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The Gap Year That Was …
Well, what a year! Where do we start? We've travelled five continents (Australia, South America, North America, Europe and Asia) and 15 countries.
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England Unfiltered
We came, we saw and we probably overstayed our welcome. Ever thankful to Boris and England for giving us refuge from the craziness that erupted on 17 March 2020.
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London Christmas Lights
Some night-time pics of the Christmas lights in London. Always like a magical wonderland but obviously not much Christmas cheer or atmosphere with London in Tier 3 and then Tier 4 (basically lock down).
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London
Went to London prior to Christmas as we hadn't been yet on this trip and also to be closer to friends we were going to spend Christmas Day with - so that we didn't get caught up in expected traffic mayhem (Boris had given every one a free pass for 5 days around Christmas).
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Bristol & Castle Combe
Castle Combe is a quintessentially English village often named as the 'prettiest village in England.' The village sits in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in north west Wiltshire. Castle Combe has featured regularly as a film location, most recently in The Wolf Man, Stardust and Stephen Spielberg’s War Horse. It was also used in the original Dr Doolittle film.
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Malmesbury and Bath
On our one year anniversary of leaving Australia for our Gap Year, we bring you our 155th blog post of the gorgeous town of Bath.
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Harry Potter World
Our latest adventure involved a trip to Warner Bros studios to explore the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, during a special "Hogwarts in the Snow" exhibit.
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Cornwall
Cornwall is a county on England’s rugged southwestern tip. It forms a peninsula encompassing wild moorland and hundreds of sandy beaches, culminating at the promontory Land’s End. The south coast, dubbed the Cornish Riviera, is home to picturesque harbour villages such as Fowey and Falmouth. The north coast is lined with towering cliffs and seaside resorts like Newquay, known for surfing. (Google)
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, two miles west of Amesbury. It consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 13 feet high, seven feet wide, and weighing around 25 tons.
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Lake District & Pickering
The Lake District is a region and national park in Cumbria in northwest England. A popular vacation destination, it’s known for its glacial ribbon lakes, rugged fell mountains and historic literary associations.
Tales of a Mother-Daughter Gap Year
