Explore The World

We loved our time living and working in London. We enjoyed exploring in the weekends in and around London. There is so much to see and do within a relatively short distance. We were astounded,that the English we worked with, hadn’t visited many of the lovely places which were on their doorstep.

The villages,the cobblestone streets, the old pubs, the history, the small country lanes -we loved it.

Rye East Sussex- outside the Mermaid Inn where even Helle had to duck to get through the door!

The old Rye prison

Suffolk- North of London known for all its pink houses

We love a good thatched cottage

Isn’t this just so dainty

We stayed in a small village called Kersey in Suffolk

We stayed in some great little B & Bs. Check out the cars of the 80s! We had an Austin Allegro – a piece of crap!

But it got us from A to B just!

Cornwall and Devon were probably our favourite areas. We visited a couple of times and the villages are just so charming.

First time we visited was with an old school mate Jack and Helle.

Port Isaac – the village setting for the TV series Doc Martin

Our guest house – Port Issac

The Coastline was rugged

Bath Somerset

King Arthurs Castle – what is left of it

Clovelly – a busy spot but lovely

Buck and his harem

We loved the old pubs

No idea where this is but we stayed here

and here – we loved all the B & Bs

The lovely town of Lynton in Cornwall

This could be Shakespeares house?

Pixies House – Cornwall

An impressive castle – somewhere South of London

York Minster – before the fire – 1986

Top Tudor Pub in York

The Lakes District – Spring is lovely in the UK

Reminded us of NZ

We didn’t stay here – a bit beyond our budget!

The lovely colour of spring – Buck, Helle and Janine

New Forest – wild ponies

Just another fab house

London

We just loved London – the parks, iconic sights, gardens, pubs, live theatre, the tube, buses, cabs, historical buildings and of course Wimbledon.

Wimbledon – we caught the first tube to line up in 1988

Even kept the ticket!

Close up and personal with some of the greats of the game

Wimbledon Champion – Stefan Edberg beat Boris Becker

Harrods

Camden Market – more friendly to my wallet

Loved all the parks and gardens in London

Kew gardens – the great English weeping willow

Friends Kathy and Chris photographing Hampton Court

Hampton Court – home of Henry VIII

A young Etonian with Helle and her Mum.

Punting – Kiwis lowering the tone

Rocky – punting Lisa and Helle

Hyde Park – A must see iconic park

6 of us loaded in a van in winter and headed to Scotland for New Year

BK, Buck and I

A gloomy Loch Ness

We were all wrapped up but it was a great trip

We loved our time in the UK, working in London and exploring all the wonderful places in and around London.

Every young Kiwi should do it!