Today we drive to our friend and her dog Mickey in Taunton. The road takes us past Stonehenge. And out here, tractors also seem to take the motorway. Together we visit the Hestercombe estate with its beautiful gardens and extensive park. And we are very pleased that Mickey recognises us right away and greets us cheerfully. We take a leisurely walk along the path and [Weiterlesen]

On our first day in England, we take it easy. And I have to say: thanks to LucY, I feel much more relaxed and rested than usual after a long drive. At the bakery I get a croissant for Gabi and a blueberry and custard brioche with crumbles. I discovered this during my last holiday. I also got a chocolate drink and a Pepsi Max [Weiterlesen]

Bye bye, petrol! Since our last trip to the UK, we’ve bought a new car and are now traveling electrically. And of course we have planned accordingly: We leave at 9 a.m., an hour earlier than usual. Because we have to take breaks on the way to recharge the battery. That takes longer than putting the tap in the tank. But we put up with [Weiterlesen]

From 18–31 October 2022, we’ve been on holiday in the UK. Here’s sort of a list what we’ve been up to. Monday, 17 October 2022: Prologue Tuesday, 18 October 2022: Enough petrol on our way to the UK Wednesday, 19 October 2022: Taunton friends Thursday, 20 October 2022: Garden centre lunch Friday, 21 October 2022: Back to the Future Day Saturday, 22 October 2022: Guardians [Weiterlesen]

Usually, all our trips to the UK end with us eating a box of donuts together at Gabi’s mother’s house. You can’t get the American Krispy Kreme donuts anywhere in Switzerland. But this year, everything is different. Not only was our day off cancelled because of the flat tyre. Gabi’s mother had contracted Covid shortly after we left and is still testing positive. We don’t [Weiterlesen]

Derrick keeps his word. At 9 am he calls to say that our car is just being unloaded in front of the hotel – with the new tyre he organised this morning. He really is a sweetheart, and loves that he was able to help us and that we can now start the journey home. And so we do.           After an hour [Weiterlesen]

Today we’re driving back to Switzerland! Or so we think. Because an hour after setting off, a tyre pressure warning suddenly appears for the rear left tyre. Only 1.7 bar and soon 1.6 bar – something is wrong. We take the next exit and stop at the next opportunity. Pumping it up again doesn’t help… the air just won’t stay in. With 1.3 bar we [Weiterlesen]

Today we make a leisurely day of it. We sleep in and head towards Camden in the early afternoon. But wow: there’s already someone here. That’s definitely too many people for us. We therefore forgo lunch at the many small food stalls of Camden Lock Kerb Market and continue to Camden High Street. Here Gabi has discovered a Korean supermarket that she wants to check [Weiterlesen]

We’re more fortunate meetin our friends today! In Seven Dials we meet Clare, Linda and her husband Derek from the USA, who had to wait all afternoon yesterday for their room in the new hotel, and Joke, who has travelled from Belgium. Ollie is also already on her way from Bristol. It’s nice to be back together again. We go for a drink in Covent [Weiterlesen]

Today starts differently than planned. Actually, we wanted to meet Clare and Linda and have just parked near their hotel when a text message arrives from Clare. The hotel had overbooked the rooms and now moved them to a partner hotel. They had just got into a taxi cab to the other hotel. Because of all the traffic and closed roads, which Google Maps doesn’t [Weiterlesen]