Blogs from Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

Where in the world is Suzy? Oooops - occasionally we lapse back into thinking where our old motorhome might be. We wonder if she is well loved. She has been MOT'd either by the dealer or the new owners who didn't trust our MOT which ran until next February The old girl must have passed enthusiastically. Have they thought about replacing her cam belt? She was certainly due one. They would need some new tyres. Perhaps she is visiting places abroad that we have missed. Perhaps she is at home riding round Scotland on the NC500 - Scotlands supposed answer to Route 66. Or is she still being adventurous? So where in the world is Gabby? On her way from Preston to our overnight stop at Southport. That genteel seaside resort - a quieter more reserved ... read more

Still not feeling physically great, all this travelling is doubtless taking its toll. But the main aim for my day at Rebellion Festival was to see favourites The Outfit. Anything else would be a bonus. Woke up pretty early as usual and took it easy in the morning until it was time for breakfast. Found a Vegas-themed restaurant on the promenade and ordered their avocado on sourdough. The avocado was rock-hard so I sent it back. No point paying for something you can't even cut into. And it turned out they did have soft avocado in the kitchen, which makes me wonder why they thought they could fob me off with a hard one like that. Not good, but the banana smoothie was some compensation. Shame because it's a nice-looking American-style diner. I then got in ... read more

Manchester airport security sucks❗️✈️✈️✈️? Ok. Got that out of my system We spent the last three days in blackpool England visiting family. I used to visit here every 4-5 years but this is the first time back since Geneva was a baby. So Blackpool..... how does one succinctly capture the oddity that is Blackpool? It's a resort town and destination for "holiday makers", but mostly it attracts stag and hen parties, rowdy bar crowds or really old people wanting to visit the Blackpool Tower or walk along the famous promenade. We reckon it was a terribly exciting place to visit in the 1950s or so. Just about every attraction it has is dated and surpassed by more contemporary attractions in other places. It is chock-a-block with arcades, gambling machines, discount retailers, fish/chips and ice cream stores, ... read more

We survived the night on what must be the hardest bed in the world.We are sure even prisoners in jail get a softer bed than what we have! Being tired certainly helps and if we are going to have repeat this tonight then we had better take a long hike today to make ourselves tired tonight. The weather today is perfect, mid 20’s by mid morning and it looks like the English summer has arrived for us. We will make the most of it as long as it lasts. We plan to wander the Blackpool promenade and take in how the English spend their day at the beach. And then as we need some more grocery supplies we will walk to a supermarket to get what we need. First though its breakfast and a dose of ... read more

We arrived at a cold, grey Stansted airport and caught the Easybus that I had booked earlier to Old Street in London. I planned a walking route to Victoria Coach Station and once we arrived we were left with a generous 5 hours for the walk. The route took us through the Strand and Fleet St, passing Trafalgar Square and St. James Park. It was busy and exciting and, as always, the magnificent architecture and amazing spaces gave me a thrill. People were knocking off from work at 5pm and the crowds on The Strand became so thick that I had to make sure Tomas would find his way to the bus station alone if we happened to get separated. I had previously passed through London city twice in my lifetime but only for a day ... read more