Day 1 - Sat. 10th Jan Well it’s not a straight away start today, we are going to go down to London to meet up with Mary & all her family for a surprise birthday party for her eldest son, Daniel. He lives & works in London & his girlfriend has arranged the party in a cafe in Balham, South London. As we were heading off to Spain & Portugal via the Channel Tunnel it was ideal for us to drop in so ..read more

##photo=London## Visiting London can be very expensive. And if you're a backpacker or a traveler on a budget then this is the article for you. Read on to find out how to experience this magnificent city without breaking the bank. Accommodation Where are you going to be staying? Most travellers recommend staying somewhere central because the great thing about London is that all ..read more

Today is our last day of what has been a truly grand adventure. We started the day by heading back to the Globe theater.  We went on a tour of the Globe that was led by a Welsh girl named Ffion who was  absolutely brilliant! The current Globe was a project of Sam Wanamaker which was completed in 1997. Unfortunately Sam died before it was completed. It is built using as much info as possible to mak ..read more

We started today with a nice breakfast from a Bakery/Cafe in Cambridge which was followed by a nice relaxing punt. We  had a private boat down the River Cam past a lot of beautiful buildings. There was a mix of housing, colleges and churches. All buildings with river frontage have heritage protection. We went under Issac Newtons Mathematical bridge. There is a story that it was held together with ..read more

We were lucky enough to get a tour inside Buckingham Palace today. Unfortunately there are no cameras allowed inside the Palace, but we went into The Quadrangle, The Grand Staircase, The Throne Room, The Green Drawing Room, and many more. We saw a lot of beautiful old art, historic thrones, and lots of other historic Royal pieces. It was a truly amazing experience. Logan thought it was "really coo ..read more

Today is Fathers Day in Australia, so we started with the kids making breakfast for Phil & Jonathan. We visited The Tower of London. We started here by looking at The Crown Jewels as there was no queue (which apparently is very uncommon). The display is extremely impressive. The age of some items is mind boggling. We went on one of the Beef Eaters tours. Beef Eaters are the guards who look after ..read more

We had a bit of a later start today. We went to the local park (Finsbury Park) and the kids spent a bit of time on the playing in the autumn leaves, and on the play grounds. Next to Finsbury Park is a Lidl Supermarket that we went to check out (very Aldi). We bought some bits for a picnic lunch to eat in the park. When we finished our picnic, we headed into town. We had a look at the Equestrian S ..read more

Today we visited the Warner Bros. Studio London; The making of Harry Potter. We expected to spend a few hours here, but ended up here for almost 7. The amount of props, sets and information was awesome. We also all got to enjoy a Butter Beer with our lunch. We visited many sets such as The Great Hall, and The Gryffindor common room and boys dorm, the moving staircases, Hagrid’s Hut, Harry’s cupboa ..read more

Today we had a walking tour with a brilliant guide that we had been recommended (Thanks Luke & Becky). We met up with Jonnie our tour guide next to Tower Hill Station. If you are coming to London, and would like a walking tour, then we would recommend Jonnie! Jonnie was incredibly knowledgeable and has a passion for history was evident. Jonnie showed us part of an ancient Roman wall from the secon ..read more

We spent another day walking around more sites of London. We started with a visit to the British Museum where we saw some amazing historical pieces like the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon Marbles, An Easter Island Moai, Egyptian Mummies, and The Holy Thorn Reliquary which is an ornate piece that houses a thorn from Christ’s Crown of thorns. After leaving the Museum we had a picnic lunch in Russell Squar ..read more