United Kingdom


The Northern Cities of England

Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds form the central corridor of England. On our way to the Lake District National Park and Scotland, we visited these three megacities, together home to over five million people. Further north, we visited the largest city on the east coast: Newcastle, population 800,000.

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Easter Break in Cornwall

In Europe, the Easter Weekend consists of four days, as most people have Friday and Monday off too. It allowed us to take a short break and drive a few hours to the South of England, to visit Cornwall and its surroundings. Even though the motorways were packed, we embraced the traffic jams and headed out for a long Easter Break in Cornwall.

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Historical Day Trips from London

London is a buzzing metropole, but if you want to escape the city for the day, there are plenty of places worth seeing within a two-hours’ drive. While Stonehenge might be the most famous, the beautiful architecture of the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, the Roman Baths at Bath, and Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon surely must not be forgotten.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Continent
Europe
Capital City
London
Languages
English
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh
Area
245,000 km2
Population
62.3m
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Timezone
UTC+00:00
UTC+01:00 (DST)
Neighbors
Ireland

About Us

We, Mark & Herta, are currently backpacking through Europe, and eventually planning to settle in London. Beyond that? The possibilities are endless.

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