Month: September 2014

The white cliffs of Eastbourne

The white cliffs of Eastbourne Beachy Head, United Kingdom Beachy Head, United Kingdom As on our first day in London, we decided to use our first day in Eastbourne to explore the city a bit with the Hop on Hop off bus tour. The tour goes along the seafront,...

The sunniest place in the UK

The sunniest place in the UK Eastbourne, United Kingdom Eastbourne, United Kingdom After a week in London, it was time to move on. It hardly seems like a week ago that we arrived in England and had our first meal at an English pub. It seems like so much...

Last day in London

Last day in London London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom We had no plans for today. It was our last day in London so we thought we’d just see what we felt like doing on the day. We decided that we couldn’t in all good conscience stay 2 blocks...

The family history trail – Part 2

The family history trail – Part 2 Gillingham, United Kingdom Gillingham, United Kingdom I mentioned that our Dad served in the Royal Engineers a few years after the end of World War II. His father had also served with them and had been posted overseas during the war. One...

A right royal day out

A right royal day out London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom ‘When’s the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace?’ asked Lil Sis on the day we arrived in London. It turns out this happens every second day during autumn and winter, and this matched up nicely with our...

The family history trail begins

The family history trail begins Salisbury, United Kingdom Salisbury, United Kingdom The main reason for our trip is to visit our Auntie R, our late father’s only sister. She lives in East Sussex, and we’ve only met her once – almost 20 years ago when she visited Australia with...

I love Paris in the, er, autumn

I love Paris in the, er, autumn Paris, France Paris, France (or I crossed a road in Paris and didn’t die) The original trip wasn’t going to include Paris, but Lil Sis saw a ‘Luxury Paris Day Tour’ in the material from the travel agent and suggested it. It...

Hop on Hop off

Hop on Hop off London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Our first full day in London. I woke up feeling relatively normal, which was a relief. Breakfast was included in our hotel rate, so we didn’t have to go anywhere. S peaking of the hotel, you’d think our room...

We made it

We made it London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Remember that sleep I was going to get on the flight from Dubai to London? Hahahahaha! We left Dubai at about 2am Dubai time (11pm UK time), with a revised ETA into Heathrow of 6.45am, apparently due to strong headwinds....

The long walk to nowhere

The long walk to nowhere Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates We arrived at Dubai International Airport around midnight on Monday, after a 7.5 hour flight from Brunei. I tried to sleep but plane seats really aren’t, that comfortable. Every time I found myself drifting off to...