Blogs from Windsor, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wonderful Windsor - Piprey on wheels 'Costa del London' as the temperature in London was higher than Ibiza @ 22 degree Celsius). Easter holidays- I took the bite to promote domestic tourism and spend a day outdoors. I prepared fresh cucumber sandwiches with carrot finger food.Train from Hayes and Harlington to Windsor and Eton via Slough for 6.20 GBP return. By the way, there was no ticket checking at Windsor and Eton train platform. A short walk through the lovely railway station and was at the castle visitor center. Since I had a year pass, I imagined it would be an immediate but they issued a fresh ticket for 3pm entry. A stroll by the Thames to admire the swans, the row of neat houses, the crowd and watch the boats sail by. There were three ... read more

16 September 2019, Monday Day 15 on Thames Path, a rest day in Windsor and visit to the castle. Day 30 of travel. A new day dawns and it is a rest day--yah! For some reason we thought daily mileages were decreasing after Marlow; instead every day is longer than indicated in the national trails guide book. A nine mile day is thirteen, an eleven mile day turns in to a fourteen mile day--it is most distressing ?. And fatiguing. The night before, Julia had smoothed the ruffled feathers of four tired, frustrated travelers as they arrived at her door. She served tea in her lovely parlor, shared information of the area (important information such as, "Where is the nearest laundromat?") and sent us off to a local pub to get a "nutritional attitude adjustment." We ... read more

Miguel had been saving to come to Europe for quite some time and eventually saved enough and found a place to live in Germany. Miguel asked if he could come visit and stay with us in England via his relocation to Germany. I was happy at the thought of seeing him again and pleased to be able to offer him the opportunity to spend time exploring places in the UK he hadn't seen yet, as he has only been to London previously. I meet Miguel through Couchsurfing and we met once in-person almost 3 years ago in his hometown in Argentina (see Miguel's hometown). Fiona and I welcomed our daughter into the world in February, we named her Jovie, which is short for Jovial (If you've seen the Christmas movie Elf, you'll know where we got ... read more

Whew! We have had a LOONNGGG day today for sure! I am still running on the sleep I got before I posted yesterday evening. Can you spell “screaming, sobbing and hysterical tantrum”? And that was just the mother of the child who was sweaty and LOUD two rows up and one row over from us on the plane...ALL night long!! That kid has one strong set of lungs for sure and the mother needs anger management courses. It was an experience. We arrived in London at 10:20 making us a 7 hour flight that usually takes 8 hours. We were late leaving the gate in Nashville, and the pilot made up the lost time and then some on the way East. Kim you were correct...it is a very long hike from Gate 5 to get to ... read more

So we got back to the UK, safe and sound. It was a great trip back and so nice to have booked all the Hotels en-route. Ibis all the way, cheap, clean, good food, and secure parking. Good job too with our life, or at least part of it packed into the back of the Pick Up. So Christmas has come and gone, a lovely Christmas at that, spent with my beautiful daughter Emily and her lucky boyfriend Alex, in thier new home. Brilliant!! Thinking of our Melampo Friends, it appears they all had a good Christmas too... As for our new home, Motorhome that is, well we've decided that our vehicle of choice will be an American RV, not a massive half mile long thing, but just something that big enough to be comfortable for ... read more