Category: UK

Home at last Hobart, Australia Hobart, Australia And now we’re home. I don’t know about Lil Sis, but I tried to sleep on the flight from Brunei to Melbourne. Every time I felt myself falling into sleep, some part of my body resisted and I woke up again. I...

Heading home Eastbourne, United Kingdom Eastbourne, United Kingdom And then, all too soon, yet not soon enough, it was time to go home. I’m not sure how people travel for weeks at a time and see heaps of stuff and keep themselves alert and interested. I’m exhausted and suffering...

More history Eastbourne, United Kingdom Eastbourne, United Kingdom We don’t have amy plans for the rest of our trip. There are a few things on the ‘nice to see list’ and we might get to them, but really we want to spend time with our aunt and cousin and...

Pevensey Castle Pevensey, United Kingdom Pevensey, United Kingdom FIrst up this morning we spent some time exploring the Eastbourne Pier, which is one of Eastbourne’s most famous sights. It was built in the 1860s and 70s, and the sightseeing tour commentary said it was built so people could go...

The white cliffs of Eastbourne Beachy Head, United Kingdom Beachy Head, United Kingdom As on our first day in London, we decided to use our first day in Eastbourne to explore the city a bit with the Hop on Hop off bus tour. The tour goes along the seafront,...

The sunniest place in the UK Eastbourne, United Kingdom Eastbourne, United Kingdom After a week in London, it was time to move on. It hardly seems like a week ago that we arrived in England and had our first meal at an English pub. It seems like so much...

Last day in London London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom We had no plans for today. It was our last day in London so we thought we’d just see what we felt like doing on the day. We decided that we couldn’t in all good conscience stay 2 blocks...

The family history trail – Part 2 Gillingham, United Kingdom Gillingham, United Kingdom I mentioned that our Dad served in the Royal Engineers a few years after the end of World War II. His father had also served with them and had been posted overseas during the war. One...

The family history trail begins Salisbury, United Kingdom Salisbury, United Kingdom The main reason for our trip is to visit our Auntie R, our late father’s only sister. She lives in East Sussex, and we’ve only met her once – almost 20 years ago when she visited Australia with...

I love Paris in the, er, autumn Paris, France Paris, France (or I crossed a road in Paris and didn’t die) The original trip wasn’t going to include Paris, but Lil Sis saw a ‘Luxury Paris Day Tour’ in the material from the travel agent and suggested it. It...