Whenever we travel, it’s always fun to encounter the unexpected. With Mark’s background in wedding planning, we often encounter a wedding or a couple taking wedding portraits somewhere. However, this event really took us by surprise as we were exploring Edinburgh. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Walking down the Royal Mile heading to Holyrood Palace,…
Over our three days in Edinburgh, we had a wonderful mix of included tours, optional tours, and free time. So, we took full advantage of the beautiful weather and explored lots of the city. Random Weird Stuff: Our cover photo is taken from the upper levels of Edinburgh Castle. Off in the distance…
We’re jumping in with fork and knife and sharing our Edinburgh dining experiences! To be honest, it actually started in our last blog about our stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre. Trust us, we’ve explored many fun and interesting places, but it’s much easier to group our dining experiences together…
We finally, after a fantastic day crossing England’s Lake District and crossing to Scotland in Gretna Green, arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland! This hotel would be our home for the next few days. It was packed with a mix of group tours, optional excursions, and free time, and we made the most of it….
Leaving Liverpool, we headed north through England’s Lake District, eventually crossing into Scotland and our next destination, Edinburgh. Today may have been one of our favorite days on the road! The Lake District The Lake District National Park is England’s largest National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The region is known for…
For this portion of our trip, we crossed central England, traveling from Bath northwest to Liverpool, with plenty of sightseeing in between. Stow-on-the-Wold Stow-on-the-Wold is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, situated at a central crossroads in the Cotswolds, with roots dating back to the Roman era. A break to stretch…
After exploring London on our own for a few days, it was time to meet up with the rest of our Gate 1 Travel tour companions. We were all ready for our 14-day Classic England and Scotland tour. This trip was going to be a little different, as we were traveling with friends we had…
We arrived in London a few days before our scheduled Gate 1 Travel tour was set to begin, nearly four to be exact. This blog will cover a few travel tips and the places we visited on our free days. Why Arrive So Early? We never travel anywhere, arriving on the day of the…
The beautiful Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel was our home away from home for the London portion of our trip. But we’re going to back things up a little bit. Flying To London Living in Merida, Yucatan, we’ve found that flying to Mexico City and then internationally from there often works best. Merida to…
After our Costa Rica trip, we took a little break from travel so Mark could renew his passport. This was the first time we had had to renew a passport since living in Mexico. Surprisingly, he received it back in less than two months. So, we are off again on a new adventure: England and…