Blogs from Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

One of our many reasons for visiting the Midlands was to visit the city of Leicester and catch up with Richard III. It is a sunny Saturday morning and it all looks good for our visit. It is a relatively short drive but it often takes longer than we think. We have a plan but like all flexible plans it might change. Once we have visited Leicester we hope to drive north to Nottingham, back through Derby, and “home”. The drive into Leicester is straight forward until we need to find a car park. Jane is no good with deviations and other peculiarities of inner city streets. Fortunately the car parks are well sign posted and we find a very good park in a large modern shopping centre. Shopping can come later. Richard is waiting. We ... read more

As fans of "Great Railways Journeys of the World", shown on SBS television we were delighted to be catching the train from St Pancras to Leicester. The glorious St Pancras station, built in the Victoria era, was very nearly demolished which would have been a tragedy had it happened. Thank goodness for public pressure! Deciding not to hire a car this visit I'd booked all our trips online through 'Trainline' before we left home which was both easy and saved us money. Train travel in the UK can be very expensive so, following advice from a Scottish acquanance, I registered with Trainline who email you when the cheaper train tickets go on sale. So, should you be contemplating using train travel here in the UK I would strongly advice you to do likewise; the savings are ... read more

Over my lifetime I have been privileged enough to visit many places all around the world. This summer I am planning on visiting many other countries and I want to inspire many people to travel. I have been meaning to create a blog to share my experiences and photos with anyone who is interested. Travelling has helped me become who I am and I would encourage anyone who has the opportunity to travel to do so You only live once so make the most of it!... read more

Not long now!! So, I have a week to go before my holiday, and things are starting to come together. This is the first post on the new forum, and mostly just a test to see how it looks, with pictures etc. I have now laid out everything, ready to go be packed into the cubes, that will eventually go into the rucksack. Travelling Travel Shoes - These will be the only pair of shoes I am taking, so let's hope they are as comfortable after a months constant bashing, as they are at the moment. Merrell Moab Ventilators, only thing to note is that they are very small sized, so you need to buy a pair 1 size bigger than normal (costly mistake). Travelling Tops - T-Shirt and Lightweight hoody for travelling in. AC on ... read more

Geo: 52.6346, -1.12944Finally after weeks of preparation we're ready to take off, there's still so many things to think about but whatever we've forgotten we'll sort out when we get there. My thumbs still playing up after I slipped with an electrician's screwdriver at the weekend and managed to stick it right in to the end of my thumb; which must have nicked the nerve as although it soon stopped bleeding the whole of my thumb from tip to my wrist is pretty much dead, oh well it could be worse.The trip down to our overnight stopover in Dover took an agonising 4.5 hrs due to roadwork's and accidents, anyway we've now settled down with an early glass of wine to be followed by a short walk through the adjacent woods and the dinner before settling ... read more