Trips
March 2015 - The United States of America
We just got back from our visit to the US yesterday and are very tired - we got no sleep while on the plane all night!
We first went to New York to go my Opening Night for an exhibition in the Agora Gallery - see the News page. We then passed through Washington DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia before coming home.
We had a fantastic time travelling through some exciting and beautiful cities. Both your Uncle and I love travelling, but now it's time to go back to work until the next time!
August 2014 - Living in Melbourne, and travelling New Zealand and Africa on our way home
Hello there Evie and Rose! Been looking through photos of our recent travels and I wanted to show you a few - so here they are...
Uncle Paul and I moved to Melbourne in 2007. We then travelled Borneo in 2008 - just before my brain injury.
On our way back to UK we passed through New Zealand which was a wonderful experience and very similar to Scotland back home!
My New Zealand friend Steph in Melbourne told us lots of great places to go and visit, as you can see...
In 2009 on our way back home from Australia, we travelled the south eastern countries in Africa - South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Gambia, Swaziland and Tanzania.
It was beautiful and we learned about different cultures and how they live. It was a life changing experience for us and we will always remember it. Oh and we got married on a beach in Zanzibar while we were passing through!
June 2014 - Italy
Uncle Paul and I have just travelled in Italy. It was a great place to stay, with warm weather, nice food and a great lifestyle…I ate ice cream every day!
They grow huge numbers of lemons and make limoncello, which is an alcoholic lemon drink that tastes lovely. There is also plenty of fresh fish to eat that was caught on the coast - which is great as it's one of my favourite foods.
Have a look at the photos we took of our travels!
While in Italy we went to some awe inspiring places. We visited Mount Etna which is the tallest active volcano in Europe. It is active right now...although we didn't see any smoke while we were there!
Italy also has many ancient churches and temples - can you see Auntie Lucy and Uncle Paul in some of the photos?
June 2014 - Living in Australia and our travels coming home
Some photos of our travels...
Here I am in Melbourne, Australia where we used to live. There are lots of tame wild parrots living in Australia.
Uncle Paul and I also visited Sydney. Can you see the Sydney Opera House in this picture?
When we travelled in Africa we passed across the Tropic of Capricorn. Do you know what that is?
See, it's a line below the Equator.
Look at the photo of us at the sign, we were in the country of Namibia.
We also visited the Sahara Desert in Africa. Look, can you see Uncle Paul in this photo?
He went for a walk in the sand dunes and he's a long way away!
Just before we left Zanzibar on 19th December 2009, we got married on the beach!
We'd known each other since 1994 and I suspect that each of our parents had given up on us marrying. But we did. It was the best day of my life.
I'm not sure how my Mum and Dad felt when they picked us up from Manchester Airport and saw we were wearing wedding rings and we'd married in secret. Sorry everyone.
At least your Mum and Dad got married for everyone to see and for your Gran and Gogga to celebrate!
September 2013 - Crete
Paul and I went on holiday to Crete in Greece in September 2013 . It’s one of many Greek islands. The island is famous as it's where the first humans lived in Europe.
We stayed in a place called St Nicholas Bay which has a harbour with lots of boats. The island has old windmills used to pump water from the ground to water the crops.
We went to a little village in the mountains. It was beautiful and had a village spring where the villagers could get fresh clean water to use.
Crete has different weather from the United Kingdom, it’s warmer and drier. Therefore lots of plants grow naturally there, which can't grow in the UK.
Have a look at these photos I took in Crete. I've included some shots from when I last went shopping in Glasgow. Can you see what they are and link them with my shopping pictures?!
I’ll end with some photos of Paul and I relaxing at our hotel and wandering around the island.
We had a fantastic time on our holidays!
