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Texas Summer – Roadie Style – June 2017

The heat does not stop a Texan from having a good time. We have air-conditioning.  🙂  Well, even without AC we like to explore our great state and see the spots and eat some great Texas fare. Earlier this summer we explored south and west Texas on our way down to an annual summer camp.…

July 29, 2017 in budget vacation, Driving, Food, Road Trips, Texas.

Heading home – September 6, 2012 – By Lancelot

We get up at 6:00 a.m. in the morning and go to a near by car wash and scrub down the whole car … wheel to antenna. Then we head over to the airport to return our amazing car.  The rental company checked out how many miles the car was driven.  The total was  35,560 miles, and the  clerks were pretty…

August 23, 2013 in budget vacation, Driving, European Travel, Food, Road Trips, Uncategorized.

Cliff of Moher – August 25, 2012 – By Lancelot

We get an early start and go to The Cliffs of Moher. We are extremely lucky we get a whole clear sky AMAZING.  (very rare in Ireland) We get our tickets to see The Cliffs of Moher.  We walk as far as possible along until  the gravel trail and railings come to an end.  We reach…

August 5, 2013 in Cliffs, Ireland, Road Trips.

Dunfanagh, Doolough, and Clifden – August 22, 2012 – By Lancelot

On the road to Dunfanagh.  When we arrive we purchase muffins at a shop called  “Muffin.”.   Time to see the  horn head scenic loop. Stopping the car at one of the pull offs, we climb over the railings for a little better view.   it’s a sheer drop right in to the rocky  ocean with sudden strong…

August 4, 2013 in Ireland, Irish Famine, Road Trips, Ruins, Uncategorized.

Derry – August 21, 2012 – By Lancelot

We start the day at a ground Espresso bar.  Our purchases include a biggy size hot chocolate, some  chocolate croissants, bagels with cream cheese, and sizzling hot bacon (going to be fat…but happy). We hit the road to Derry, where we park the car and walk to the Derry wall. In 1613, a dozen rich grocers and tailors started…

July 19, 2013 in Castles, Driving, Food, Ireland, Road Trips.

Inverness & Pitlochry – August 16, 2012 – By Lancelot

We take the bridge back to the mainland, on are way there we run into an old abandoned castle, and then head to Inverness.  When we arrive we find a place to park and then search for place to get some lunch, we run in to some bagpipe players playing in front of Mc Donald’s,…

June 17, 2013 in Camping, Inverness, Road Trips, Ruins, Uncategorized.

Stonehenge and Avebury – August 10, 2012 – By Lancelot

We start the day by doing laundry.  At first I thought there wasn’t much laundry . But little did I know, Max and Julian had big bags of dirty cloths. So I take their bags and toss them into the washer. After we are done the laundry we hit the road for Stonehenge. On the…

January 22, 2013 in budget vacation, Camping, Ruins, U.K..

London – August 7, 2012 – By Lancelot

Upon arriving at Wimbledon we park and catch the train going to Victoria  Station.  Arriving at the destination, we hop off the train to check out the station.  British flags are hanging from every part of the station’s ceiling.  It looks really cool. Leaving the station we bought some sandwiches and tickets for the London…

December 2, 2012 in budget vacation, London, Road Trips.

Driving to Amsterdam – August 4 and August 5, 2012 – By Lancelot

We are on  the road to Amsterdam.  Along the route we cross a long bridge that goes from Malmo to the  capital of Denmark, Copenhagen. After crossing the bridge we park our car and walk to the city square.   The first place we see is the City hall. It does not cost anything to go inside the City Hall, so we…

September 30, 2012 in budget vacation, Denmark, Driving, European Travel, Road Trips.

Oslo, Norway and Goteberg, Sweden – August 3, 2012 – By Lancelot

After a long scenic drive through rolling hills, lakes, and forests to our next destination. We arrive in Oslo, the capital of Norway and go to the Viking Ship Museum to see the three oldest Viking ships in the world.  The ships are  the Gokstad, the Osbergskpet, and the Tune ship.  These ships date back…

September 22, 2012 in budget vacation, Driving, European Travel, Norway, Sweden.

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