Two little known but historically important sites in Ireland
On the first day of a 14 day road trip around the Emerald Isle, Ireland, and it has been one of the most rewarding travel days I have spent . . . and that’s a big claim. Why? Because I visited two of the most important, yet relatively little known, historic sites. The Battle of the Boyne and Newgrange. Why is the battle at Boyne so important? Had it gone the other way you would, very likely, be reading this in French. And Newgrange? A vast construction built over 5000 years ago, which makes it older than Stonehenge or the […]
Hi, I’m David Morris and I’m not sure whether the road trip dreamer is me or you. Probably both of us. I love planning and exploring the world by road. To me there is no better way of getting the most from an adventure than doing it by car.
If what you want is fluffy, frilly, overblown descriptions of the landscape, the people, the food etc. then maybe I’m not your sort of correspondent.
I’m more into the practical lessons I and others have learned the hard way – by seeing it and doing it – so that you can see more, do more, enjoy more and pay less than otherwise.
Four Ideas For A Wild Coastal Easter Break in Britain
Looking for a quickie weekend break over Easter? If you are already in Britain, this post from Travel Republic will give you some great ideas. From Suffolk to Pembrokeshire, they explore some of the best places to book a long weekend away. Like Northumberland – known for its rolling hills, unspoiled beaches, rugged moorland and […] Read More
7 reasons why you should make road trips a part of your life.
I loved this post by Meeta Jhunjhunwala from India. It just totally sums up the attractions of traveling by road in your own car. She says “The fresh air, villages, towns and cities passing by, people, different culture, dialect and languages changing, taste of food, changing fragrances, smell of freedom – all these things resonate […] Read More
The dead don’t walk but in England they can create Corpse Roads.
The Brits surely have some strange laws. How about this one: If a corpse is carried across your land on its way from the place of death to the place of burial then that path becomes a “corpse road” and anybody may use it. I know there’s a saying “Only in America”, but this […] Read More
The Hand Luggage Only Team Finally Made it To York – What Took So Long?
Yaya and Lloyd, the guys behind the excellent blog Hand Luggage Only, finally made a trip to York. Like, holy hell guys, what took you so long? It is one of Britain’s most attractive cities. It seems that they had earlier visited Yorkshire, but other than a quick sprint in and out with a rental […] Read More
History, wildlife, gardens and castles – A Dunedin and Otago Peninsular road trip
Took a quick look around Dunedin again the other day. Haven’t been there for a while. One of the good things about Dunedin is that it doesn’t change too much. Sort of like a comfortable old sweater. If Dunedin has anything to give the nation it is the heritage of its beautiful buildings. They […] Read More
The Pop-Up Globe – a Must-see in Auckland and/or Sydney
Visiting Auckland or Sydney over the next couple of months? You simply must go to the Pop-Up Globe. It’s one of the world’s two full-scale temporary working replicas of Globe 2, the theatre that for three decades was the home of many of Shakespeare’s plays and the company he wrote those plays for. One is […] Read More
Quirky London Sightseeing
If you have been to Britain before and therefore seen all the biggie London sightseeing options – you know, The Tower, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, St Pauls etc. etc. – or if you just enjoy something a little different in your sightseeing diet, here’s a collection of lesser known but equally interesting attractions. […] Read More
10 More Must-see Tourist Attractions in Britain
As I said in an earlier post: How can anyone possibly pick the “X best places to visit in the UK? There are so many to choose from. So here, in no particular order, are 10 more “best places” to add to your UK road trip. There are, of course, dozens more places and things that […] Read More
10 Best Places To Visit In The UK
From time to time I get asked “What are the best places to visit in the UK?”. How can anyone possibly answer that? A) It depends on what interests you have and B) There are so many other things to see and do and experience it’s hard to tease out the pick of them. In […] Read More