Category: United Kingdom

  • Day 2 – UK – Glasgow

    Day 2 – UK – Glasgow

    Day 2. Our only full day together in Glasgow, so you know that meant we had to make the most of it! Started our day off early today to make a trip up to Loch Lomond. About 45 min north of Glasgow involving a train and a bus. But we…

  • Day 1 – UK – Glasgow

    Day 1 – UK – Glasgow

    Welcome back to another Shelby travel blog!! Glad you’re here! 😁 But first, short pit stop in Iceland for a layover. For those of you who may not know, this first leg of the trip is to see my longest and dearest friend Rob!!! Rob and I have been besties…

  • UK – Day 9 – London

    UK – Day 9 – London

    Wow what a beautiful sunny day it was in London!! AGAIN! I’m really getting special treatment here… I think London wants me to move there👀 lol Starting off we were able to enjoy a warm drink and pastry in Hyde park before we were off to the races! My one…

  • UK – Day 8 – Windsor / London

    UK – Day 8 – Windsor / London

    Ah lovely day!! We started by driving south to Windsor to do a tour of the Windsor Castle. We have very limited time in London so unfortunately we didn’t get to do more than tour the castle, but I’m glad we did! Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied…

  • UK – Day 7 – The Cotswolds

    UK – Day 7 – The Cotswolds

    Finally had a traditional English breakfast! Today was a big travel day. We started in The Lakes District and drove about 3 hours south to the Cotswolds region, starting in Stratford Upon Avon. This is supposedly the birthplace of Shakespeare and is actually the place he is buried. We browsed…

  • UK – Day 6 – The Lakes District

    UK – Day 6 – The Lakes District

    Today we departed Scotland and began our roadtrip through England. But let me tell you, wow, this drive was so beautiful. It was unreal! Many pictures today! The Lakes District is Englands largest national park with 17 lakes. Famously known from Taylor Swifts song, The Lakes. 😉 She wrote the…

  • UK – Day 5 – Edinburgh

    UK – Day 5 – Edinburgh

    Started the day by grabbing our rental car from the airport. We are heading out early tomorrow and the airport is out of the way, so this was just easier. But this was Matt’s first time driving on the left side of the road… with a manual on the left…

  • UK – Day 4 – Edinburgh

    UK – Day 4 – Edinburgh

    Today we travelled from Dublin to Edinburgh. Ireland to Scotland, United Kingdom. SO MANY PHOTOS TODAY! This place is unreal. It looks like it came out of a movie. Matt says it feels very moody. We really just did a ton of walking today. We only have two days here…