David Cross

United Kingdom

Scotland

Scotland Travel Notes: Basics of traveling in Scotland, what to see if your time is limited, southern Scotland, central areas, northern Scotland, and the Islands.

Trip Report 1371 Coigach and the Summer Isles, Scotland: Scotland has so many lesser islands that many of them never get a mention but the Summer Isles, in Torridonuan Sandstone are easily seen and...

ST Google Map - Southern Scotland

ST Google Map - Northern Scotland: Detailed Google Map by DavidX for Northern Scotland and the Islands

Wales

Northern Wales (Cymru): Travel notes for the largely mountainous area of Snowdonia National Park and Lleyn, the mainland peninsula that juts out westward beyond Snowdonia.

ST Google Map - Snowdonia National Park, Wales

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales: Travel notes for the south-west coast of Wales, near St David's and Fishguard.

ST Google Map - Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales

England

Yorkshire: York, The Yorkshire Dales and West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford), February 2007

ST Google Map - West Yorkshire, England

ST Google Map - Yorkshire Dales, England

ST Google Map - Lake District, England

Travelling Between York and Edinburgh: Things to do and see when traveling between York and Edinburgh in northern England and the Scottish Borders

ST Google Map - Between York and Edinburgh

South-West England - Somerset, Devon and Cornwall: Travel guide for this region, Plymouth, Dartmoor, Cornwall, Devon, Exmoor.

ST Google Map - Dartmoor, Devon, England

Slow Photos - West, West Cornwall: Photo album

Spain and Portugal

Trip Report 1068: Alto Alentejo, Portugal: I went alone for a pre-Christmas break. I wanted to see Evora and Elvas and one out of Marvãa and Monsaraz. In the end it was easier to plan for Marvão and I planned the itinerary...

Trip Report 1079: Andalucía Revisited: From 1989 to 1994 I visited Andalucía for a week each year in December. Then, for reasons given on the first page, I didn't feel able to go there. Ten years later I changed...

Trip Report 1094: Valencia and 'around': I wanted to go somewhere new in March and Jet2.com had recently introduced cheap flights from the North of England to Valencia. I devised a stay of a few days taking in other...

Trip Report 1722: Short Break in Madrid: Seeing a lot in Madrid and one day out for a mountain walk.

Andalucia, Southern Spain: Towns, sights, transporation, and walks in eastern and western Andalusia.

ST Google Map - Andalucia, Spain

Slow Photos - Alto Alentejo, Portugal: Photo album

France

Exploring the French Countryside: Favorite areas in the French countryside: Normandy, Brittany, Alsace, Doubs, Cantal, Chartreuse, Cevennes, Languedoc, Eastern Pyrenees, Digne, Alps.

ST Google Map - Rural France

Italy

Trip Report 1051: Forgotten Province - Abruzzo - and Associated Travel: A trip concentrating on Abruzzo and Umbria. We went for two weeks, travelling by train and bus, starting at Milan (Bergamo Airport) and finishing at Pisa. We spent three nights...

Trip Report 1087: Sicily in February: A visit to Sicily for 13 nights in eight different places - seeing a lot but leaving plenty to see if I'm lucky enough to go again.

Trip Report 1181: Five Days in Lazio: 10 to 16 December 2006 Cheap flight + convenient flight times = Rome, or it did when I was looking. I didn't feel up to a city break and I'd been to Rome twice before -so I...

ST Google Map - Sicily, Italy

Scandinavia

Trip Report 1552: Fabulous Faeroes: 07/07 - 07/17/2008 A friend had rented a house for three weeks. We joined her for 10 days.

Trip Report 1352: Finland - Mainly Åland: May/June 2004 A return visit to Helsinki, a quick preview (perhaps) of the Lakes and the accomplishment of a wish to see more of Åland.

Norway Coastal Voyage: Norwegian Coastal Voyage and some places on the "Norway in a Nutshell" Tour

ST Google Map - Norway, Coastal Areas: Detailed map of towns and sights on Norway's coast.

Slow Photos - Norwegian Coastal Voyage: Photo album

Slow Photos - Facets of Finland: Photo album

Africa

Trip Report 1403 Break in Magical Marrakech: I'd wanted to go to Morocco for ages and when I found a cheap flight to Marrakech - - -

Photo Albums

Slow Photos - Photo Albums