ENGLAND – in April! We should be certified, however we did survive fairly good temperatures of 45-60 Fahrenheit (7 – 16 Celsius) and what may be more important very little rain....

We spent a great day with Mum, Eve and Lewis in Knaresborough and then just Mum to Lake Windermere. At Windermere we took a short boat trip from Bowness to Lakeside, toured...

After leaving Amsterdam we caught the train to The Hague, public transport in Holland is truly amazing – and punctual. We were staying at a hotel right next to the station...

We spent a short time in Amsterdam on the 2007 trip to Europe and after the Rijks Museum and other local sights decided to take a conducted bus tour that covered...

We flew into London Gatwick and waited for a flight to Brussels. Once there we caught the train to Brussels central and then changed to a train to Bruges (Brugge). It...