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

This post lists some of the things I would suggest to anyone considering a trip to Malta. Stay in Valletta: it’s close to all the action ferries buses etc. I did enjoy having the view over the Grand Harbour towards the Three Cities. Our place was ok and it did have a great view but… More

Malta: Wed Sept 21 – Thurs Sept 29 Accommodation link. Wednesday 28th September   Today was our last full day in Malta and our last for this beautiful weather; our next stop is London and it’s going to be about 20° cooler. The most enormous cruise ship snuck in early this morning, so silently and… More

Malta: Wed Sept 21 – Thurs Sept 29 Accommodation link. Tuesday 27th September It was another glorious morning and so we set out for a morning walk to make the most of this weather before heading for London. We move to London in two days and the maximum temperature there today was set for around… More

Malta: Wed Sept 21 – Thurs Sept 29 Accommodation link. Monday 26th September It was hard to know where to start with today’s write up; at the beginning when things seemed fine or at the end after a day of anxiety? The main takeaway is that we survived our experience and have lived to see… More

Malta: Wed Sept 21 – Thurs Sept 29 Accommodation link. Sunday 25th September The main event we had planned for today was a half day tour to the south of Valletta; to The Blue Grotto and Marsaxlokk. We managed to fit in a short walk beforehand though and noticed the stark difference a Sunday makes… More