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Our first weekend in Sussex June 28-30, 2024

We have now landed in Wales, simply because Christian wanted to see a doctor for some health reasons and it worked out straight away. Everything is fine, no worries! It was a...

After I've been on the road for 30 days and cycled 1.700km I was very happy to be welcomed as a guest by Helen and Lee, Ben's parents who lives in Truro. I had the feeling that...

So the alarm goes off quite early in the morning, the smelly fetid finally decides to wash off a few millimeters of dirt with water (he's actually saving that for his wedding...

Do my very best, dearest, beautiful readers see the similarity to a certain Austrian, extremely sexy-sounding, heart-winning dialect in the headline? Right! There he roars...

Yes, old administrator, there's a lot going on on the south coast with the English, you'd think that half of London had set off on holiday to hold an Italian-Neapolitan traffic...

We will soon be setting off for new, partly already familiar shores. Saying goodbye to GB is particularly difficult for me because I am extremely Anglophile. I could also...

Everyone knows Greenwich. We all heard about this place in English class or when we were talking about meridians in geography class. This imaginary line has been running along...

Eigentlich hat ja jeder schon mal von Eton gehört: Eliteschule, Kaderschmiede, richtig teuer (knapp 50.000€ pro Jahr). In letzter Zeit hat eine Diskussion begonnen, ob das Geld...

Highclere Castle

We reached London Gatwick airport early in the evening by plane and took public transport into London, directly to Notting Hill in the hostel. The hostel was located on a...

After breakfast and loading our two buses, we had to say goodbye to Balbriggan again and headed to Northern Ireland. On the way, we made a short stop to buy lunch. During the...

Everyone knows Halloween. October 31st, when children dress up and go door to door to collect candy. In the UK, instead of saying 'trick or treat', children say 'trick or...

When you are abroad, you start planning for Christmas a bit earlier, because you may have to book trains or flights. In October, I decided to go home. But in early November,...

Isle of Skye: Old Man of Storr and Quiraing

After our tire breakdown, we fortunately get a new car and can continue our Scotland trip. We are heading to the Highlands, to Glencoe

Our road trip in Scotland starts. The first two days take us from Glasgow along Loch Lomond to Oban and from there further to Glencoe to Fort Williams.

Hey everyone Today we woke up just before the alarm clock: our neighbors were in a tight spot and arguing loudly. What was it about? No idea.... We packed everything and drove...

Hey guys! When we woke up today, it was cold, cloudy, and quite windy. We had planned to go out to the seals again with the boat... We went to the same spot as yesterday and...

Hi everyone! One thing we didn't mention: when we got to our camper this morning, the battery was dead. Luckily, it was only the one for the interior, so we could still drive....

On my second day on the Emerald Isle, I headed from Dublin to the north, to the Giant's Causeway near Bushmills, Northern Ireland. The bus ride through Belfast and Coleraine...

The days here fly by, I've already been here for a week and it feels like an eternity. After spending the first few days hardly leaving the farm to get used to the routine, Sara...

...in progress... Today was just absolutely perfect weather. 12 hours of sunshine with maximum temperatures of 15°. The sea sparkled from morning till evening. To...

After spending about 1 1/2 weeks at home, Jürgen set out for England in his camper. Since I couldn't leave earlier, I flew over and he picked me up from London Gatwick Airport....

Hiya, today is the last day here at Loch Earn. Tomorrow we head to Glasgow. This morning also started with a beautiful sunrise, but it was only 4° Celsius....brrrrrrr.... but...

Day 2 of our West Highland Way trek

We drove further north again and reached "Pride and Prejudice" country, we are still in Derbyshire. The book says so beautifully: "He owns half of Derbyshire!" Said Charlotte. ...

I noticed, that riding the steep hills with a packed bike everyday is not so much fun. Sometimes I'm tired after 10k because it took me an hour to do it. On the other hand I...

Enough of fish and chips, it's time for a proper Irish stew! So tomorrow we're off to Ireland and our actual destination, so that the goblins there can finally get their portion...

After the visit to Donegal, where we probably weren't able to experience all the beautiful places thanks to Palumbi, we ventured across the border into Northern Ireland. That...