Betsy and I are about to embark on our next travel adventure. This is a once-in-a-lifetime trip in that we will be away from home for 5 months. We are going to become "residents" of Great Britain with side trips to Italy and Greece. Below is our itinerary as planned so far. Sophie, our cat, will be taken care by house sitters shown below.
If you are interested, you can follow along through this journal or what we call a "travel blog." Unlike previous trips, I will probably not try to record happenings on a daily basis. But, I will include photos which are worth many words. I will also try to be a bit more careful on the grammar, but excuse my misspellings, wrong verb tenses, missing words, etc. And finally, we would love to hear from you and your reactions to our adventures - I think you can reply through the blog directly or by sending messages to our e-mail address (pratthor@gmail.com).
Enjoy your summer and any travels that you might do!
Philip
Summary Itinerary – Summer 2016, The Grand Tour
Cat Care Contacts:
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Jaymee Martin (541) 981-7223, jamee@andorra.ad & Marc Rodriguez (503)
919-5007, marcrodriguezromero@gmail.com
Local/logistical problems:
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Our neighbor to the north, Lisa Evans, has a key to the house and can help with
logistics. Cell phone number: (503)
545-7772. evanlis.126@gmail.com
·
Dennis
Oster can also help in an emergency (except when he is in England/Italy
with us – May 19 to about June 30).
Phone: (503) 819-9426
Emergency Contacts:
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Nancy Pratt
Willamette View.
Portland, Oregon
(503) 652-6583
natoprat@earthlink.com
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Elaine Thor
Roanoke, VA
(540) 774-1261
ebthor@
mindspring.com
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Paul Thor
Colorado Springs,
CO
(719) 210-7816 (cell)
(719) 473-2700
(home)
pvthor@gmail.com
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Catherine Pratt
Franklin, MA
(508) 528-2176
(h)
(508) 440-9395
(c)
callingpratt@
hotmail.com
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Thursday, April 21
& Friday, April 22, 2016 – Travel to England
Fly to London (Heathrow) via
Iceland (Keflavik), Alaska & Icelandair
Friday, April 22 to
Friday, May 6 – Sightseeing around Windsor
Stay in Windsor rental unit
(west of Heathrow, on Thames River), local sightseeing
Friday, May 6 to Thursday,
May 19 – Sightseeing in London
Relocate to rental unit in
London, Westminster area (near Parliament & Tate Museum), local sightseeing
& theater
Thursday, May 19 to
Wednesday, May 25 - Glasgow
Train to Glasgow,
Scotland. Stay in rental unit, penthouse
overlooking the River Clyde.
Local sightseeing.
Wednesday, May 25 to
Saturday, June 11 – Hiking Trek
Trek the West Highland Way,
staying at local inns, ending in Ft. William.
Sunday, June 12 –
Travel to Rome
Train to Glasgow, plane to Rome
via Heathrow (British Airways), overnight in hotel near train station
Monday, June 13 –
Travel to southeast Italy
Train southeast to Monopoli,
overnight in hotel
Tuesday, June 14 to
Wednesday, June 22 – Biking Trek
Bicycle trip in the heel of
Italy, care of Randonnee Travel, staying in local hotels
Thursday, June 23
up to Thursday, June 30 - Rome
Train to Rome, stay in Hotel Dimora
Degli Dei, Via Del Seminario. Local sightseeing. Travel back to England, possibly by train.
Thursday, June 30
– London, Transition Day
Mentone Hotel near Euston
Station
Friday, July 1 -
Travel to Ambleside, Lake Windemere, Lakes District
Walker’s Retreat rental
cottage.
Friday, July 1 to
Friday, July 29 - Ambleside
Explore the Lakes District and
adjacent areas.
Elaine Thor arrives at end of
month, via Manchester
Friday, July 29 to
Friday, August 12 – Northern England & Scotland
Visit Hadrian’s Wall,
Edinburgh, Orkney Islands and places in between with Elaine
Saturday, August
13 to Saturday, August 27 – Tenby, Wales
Rental flat in Tenby, southwest
coast, local exploring
Saturday, August
27 to Wednesday, August 31 – London, Transition Days
Mentone Hotel near Euston
Station
Wednesday, August
31 – Travel to Corfu
Flight from Heathrow to Corfu
(British Airways), accommodations in Govino Bay
Thursday, September 1 & Friday,
September 2 - Explore Corfu
Saturday, September 3 to Saturday, Sept. 17
- Sailing Trip around Corfu
Saturday, September 17 - Travel from Corfu to Athens
Fly to Athens
(Aegean Air),
Best Western
Hotel Pythagorion, 28 Agiou Konstandionou St.
Wednesday,
September 21 – Travel from Athens to London
Mentone Hotel near Euston
Station
Friday, September
23 - Travel from London to Iceland
Fly to Iceland (Icelandair),
Bed & Breakfast, Keflavik Airport
Saturday, September 24 - Travel from
Iceland to Portland
Visit the Blue Lagoon, fly home
nonstop (Icelandair)
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