Hello? Are you still there? We are still here although wiping the dust of this blog and figuring out a new way forward. As everyone knows 2020 threw a curve ball and to be honest since the middle of 2019 it’s all been a bit full on over here with the Loxton’s. Do you like our new name? We’re trying it out. Travel is and will always be important to us but it’s not all of us. The plan is…
View PostOur first trip on our Summer of Sussex tour begins with a Roman palace! Who would have thought that set in the English countryside of Sussex that there would be the largest residential Roman building found in the UK! Sure, lots of people know the Romans conquered ancient Britain but it is still a bit unreal that they made such a home base in Sussex. One of the best things about Fishbourne Roman Palace, aside from it being huge, is…
View Post2019 marks the first year that we have not had a mid-summer trip in a really long time. 2015 saw us head to Budapest, 2016 was spent in Canada, 2017 was back to Budapest and Siofok plus Geneva and 2018 saw us head to Ireland. It is safe to say the summer is to be spent wandering. But, not this year. Our plans to head to Chile in December have eaten up a lot of our annual leave which has…
View PostHelsinki is the capital of Finland but is so close to Estonia they could almost be in the same country. Towards the end of our Baltic road trip through Latvia and Estonia, we decided to spend a day in Helsinki as it only took 2 hours to get to from Tallinn. In all honesty, we weren’t graced with great weather which meant our plans did have to change a bit but all the same, day tripping from one country to…
View PostWhen I wrote this post originally back in July 2015 Budapest was hailed as the undiscovered city in Europe, somewhere which isn’t as popular as say Prague but still has the same history and quirks and interesting people. It is true to say it is an pearl of a place, its interesting streets and squares with architecture which could transport you anywhere round the world whilst having so much of its own charm. Since 2015 it has become a lot…
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