This is the exact view we had! Oct 16 ~ Day #159 Budget to date Spent today Total to date Daily average Total $15900 $312.18 $14086.12 $88.59 Miles by Road Miles by Sea Miles by Air Mi ...
Back In Wales for Only Two Days
Oct 14 ~ Day #157 Budget to date Spent today Total to date Daily average Total $15700 $0.00 $13773.94 $87.73 Miles by Road Miles by Sea Miles by Air Miles by Train Total Miles 15190 6378.9 6752 119 28439.9 Oct 15 ~ Day #158 ...
Back to Wales for a Couple of Days
Oct 13 ~ Day #156 Budget to date Spent today Total to date Daily average Total $15600 $22.76 $13773.94 $88.29 Miles by Road Miles by Sea Miles by Air Miles by Train Total Miles 15097+93=15190 6378.9 5966+786=6752 119 28439.9 Current Location: Burr ...
Off To Italy
Sep 29 ~ Day #142 Budget to date Spent today Total to date Daily average Total $14200 $151.36 $11943.89 $84.11 Miles by Road Miles by Sea Miles by Air Miles by Train Total Miles 14364+73=14437 4515.8 5180+786=5966 119 25037.8 Lo ...
Packing, Weighing and Moving Furniture
Sep 27 ~ Day #140 Budget to date Spent today Total to date Daily average Total $14000 $0.00 $11770.38 $84.07 Miles by Road Miles by Sea Miles by Air Miles by Train Total Miles 14364 4515.8 5180 119 24178.8 Sep 28 ~ Day #141 Budget to date Spen ...