http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/di-and-rob-in-transit/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from di and rob in transit en-us Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:11:41 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:11:41 +0000 BMXonline bmxonline.com.au BMXonlineshop bmxonline.com.aushop http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-443227.html So we have both become quite slack...again...and now we have two mammoth trips to report onOn Saturday 18th April I woke at the crack of dawn to embark on my first tour on my own it's Di. As Rob had already been to Turkey during his last stay over here I really wanted to go in particular to visit Gallipoli and pay my respects on Anzac Day.I got to Heathrow fairly early and checked in quicker http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/blog-409201.html FRIDAY 31 JULYNo sooner had I got off my second long haul flight and 24 hours travel I was hurriedly making my way home to repack my bag for our Eurotrip As soon as I got in the door I had a quick shower and then started packing my bag full of summer clothes before Rob burst through the door In less than one hour we were on our wayWe made our way onto the motorway and soon realised that we were http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/blog-432995.html So after the recent purchase of our new campervan we decided to hit the road for the Easter long weekend for some relaxing but essentially an extended test drive.We set out for Cornwall just after lunchtime and proceeded to get stuck on the lovely motorway which is the M3 for what seemed like an eternity. It wasn't until after we got off the M3 that it felt like we actually got into fifth gear We http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cornwall/blog-390313.html Coming Soon http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bulgaria/West/blog-382895.html It felt that no sooner had we semisettled back into a routine after saying goodbye to Jaimee and returning from Scotland we were off again to Egypt for a couple of weeksWe boarded our flight to Cairo and all went smoothly and we arrived to beautiful balmy weather We had some dramas initially after we disembarked the plane as we had to buy visas on arrival we both attempted to get money out of http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/blog-369922.html So after we boarded our overnight train we settled into our sleeper cabin which consisted of 3 bunk beds. We had our fingers crossed that we wouldn't have to share a room with anyone else but unfortunately another woman turned up...and I wouldn't usually say unfortunately but this woman proved to be the source of no sleep for us both. Her ticket placed her in the middle bunk and I have honestly http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/blog-368357.html After yet another train ride we arrived in Vienna. We were still feeling pretty worse for wear so we made our way to our hostel and checked in before going out for a quick look around. The next morning feeling rejuvenated we got up and spent the day sightseeing. I went to the Schonbrunn Palace and Belvedere Palace which were both beautiful inside. I then took a tram out to Grinzing which is just o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/blog-368354.html After jumping on our train to Prague we sat down and began to settle in...before an inspector came up to us and asked for our tickets I handed them over and he began speaking in a tone which although I couldn't understand the language didn't sound very pleasant Thankfully somebody translated and alerted us to the fact that whilst we did have a ticket apparently we needed a reservation for a s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Czech-Republic/blog-368353.html Jaimee and I headed off early Saturday morning to Luton Airport to catch our flight to Berlin which we literally almost missed. We arrived to Berlin in the early evening and were greeted with a temperature of around 0 at which point we thought for the first time of many why are we backpacking in winter. We caught the metro to our hostel and settled in before being roped into the pub crawl. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/District-of-Berlin/Berlin/blog-368349.html After our trip to Budapest we had to really get down to business as we had just secured a new apartment in Shepherds Bush and were starting to make our arrangements for the moveThe Edgware Road place had served its purpose for us and also given us credibility to apply for a new lease. We hired a car and early morning 24th October we got up having packed everything into boxes and Rob got the bus http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/blog-368343.html We left bright and early in the morning to get the coach to Luton Airport before having our first Wizz Air experienceArriving in Budapest at around lunch time we proceeded to get the train into the city we bought tickets and boarded what we thought was the right train. After sitting down and relaxing a conductor came up to us and I assume asked for our tickets and before we knew it we were bee http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Hungary/Central-Hungary/Budapest/blog-366035.html Sorry we have been extremely slack with this blog I am procrastinating at work so I thought I might have a go at a couple of entries in an attempt to catch upLate August saw the arrival of Robyn Gordon June Irenee to London After picking them up from Heathrow we took them back to our spacious not apartment We then spent the afternoon wandering around Hyde Park before having a pub dinner http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/blog-366030.html We boarded a bus from Alicante which took us some five hours to reach Granada a city inland in Southern Spain. We arrived fairly late in the evening and headed to our hotel before going out for dinner.The next morning we headed out to visit the main attraction of Granada La Alhambra.La Alhambra is a serie of palaces and gardens built during the Nazari dynasty in the 14th century. Unfortunately http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Granada/blog-328991.html After finding some last minute accommodation online we were feeling at ease on our express train trip to Alicante. We arrived close to 11am and decided we would attempt to walk to our hotel.After walking for a good 30 mins we realised that due to roadworks there was no way we could continue walking toward the hotel so we turned around disheartened and made our way back into town to grab some lunc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Alicante/blog-321611.html We arrived in Barcelona feeling a little worse for wear after our time in Ibiza but we made our way toward our hostel in the searing heat No sooner had we arrived at the station at Las Ramblas we had our first run in with a pickpocket Rob could feel something and he turned around to see this girl with her hands on his wallet. They are so brazen After that we kept our belongings in a tight grip http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/blog-321610.html So after a few months of working in the UK we were off on our first big trip for the year Finished up work for the day and made a dash for Gatwick Airport where we caught our flight to IbizaArrived at about 2am and by the time we made it to our hotel it was getting late so we called it a night so we could get up bright and early for a big daynightWe were staying at Hostal Rosalia in San Antoni http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Balearic-Islands/Ibiza/blog-321601.html HiThought we would post some pictures of our little apartment as promised so many times.We are in Zone 1 near Hyde Regents park also just up the road from Lords Cricket ground and Little Venice. So as you can imagine places are small in this part of town ours is a studio meaning it is basically one big room which contains a kitchen living area and bed with separate bathroom. Yes it is not http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-290374.html Hello EveryoneItrsquos Monday night here in London and wersquore relaxing after a long a busy weekend I booked a weekend trip for us both to Bruges in Belgium as part of Robs birthday present. We had to get up at the unfortunate hour of 5.30am and make our way to the coach stop for a 7am departure. I donrsquot really know what we expected but in the end there was only 19 people on our tour http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/blog-288172.html Considering we only live a 15 minute walk from the London Zoo we thought we should check it out It didnrsquot disappoint. I wouldnrsquot say it is better than Melbourne Zoo but it is interactive and seeing the Gorillas up close and personal was amazing They are huge Felt a bit sorry for them though on the way into the viewing area it clearly says ldquodo not use flash photography or eat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/blog-283415.html