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"We are going to San Francisco. We're gonna be sure to wear some flowers in our hair."
I can't believe it. We head off for the states tomorrow to get a taste of American liberty in and around Arnie's great state of California, maybe do some gambling in Vegas, look at a large hole in the ground at the Grand Canyon, escape from Alcatraz like Clint, and make some idle yet amusingly funny observations on social eitquette outside Jerry's 'New York' apartment, thats actually in L.A. It should be fun. Carl and Becky, me cuz's, we'll see you in a couple of days. To everyone else, we'll be back before you know it, and it won't be long before you'll be begging us to piss off again.
Tally Ho!

Bye Bye England. It's been a merry jolly time. Niki got to see snow. I got to see family. We went to Liverpool to visit the Beatles, and London to visit the Queen. We got to see Stonehenge which my great-great-grandad helped to rebuild and we went to Shakespeares house in Stratford-upon-Avon, and we spent an awful lot of time workin at the Townie in Solihull. But alas, all things must pass, so off we go again.

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By Xcpsion
February 7th 2008

Road Trip #2 Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

Arizona state border

Wooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We're home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We flew in from L.A yesterday morning. Well, we left L.A on Tuesday evening, were in the air for 14 hours, and landed at 9.15 on Thursday. So, as far as Nikola and I are concerned, Wednesday the 6th of February never existed. Does that make us one day older or one day younger than we actually are? Think about it. So, last time we spoke, my cousins Carl and Becky had just dropped us off in Hollywood, land of the stars, before they boarded their flight for Samoa. We stayed in a hostel on Hollywood boulevard for [View Full Entry]

By Xcpsion
February 2nd 2008

Road Trip #1 North America » United States » Arizona » Flagstaff

Hey Loyal followers, how are we doing? Nikola and I have had quite the adverture since we last posted a blog. We've been to Monterey, Carmel, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and we are currently residing in the little known town of Flagstaff, Arizona sitting at 7000ft (about 2500m for you metric types in less developed nations than the almight USA) and completely covered in soft white snow!!!!! (Niki finally got to see some, yay!!) Its been quite a trip I have to say. Carl and Becky picked us up in San Francisco, which you already know [View Full Entry]

By Xcpsion
January 21st 2008

You can leave your hat on! North America » United States » California » San Francisco

The Land of the Free
Taken on-location in a maximum security prison.

Hey Guys!!!!! Wow. America is crazy, everyone is so fucking American. I'm still trying to get used to the fact that they all have American accents, and they really are larger than life, real characters. And i have to say, i've always hated Americans and in just one week they have completely challenged my preconceptions of them, so far the Californians have been some fo the most lovely, helpful, friendly, outgoing people I have ever met, but then I am comparing them to your average English shopkeeper who couldn'y care less if you dropped dead in their shop, so maybe the [View Full Entry]

By Xcpsion
November 21st 2007

Do You Know the Way to San Jose? Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

Cerveza y Bocadillo
three layers, six slices of cheese, 12 slices of ham. Hmmmm......

We Do. But, before we let you in on the secret of how to find the elusive San Jose, the place Burt Bacharach longed to return to, we must start at the beginning of our Spanish caravan tour into Andalucia, at the heart of this beautiful region, the capital, Sevilla. Sevilla is a city famous for its oranges, flamenco, bull fighting, sangria and all things quintessentially Spanish. It is a quaint city, that feels more like a large village than a capital city. The streets are lined with orange trees, every corner has a bodega or cerveceria overflowing with punters munching [View Full Entry]

By Xcpsion
November 21st 2007

Don Simon Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona

Sagrada again

¡Hola! Spain is amazing. Gaudi is fucking awesome. Barcelona rock...when it's not overrun by loud abusive Scottish football hooligans. Madrid is a bit lame. But first i have a story to tell, it is one of coincidence and craziness. We arrived in Barcelona and were blown away by the mass of street performers along La Rambla, the main drag of the city; human statues, magicians, painters, and a whole array of others, all doing their thing, and bloody well at that. We checked into our hotel, a cute little pensiones (pension alamar), basically a home-stay sort of thing, run by this [View Full Entry]

By Xcpsion
November 16th 2007

It's a long way to d'Alba doro. Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

Prosecco, canals and gondolas. can it get any more stereotypical

Venice. Wow! It is exactly how you always imagined. When we jumped off the bus from Munich, I literally couldn't believe my eyes. The movies often lie, but Venezia is no lie, although it is a place that needs to be seen to be believed. Gondola's fill the landscape, serenaded by larger than life opera guys, in the background pizza bases are twisted and launched, whilst the gelato sellers whip up a frenzy of colours, as Niki and me lie comatose in a prosecco induced daze, compltely unaware of any of it. Not quite, but it is a magical experience. We [View Full Entry]

Sion and Niki drinking Prosecco by the Rio Grande

By Xcpsion
November 9th 2007

Prost!!! Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich

Neuschwanstein Castle 2

Howdy Everybody. Munich is cool. Beer halls, pretzel girls, oompah bands, lederhosen and magical fairytale castles nestled in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps just a trains ride away, as long as your willing and brave enough to request information from the guy at the information office at the hauptbahnhof, and then proceed to ignore everything he tells you, then it's easy. Munich had quite a few surprises for us. The first was our hostel..bad surprise. After the week long party that was hostel elf, hanging with mick and claire and tom, ally, and brodi and eveyone, we discovered upon [View Full Entry]

By Xcpsion
October 25th 2007

We have reached the point of no return. Europe » Czech Republic » Prague

Karlow Most again

Hi guys!!! Well, after Berlin we certainly needed some cheering up, not that it wasnt a really fascinating city, but were on holiday and if youre budget backpacking around Europe there is no beter place to be than Prague. If you havent been there then go - go now! And if you have been then you know exactly what Im talking about, cheap, cheap, cheap beer....There is more though, incredible medieval architecture, friendly people, great food and awesome nightlife. We have never met so many travellers who had already permanently moved to Prague or where seriously considering it, I think everyone [View Full Entry]

One of about thirty statues on the bridge

By Xcpsion
October 25th 2007

Lest We Forget Europe » Germany » District of Berlin » Berlin

Brandenburger Tor by night (Brandenburg Gate)

Gutentag. Berlin is a strange place, not exactly what I had been expecting, but defintely a blast, although our visit was rather brief. The effects of the wall are still clearly evident, despite the wall being almost completely physically non-existent, the vast vacant blocks across the city centre give Berlin a sparseness; a desolate and empty atmosphere that we haven´t really experienced anywhere else in Europe so far. The wall fell in 1989, fell isn´t really the right word is it? It was pushed. Yet Berlin still felt, if not just like a warzone, then like the immediate aftermath. Build [View Full Entry]

By Xcpsion
October 21st 2007

Roll up for the mystery tour! Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

Amsterdam 2

Amsterdam. ahhh...Amsterdam. If only I could remember any of it. We have just arrived in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, after a 'lovely' night bus from Berlin and we have a few hours to kill before we can czech-in to our hotel room, so i figured it would a good opportunity to write up a little blog for Amsterdam before it becomes a hazy distant memory, which it already was even when we were still there. I wonder why? Ever since I was a teenager hanging out in Darwin, it has been a dream of mine (and Niki's) to visit [View Full Entry]

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