This morning started with another great breakfast but we made sure to let reception know about our experience last night so they don't recommend any guests eat there. I should confirm that the decision to eat there was entirely ours and not from any recommendation from our hotel. At breakfast we had a look at Google Maps and found there was a laundromat only a couple of hundred metres from the hotel. We went down there and got some great operating instructions from a man from the Dominican Republic who now lives in Nice. While Vicki stayed with the washing Wayne for an adventure for a haircut. Sundays are quiet in Nice, like we mentioned in the blog yesterday well Mondays have a lot of regular shops closed as well including barbers/hairdressers. Eventually Wayne found one ... read more

After getting up at 4am, who does that on a Saturday AND when you are on holidays? We had a call from our driver at 4:30, he was booked for a 4:45 pick up, saying his last customer had left their wallet and phone in his car. It took Wayne a while to communicate with him that it was fine get to the other customer and get their stuff back to them. He said it would take him 15 minutes to get back. We're not really sure why he even bothered to contact us he should have just done it. So he has now arrived back to us at 4:50, loads us and our luggage in to his car and then decides he needs to answer a call of nature and proceeds to walk off down ... read more

After meeting our hosts Jane and Keith at the B&B last night it was no surprise to be greeted with a beautiful breakfast with outstanding coffee, all in all one of the best breakfasts we've had on our holiday to date. We then headed out for a day of sightseeing. A 500 metre walk to West Dulwich station and third stop is Victoria Station. At the station we met Charlie, she is a great ambassador for the railways in London. Spoke to her for a few minutes and she pointed out the tourist information centre. At the tourist information centre we met Tony, initially he was a bit short but soon realized we had some idea of what we wanted to see and how we would go about seeing it. We ended up with a 48 ... read more

After a slow start with our fellow travelers we set off to find the Loch Ness Monster. While we didn't find Nessie we found a beautiful waterway in a very windy part of the world. The Scottish do roads so well, with ample places to pull over, take photos and take in the splendor that is Loch Ness. From the roadside of Loch Ness our next stop was at Urquhart Castle. The castle is well over 500 years old and today all that is left are significant ruins of what was once an almost impenetrable military strong hold due to it being surrounded on 3 sides by Loch Ness and is an absolute must see as you could spend a day here easily. We didn't have that much time on our hands so we headed to ... read more

After an amazing dinner at the Mercat (a local restaurant/pub/bar) and a late night last night all plans of an early start were thrown out the window in preference to a sleep in. Once we got our act together we were off on a road trip to see Falkirk Wheel, The Kelpies and Loch Lomond. First things first, breakfast. We found what looked like a great place but Google Maps had us heading down country lanes with closed gates so we opted not to go down them just in case they were private property. We made the near hour drive to Falkirk Wheel, between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and had breakfast at the café there. Ordinary is a little kind for our rating of breakfast but it was better then being hungry, just. Falkirk Wheel is amazing ... read more