Blogs from Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe
growing some roots
Published: August 29th 2009Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Newton Abbot
August 29th 2009
Hello friends. When last we spoke, I was in the lovely town of Salzburg. Funny place, if you were a local you would go crazy, you can't go 10 minutes without some puffed up tourist breaking into song. Some better than others. Took a couple days off, so to speak. Enjoyed a nice dinner and glass of wine by myself. I think the waiting staff was confused, or thought I had been stood up, because it took them an hour and a half to ask for my order. Austrian food = gives greek food a run for its money. Not a long run, mind you fish, but it is damn good. Lots of gravy, dumplings, caramelized onions, and good icecream. Also, sorry to everyone else, but note to fish: this hostel was AMAZING. will send you ... read more
The next adventure
Published: August 21st 2009Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Newton Abbot
August 21st 2009
Right so this is just a quick entry to see who is still actually receiving emails about this blog when i put a new entry on. I havent used this for over 2 years but apparently i can still use it so i will be documenting my adventures in this way, photos and all. I hope you all enjoy the blogs to come, and please comment cos it is always nice to know people are reading. Anyone not aware, although i don't know how you couldn't be as i have been going on about it for quite some time, i am heading to Vancouver TOMORROW (WOOOHOOOO) and then spending 8 weeks going down the west coast all the way to San Diego then back to LA to fly to New Zealand. I will be in New ... read more
April 26th 2009
Birthday Weekend in Cornwall & Devon 24th - 26th April, 2009 Rupesh and I are loving having our own place and being able to have visitors. On Easter Sunday, the Dornoms arrived - not Bern and Elizabeth but their parents and brother. Bern and Elizabeth were in their last weeks of work at the end of the ski season in France. Susan, Ian and Timothy spent a week with us in London before heading off on a road trip to southern England and then on to France to stay with the girls. We enjoyed having them stay but what I enjoyed even more was picking up on where the Bern & Elizabeth's genes came from! When Bern and Elizabeth travelled with mum and I they found it highly amusing to tell me how much like my ... read more
Leaving Tomorrow
Published: January 24th 2009Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Newton Abbot
January 24th 2009
All Packed and ready to go, we fly to Rome Ciampino Airport tomorrow at 11am, then we have to find our way into the city and to our youth hostel. Our plan is to start busking on Monday, see how easy it is to make money and possibly look for jobs. Unsure of how long we are staying in Rome for, we will play it by ear, hopefully making enough money to get by. Our plan eventually is to head north to Pisa, Florence and France, where we will hug the coast and aim for Spain. I want to Make it to Portugal but I think our destination will change, guided by the people we meet and the ideas we have along the way.... read more
May 30th 2008
Europe here we come Sam and Debbie are finally on the road and we are First Trip Well Betty has made her first trip of many. A relatively sedate 5 hours from North London to Newton Abbot to stay with my Auntie Lissie. The last few weeks has been absolutely mental. We have been running around organising things and trying to get the load on Bettie down to something reasonable. As it is there is not a space left in her. But sadly we forgot the booze! However I'm sure we will be able to find some decent plonk in France. We are off tomorrow to Plymouth to catch the 15:00 ferry to Roscof where we then drive for an hour in dark and unfamiliar France to a B&B where we will be spending the ... read more
The weekend before departure
Published: November 20th 2007Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Newton Abbot
November 20th 2007
The time is ticking away and it's almost the 25th of November, I've bought far too many clothes (but really enjoyed the shopping!), arranged everything I need to (hopefully!) and said goodbyes on Saturday with a pretty damn decent night out (which resulted in a two day hang over!) - destination, AUSTRALIA!... read more
Let the final countdown begin!
Published: February 1st 2007Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Newton AbbotFebruary 1st 2007
So, I have left my job at the MDA (as of yesterday) and although I am sad to leave all the great people I worked with, I am so very excited!! My flights are booked and the plane I'm catching leaves heathrow on 20th February for Hong Kong. I'll be staying in Hong Kong for 4 days then flying to Sydney, landing on the 25th. I'm gonna be staying in Australia for about a year, hopefully. I plan to work in Sydney for about 3 months then travel up the east coast with Oz Experience finishing at Cairns over about a 2 month period. The plan from then gets a little blurry and there will be a large amount of 'winging it', but hey that's all part of the fun!!! All I know is I will ... read more
