From Mark Southgate in Scottish Edinburgh to the green lush lands with Sylvia and Peter in North-Berwick… As I had been working till 4 am this morning I woke up at noon….
Category: United Kingdom
The full daily reports archive of my time in the UK. I traveled through England and Wales, headed from Ireland back into Northern Ireland and Scotland again and had a short return stop in London from Sweden.
Belfast -> Edinburgh, Scotland
I woke up with the Orange Men marching through the Belfast streets and left the country on a sponsored ferry towards Scotland. Some people already said I was just in time, but…
Belfast (day 2)
About my second day in a city where it will always be hard to understand the country’s culture, traditions and history. Northern Ireland has its weirdness! Today I woke up around 9.30…
Dundrum -> Belfast
From peaceful Dundrum I traveled all the way to Belfast. As Berlin does not has a wall anymore, Belfast has one for their own protection… Carol woke me up around 10am as…
Dungiven -> Dundrum
70 Days from home and still not homesick… How I got from Dungiven to Dundrum, passing scary and empty Belfast. What is going on here? Brian woke me up with a wake…
Dungiven (day 2)
The night out at the Arcade Bar was really enjoyable, and fortunately Brian and Elena at the Dungiven Castle offered me another night here. So, today I could sleep in until around…
Galway -> Dungiven, Northern Ireland (UK)
After my third night in Galway, it was time to move on again. My next destination would be in another country: Northern Ireland, however part of the United Kingdom. On the road…
Maughold -> Dublin (Ireland)
One moment I get driven along the curvy roads of a beautiful island, next I got from the Isle of Man to Dublin, Ireland and ended up staying with a journalist, and…
Maughold (extra day)
I am experiencing great sleeps in the last days, certainly as the sun comes up around 4am. Maybe that influences my sleep. Today Suzanne had to go to work and Paul would…
Liverpool -> Maughold (Isle of Man)
I moved on from England onto Isle of Man, another part of the United Kingdom! After a little media circus I ended up with the amazing Suzanne and Paul in Maughold. I…
Manchester -> Liverpool
How unforgettable a place can be by its history and worldwide known popularity of a beatband, The Beatles. This is Ramon in love with Liverpool… Elliot knocked on my room door to…
Sheffield -> Manchester
Today the story of the natural beautiful trip to Manchester, the story of the Manchester centre bombing in 1996 and my view of the city today. And what about the free meal…
Sheffield (day 2)
Once in a week I try to take a day off in my travelling. Just to arrange certain things, get some extra rest, update the website, etcetera. Lucky for me, today was…
Birmingham Airport -> Sheffield
I must say airport benches don’t sleep that good, so I needed a better sleep at the house of my next hosts Wendy and Colin in Sheffield… After I finally drowsed off…
Heath Hayes -> Birmingham Airport
Something else for today! How about a report about me being stuck at the Birmingham International Airport with no place to go. How did I survive? Thanks to the heavily armed forces……
Hanbury -> Heath Hayes
Today I got a ride from a modern day witch, was present at a slave auction and stayed with Andy and his parents in Heath Hayes. I woke up at 9.50am at…
Cardiff -> Hanbury
From Cardiff, Wales, to my next place took me two hours in hitch-hiking. But eventually this afternoon had the unexpected sky as the limit: I was taken along microlight flying! I thank…
Bristol -> Cardiff
Well, Wales is not exactly another country, but as a part of the United Kingdom, it is just something else than England – respectfully speaking anyway. Experience my stay with an Italian…
Horrabridge -> Bristol
To my surprise I became the subject of Show & Tell at a primary school and was present at the school assembly, enjoyed the Dartmoor nature and headed all the way to…
Dartmouth -> Horrabridge
From Dartmouth I moved inland again to Horrabridge where I stayed with Tricia and Andy and their two kids who took me to the local swimming pool and for a pint at…
Paignton -> Dartmouth
After a very relaxing and necessary break time at the Cherwood Hotel in Paignton I moved on to the house where General Eisenhower once looked out from the same window. Pauline and…
Paignton (extra day 2)
Actually I don’t want to spent a lot of time about this day. It was a nice day to do absolutely nothing. Relaxing, planning ahead, writing report updates, playing computer games on…
Paignton (extra)
After the circus of the first month and that up-and-down-to-Austria-for-a-day adventure, I was in serious need of a little break. The Devon County guide promised it and I enjoyed a few days…
Vienna -> Paignton (UK)
This day was used to travel all the way back again, from Vienna, via Amsterdam (hi parents!) and on to Bristol Airport to end up at the Cherwood Hotel in Paignton again….
Paignton -> Vienna (Austria)
If the Austrian television station ORF wants me live and in person on their show, in Vienna, then the Austrian television station ORF only had to fly me over from Paignton to…