Posts made in October, 2023

You can’t leave that there son…

Posted by on 22, Oct 2023 in 2023 - Sicily and Italy, Europe, Tilly the Tandem, UK, Western Europe | 3 comments

You can’t leave that there son…

Tilly the terrorist Our saviour… The cycle path crosses York racecourse…wouldn’t want to do that on race day ! Back in the northern canals Bradford town hall Impossible to get through without removing our rear handlebars ☹️ Sheffield town square York Minster, probably the busiest Cathedral we’ve arrived at. York is permanently heaving with tourists and the queues to get in wound across the road. We parked Tilly up outside the disabled slope and I went and asked the ticket girl controlling the queue where we could leave Tilly. She was completely thrown by this, but to...

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Farewell Scotland

Posted by on 13, Oct 2023 in 2023 - Cathedrals, Europe, Tilly the Tandem, UK, Western Europe | 1 comment

Farewell Scotland

Typical coastal view Not the place to be when it’s blowing a hoolie… Eyemouth sunset..our last night in Scotland Not much of a welcome ! Berwick upon Tweed…our first night back in Blighty Fabulous Northumberland Coast Hello Newcastle…. Quick fix weld Dominating Durham Cathedral Wish all bridges were like this ! One thing we’ve found again and again this trip is the inflated price of accomodation all over the UK. Rooms are mainly in excess of £100 a night and we’ve now adapted our length of cycle to stop at more affordable places and bypass the more...

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You can wipe that smile off your face…

Posted by on 5, Oct 2023 in 2023 - Cathedrals, Europe, Tilly the Tandem, UK, Western Europe | 4 comments

You can wipe that smile off your face…

Broughty Ferry Dundee residents Press photo at Perth Cathedral Fab evening with Colin & Di Not so fab, damp, cold ride to Tillys tearoom The Falkirk Kelpies Not our finest moment ! Forth railway bridge Our cosy Cabin.. I remember staying in bnb’s where you had to put money in the meter for hot water and the landlady had her customer service training at Colditz.  I thought they had all long gone but the ‘Luxury airbnb’ we booked at Broughty Ferry was doing a sterling job of maintaining the tradition. We’d booked 2 nights with a harbour and castle view, and had...

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