This trip looked far better on paper than in reality...as we would soon find out. After the lockdown of the past four months, we were itching to get away for a week and so, as rumours persisted of an easing, we began putting our plan into action. We were looking to get away for a week beginning the 18th of July as this is when we thought travelling restrictions in Wales would be lifted....(we did manage to get this right at least..). Mrs. Gibbs told us to start b...

A couple of blogs ago I mentioned that people werent travelling at the moment, well that's not exactly true as there are still a number of people who are trying to get home and if you read any of the stories on the internet, you'll it's not an easy task. Back in 2013 on our trip to China, we met our friend Tracy, who's from Queensland, Australia. We met on a very choppy ferry ride from Piraeus to Samos in Greece as we headed into Turkey. Tracy hadnt had much luc...

....."They had no resistance to the bacteria in our atmosphere to which we have long since become immune. Once they had breathed our air, germs which no longer affect us began to kill them. "..... Seems like HG Wells was a bit ahead of his time.....must have been that machine of his. So swiftly moving on, I'll carry on from where I left off, it must have been about March 23rd (Ma's Birthday) - the last time I'd jump on a train....Later that day, Prime Minister ...

As there's not much travelling going on, well for us at least, so I thought I'd write about the current state of things. Thinking back to three weeks ago seems like thinking back to three years ago - that's how things have changed. We'd all watched the pandemic start in Wuhan China and saw it all on tv, that was around December 2019. We'd all spoken about it and I guess we didnt think it would get to these shores - similar to the SARS outbreak in Asia in 2003 - I...

Well, it was quite exciting just getting to Plymouth, the rain and wind was something else. First off was a bunch of football fans getting on board the first train and being obnoxious and belligerent. Then a bit more civilised down to Taunton Then the train got delayed by an hour due to high winds all trains were stopped to let the storm pass. We eventually got into Plymouth around 8pm.....so usual story, sling the bags in the room and have a wander. We were righ...