Blogs from Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sailing the High Seas The time has come to leave mainland Europe! Unfortunately the agreement between the Aussie Government and the European Union is to allow Aussies to stay in Europe for only 3 months. I can return once I spend 3 months outside of the Schengen countries – which is the majority of Europe. I was left with two options; go home and settle back into normal life, or go back to England and make the most of my UK visa that expires in May 2013. I’m not quite homesick yet, plus I came to terms with missing out on summer (what summer?), so I chose the latter! To date I have explored Europe by many modes of transport; bus, car, plane, train, tram, raft and foot. There was only one mode left; ... read more

This morning we had a train to catch at 9.12am from Keighley Station to Carlisle so, with military precision, we were all organised and ready to leave the house by a quarter past eight. It is only a few miles from Haworth to, but we didn't know how heavy peak hour traffic between the two might be and we didn't want to miss out on a car park at the station. So, we were parked and purchasing our tickets from the ticket office before 8.30am!! And then the train didn't arrive until 9.30am due to signalling faults!! Still, way better to be killing time at the station reading trashy English newspapers, than stressing out in traffic worrying about missing the train. The point of our journey today was to ride the historic Settle Carlisle Railway and ... read more

The chairman of Carlisle United, Andrew Jenkins, has said he would "welcome an approach" by rap star Jay-Z to buy the club. The music mogul's publicist confirmed to BBC Radio Cumbria that he is thinking of moving into the football business. Mr Jenkins, chairman of the League One side and avid hip-hop fan, said he "is bustin’ and pumped to the max at the thought of a homie like Jay-Z coming north-west-side and he would willingly fly to New York to meet him to discuss a purchase, if Carlisle Airport ever started making trans-Atlantic flights". Jay-Z, reportedly worth £360m, held talks over investing in the club during a visit to Wetheriggs Pottery earlier this month. It’s thought that his wife, mega star Beyonce, fell in love with the warm people of Cumbria. In an article ... read more

Hello all, Am testing this blog, not sure what I am doing!!! But want to keep you all updated with pics and stuff on holiday!!! (just to make you jealous!) 21 Sleeps to go!!!!! xxxxxxxxxx... read more

The campground we were at described itself as having a private beach. The truth was it backed out onto a mudbank. I have to say, I really understand why the English go crazy for Australian beaches. Anyway, we headed off to Gretna in the morning with little fuss, other than that Christie's sniffles had developed into a gale. After our morning coffee, we did a wee bit of shopping and then headed across the border into England for Carlisle. Other than meeting a couple of loca cyclists on the way and having a chat, the days ride was fairly uneventful and unspectacular. We pulled into Carlisle and checked out train fares to London as we had both had enough of this weather and Christie really wasn't doing well with her cold. In the end, we ... read more