Well, we just got back from a week of traveling with 44 students to Germany. We traveled with two other teachers, Ben and Kerrie, both of whom are from Australia. We survived five days of hearing "Are we there yet?", "How much longer?", "Can we put another film on?" (on the coach bus), "Where are we?", and "What's for dinner tonight?" It was a new experience since neither one of us has ever lead a trip before and we had a great time! We boarded the coach and left from the school at 6:30 am on Monday morning. After about 3 hours on the road we reached the Eurotunnel which connects England and France going underneath the English Channel. After exiting the Eurotunnel we stopped for fuel and food and drove for approximately another 10 hours ... read more

Hello again! This weekend is a long weekend for us (Monday is a holiday, although we have no idea what the holiday is.) We've been rather busy enjoying our three days off! On Saturday we went into Milton Keynes to watch a football match (soccer) with some colleagues. We met up at a pub for a few pints before the match and enjoyed a social day out. We had a great time! It was the last match of the season so the fans were in high spirits! On Sunday we ventured to Windsor to see Windsor Castle. We took a train from Aylesbury to London where we then hopped on the tube to Paddington station. From there we took another train to Windsor with a transfer in Slough. Windsor castle is the oldest and largest occupied ... read more

Ciao! Our four days exploring the region of Tuscany has come to an end. On Thursday we picked up our car in Rome and drove a scenic route along to the coast to Siena. Siena is one the most beautiful medieval cities in Italy, second only to Florence for its artistic and architectural treasures. Siena sits on top of a very high hill and has many narrow streets. After spending the afternoon and evening in Siena we headed towards Florence (Firenze in Italian) to find our hotel which was located in Campi Bisenzio (about 10km outside of Florence). The drive took a couple of hours longer than expected. The roads around Florence are difficult to navigate, it was late at night, raining, and we were lost. We tried calling the hotel but the night time clerk ... read more

Happy Easter everyone! We spent Friday and Saturday of our long weekend visiting Stratford-Upon-Avon and Warwick Castle. We've put up lots of pictures for you to look at. Stratford is a very pretty city! We rented a car for the weekend so we can now officially say that we've driven on the wrong side of the road and did not cause any accidents! Driving on the left definitely takes some getting used to, but we managed to go the correct way around all the roundabouts. We began our day on Friday driving along the winding roads to Stratford-upon-Avon. On Friday we visited 5 houses that belonged to the Shakespeare family. The first place we visited was Shakespeare's Birthplace and we walked on the home's original stone floor. The second house we visited was Nash's House. This ... read more

Hello again everyone! We're at the beginning of another half-term here in England. We've decided not to go traveling this week since we're saving up for a two week trip to Italy in April. Well, more accurately, we've decided not to go traveling on our own dime. We leave for Germany early Monday morning for an 'inspection' trip! We're going to Cologne and Boppard to 'inspect' the locations that we're bringing 45 students to in June for Activities Week. It's a "vacation" so to speak that we aren't paying for! We're traveling with another teacher that we work with and we have a rental car to drive around to the necessary locations. However, Bri has been registered as the driver. Ah crap! Not only have neither of us driven since August (not to mention that we ... read more