Monday 21st October, 2026 – Santander I was awake good and early on Monday morning so I made myself a coffee, drank some water, and got my running kit on. I increasingly like to run in a new place because it gives me a chance to get my bearings, and as I was seemingly the…
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Travel 2026 РOviedo / Uvi̩u, Santander, Spain РDay 11
Sunday 20th October, 2026 – Oviedo / Uviéu, Santander Sunday morning saw us on the move again, this time checking out of Oviedo and heading for our next stay in Santander. Because it was Sunday, and because it was hard to find any really good places for dinner, I’d booked us in for lunch at…
Travel 2026 – Copenhagen, Roskilde, Denmark – Day 4
Monday 15th June, 2026 – Copenhagen, Roskilde A trip to the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde had been on the cards for some time – and in fact we’d considered doing it on our previous visit, but had put it on hold when we’d realised the Roskilde Festival was on that weekend. Not fancying travelling…
Travel 2025 – Cunard Queen Anne – Day 11 (Stavanger, Norway)
Monday 6th October, 2025 – Stavanger We arrived in Stavanger to find two things. The first was that we were seemingly parked in someone’s front garden, and the second was that Storm Amy had abated and while the weather wasn’t as good as it had been in Narvik, it wasn’t bad. It looked like we…
Travel 2025 – Cunard Queen Anne – Day 8 (Narvik, Norway)
Friday 3rd October, 2025 – Narvik Of the four ports we visited on this cruise, Narvik was possibly the least interesting, at least at first sight. However, it soon turned out there was more to it than meets the eye. It’s very easy once you look around to understand how it lives up to at…
Travel 2025 – Cunard Queen Anne – Day 4 (Ålesund, Norway)
Monday 29th September, 2025 – Ã…lesund Cunard’s guide to the ports we’d be stopping in said that: “The cruise port in Ã…lesund is conveniently situated at the heart of the city, with a local Hop On Hop Off bus stop and pick-up point for the city train within walking distance. Many of the top sights…
Travel 2024 – North Coast 500 – Day 13 (Gairloch to Shieldaig)
Thursday 10th October, 2024 – Gairloch, Kinlochewe, Lochcarron, Strome Ferry, Applecross, Sheildaig Distance driven: 110.0 milesTime at the wheel: 3 hours 43 minutesHeiland coos spotted: 0 After the storms that rolled through overnight, the temperature had dropped significantly and there was snow visible on the higher ground. The weather was still wildly variable, with sudden…
Travel 2024 – North Coast 500 – Day 12 (Around Gairloch)
Wednesday 9th October, 2024 – Gairloch, Inverewe, Badachro Distance driven: 36.0 milesTime at the wheel: 1 hour 14 minutesHeiland coos spotted: 0 After the previous day, Wednesday started out looking like it would be an easy day without much in the way of driving. The initial plan was to go a few miles in one…
Travel 2024 – North Coast 500 – Day 11 (Lochinver to Gairloch)
Tuesday 8th October, 2024 – Lochinver to Gairloch Distance driven: 86.0 milesTime at the wheel: 2 hours 26 minutesHeiland coos spotted: 0 (Normal service has resumed) We’d done two nights at the Old Coach House (Cosy Highland Fireside Escape) so again it was time to move on to our next two-night stop. First, though, we…
Travel 2024 – North Coast 500 – Day 10 (Around Lochinver)
Monday 7th October, 2024 – Lochinver, Ardvreck Castle, Ullapool, Drumbeg, Clashnessie, Clachtoll, Lochinver Distance driven: 89.0 milesTime at the wheel: 2 hours 39 minutesHeiland coos spotted: 0 (Looks like we’d had our quota) After a good night’s sleep we decided to set off to explore Ullapool and possibly add another loop of spectacular driving, time…
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