Saturday 6th May: Indian Arm Harbour Cruise Day It seemed we were in for a bit of good fortune today. The forecast had been for continuous rain over the remainder of our time in Vancouver but we woke to fine, albeit cool and cloudy, weather. This meant we were able to get out for an… More
Thursday 4th May: Stanley Park Day. It was another crisp and sunny morning but, if the weather forecast is to be believed, this might be our last non-rainy day for our time in Vancouver. So, with that in mind, Mark set off early for a ride to Stanley Park and I braved a walk along… More
Tuesday 2nd May: Walking tour day It was a crisp and clear morning so Mark set out early for a bike ride to Stanley Park. I settled for just doing some yoga because we had a big day of walking ahead of us. It was forecast to be sunny and 23° which was pleasing… More
May 1st We have finally embarked on our 5 month Round The World trip. You can check out the summary of the full itinerary via this link. Our flight landed in Vancouver at 7 am and our first stop was to a hotel for a few hours until we could check in at 3 pm… More
This thread of our blog covers a period of 5 months of consecutive travel, from 1 May – 30 Sept 2023, where Mark and Mary embark on a round-the-world journey to tick a lot of travel boxes: all but 2 of the 50 destinations (yes! you read that correctly: 50!) are places we have not… More
London: Thurs Sept 29 – Mon Oct 3 Accommodation link. Monday 3rd October Today was our last for London and last for this 6-week trip. Our flight left Heathrow at 9.45 pm so we filled in the last few hours with another walking tour and a bit more shopping. We left our bags in storage… More
London: Thurs Sept 29 – Mon Oct 3 Accommodation link. Sunday 2nd October The forecast for the morning has been for rain however we woke to grey skies and, thankfully, no precipitation. This was a much better morning for the London Marathon runners; in fact probably the best as the sun, when it comes out,… More
London: Thurs Sept 29 – Mon Oct 3 Accommodation link. Saturday 1st October It was a relief to see the sun shining this morning so we got out for an early walk. We headed down to the Thames through a mostly residential area. Houses in this area of London have to be painted in ‘British… More
London: Thurs Sept 29 – Mon Oct 3 Accommodation link. Friday 30th September It was a sunny start for our first full day in London but we didn’t head out for an early walk. We had two walking tours booked for the day so we thought we would pace ourselves. Both tours were with London… More
London: Thurs Sept 29 – Mon Oct 3 Accommodation link. Thursday 29th September Today was a travel day; from Malta to London. We finally arrived at out Pimlico apartment at 6pm and were pleasantly surprised. This was probably the nicest and most comfortable of all the lodgings we’d had thus far and a nice way… More