London

Boat trip to Greenwich

[Aug. 2024] During our stay in London, we felt we should do some sightseeing so went to a pier on the River Thames. We remembered that we once enjoyed the boat trip to Hampton Court,…

Torquay

The last ‘domestic trip’ in the UK

[Mar. 2024] In mid-March, when the weather was not particularly good, we stayed in Torquay, a town in southwest England, for two nights. “Domestic travel refers to travel within the country of residence,” says AI….

Rye

Visiting Rye by the slow train

[July, 2022] I have an almost obsessive notion that I must not waste a sunny weekend during summer and have to go somewhere, so this Sunday we went to Rye, a town in the south…

Whitstable

Went to Whitstable to eat oysters

[Sept. 2020] We usually have a short trip every year at the end of September, but this year the Covid-19 gained momentum again, so we gave up having a holiday. But it’s boring to stay…

Italy

Fly to Italy during the pandemic

[ Aug.2020 ] At the end of August this year, we were originally planning to go to Japan. But Japan has been virtually adopting a national isolation, so our flight was cancelled. Instead, we decided…

St Ives

To St Ives by train

[ Aug.2019 ] We got up at 4:30 am and took a train at Paddington Station in London to St Ives in Cornwall, at the end of south west England. It took about 5 and…

Canterbury

Punting in Canterbury

[ Mar.2019 ] The name of the river running through Canterbury in the south of England is the River Stour. It is a narrow river like a canal, and on the river they were offering…