Laura has written a piece on this year’s Perseid Meteor Shower, one of the most impressive stargazing experiences in the North Hemisphere, and definitely one worth finding the right spot for! This special post was also fully illustrated by Mark, whose website you can find here. Though you may read it from the image below,… Continue reading The Perseids Meteor shower
The Great Trossachs Path – we recently completed a slightly elongated version of the newly opened Great Trossachs Path taking in 30 miles of breath taking scenery. Start Point: the Shores of Loch Lomond (Tarbet to Inversnaid). Finish Point: the foot of Ben Ledi (Loch Lubnaig)…
The Great Trossachs Path – we recently completed a slightly elongated version of the newly opened Great Trossachs Path taking in 30 miles of breath taking scenery. Start Point: the Shores of Loch Lomond (Tarbet to Inversnaid). Finish Point: the foot of Ben Ledi (Loch Lubnaig)…
We loved soaking up the atmosphere of St Andrews – cute cobbled streets, independent shops, glorious coast and medieval buildings – this historic Scottish town is jam packed with character.
This gorgeous town is nestled in the Nidd Gorge and can only be described as picturesque. The surrounding valley, cobbled market place, ruined castle and the arching viaduct all make it a spectacular spot We choose to start our visit a few miles away from the town, making use of the free parking at the… Continue reading Knaresborough & Nidd Valley – Yorkshire
In our first ever trip to the Peak District National Park we stayed in picturesque Hope Valley, admired the views from Mam Tor and descended into Blue John’s Cavern to explore it’s rare and exquisite treasures.The trip itself started with a drive through the South Yorkshire part of the Peak district in foggy and icy conditions,… Continue reading Peak District – Hope Valley & Blue John Cavern
Yorkshire Walk – Leeds-Liverpool Canal: Bingley to Saltaire Recently Mark and I took a lovely walk from Bingley to the Victorian model village of Saltaire, a UNESCO world heritage site. Our route followed the Leeds-Liverpool canal and included passing by the the picturesque and structurally amazing Bingley 5 rise locks. We caught the train to… Continue reading Bingley 5 Rise Locks & Saltaire Walk – Yorkshire
For this upcoming storyboard, it’s important to know that Laura had previously been stung by a jellyfish, the ordeal was very painful and brought about a fear of the squishy things. It was in our time in Scotland and the Mull of Kyntire that Laura came face-to-face with her fear.
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