We were at the airport hours ahead of schedule because Allan thought our flight was 4:30 instead of 9:30. But we still almost missed the plane as he was furi...

One of the best things about the Goodwood Revival was getting together with friends. Some flew over from Vancouver to be at Goodwood. Others came from Belgiu...

Another celebration happening on the Goodwood Revival weekend was the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The Battle of Britian was fought in the summ...

The Goodwood Revival Meeting was a 3-day festival dedicated to the autoracing world of days gone by, specifically the heyday of the Goodwood track between 19...

What’s the first thing you think of when I say beaches and sunshine? Let me guess…the UK? Who would have thought that we would have ended our trip on the bal...

We pulled up to the street of our next hotel and this was what greeted us. Wow! Coming up the lane to the hotel was equally impressive and the building itsel...

What do you say about a man who’s done things most of us dream about? After 6 weeks of roaming around Europe, Allan’s birthday was a good excuse to do just a...

Before we arrived in the village of Castle Combe, we happened upon a racetrack (not another race track). This one had been around since the 50’s and has a lo...

Since Lacock was just a town away, we decided to see the famous Lacock Abbey. Allan hadn’t been here in 20 years. (Where had I heard that before?) William He...

It was Sunday. What a good day to do laundry. We found a little launderette in the heart of Corsham. It was a nondescript little place but it was hopping! Al...

On our way from Windsor to Corsham, we stopped off in Cambridge. Not only was it home of one of the most prestigious universities in the UK but we were meeti...

Besides having really good Internet, Windsor offered up a few other treats. We did end up finding that nice little pub called The Fox and Hounds. Allan had o...

It had to happen right? A day when everything went sideways. That’s how the UK leg of our trip started. I was grateful that Allan insisted we buy our train t...

We could have walked along the Sienne to find the Eiffel Tower. But Allan had a better idea and we walked through the city to come at it from behind. We ende...

Paris in the summertime is for romance and lovers. At least that has always been my impression. My first impression of Paris when we arrived was of a big, cr...

Allan and I thought we might have to sleep in the car for one night. It was Sunday and we didn’t have the access code to check in. But the owner of L’ApartH...

One of the places that we definitely wanted to see was the Top of Europe in Switzerland. The first part of the trip was the cogwheel train ride to Kleine She...

When we arrived in Switzerland, everything changed. Firstly it seemed that almost all the people we dealt with were multi-lingual. I guess being bordered by ...

After leaving the track at Monza, we headed for Lake Como in Northern Italy. Allan had received a message from a Facebook friend, Gabriele Arnaboldi, who wan...

Our last day before leaving Italy proved to be another emotional one for Allan. He wanted to make a stop at Monza before heading to Switzerland. First we had...