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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Elephant & Castle September 15th 2019

It was great to spend a day with Richie and Ness on my way from North to South. Even better, I had a home cooked meal. Thanks Ness. I’ll be sure to try and replicate your pork and noodle stir fry when I get home. We shared a scrumptious lunch together in Grantham, they made sure I got to the station on time and I arrived in London on the eve of the 5th and final test of the Ashes. “Fair play to your lads. They certainly deserve to win the Ashes. They’ve been the better team all series.” This is how many conversations with strangers start. They see us in our Aussie hats and shirts and want to start talking about the cricket, which until now has been great viewing for all Australians. Things continued ... read more
Day one with Muzza's English Family
In the Surrey Long Room with Muz and Adam
Music outside the ground

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Elephant & Castle November 28th 2013

Long time! In a weeks time I'll be off again to Cambodia for a month and I'm extremely excited! I will be going along with my girlfriend Kat and it is down to her that this is all happening as she secretly organised for all my friends to chip in for a plane ticket for me as my birthday present! What a star! Presently, I'm sitting at home in London, working on tying up all the last bits for the next issue of the magazine that I can before I leave and planning for the next month. I'm determined to keep on top of this blog and keep it more up to date than I did the last time I was away in 2010. I'm also in the process of helping to organise a pretty big ... read more


Europe is something else! I see why thousands of people come here every year. Best of the best seems to be made/consumed/or brought here. So I left the smoking hot middle east and arrived in rainy, 13 degree weather London. I felt like an alien, because I arrived on a Friday night and the buses were full of people on their way out to the night clubs. So here i was, silently shocked seeing groups of drunk young people and thinking to myself "Geeze, this girls will catch a nasty cold in this weather...and wow that is a short skirt". Yes, I have officially become a practical grandma. Watch out Velcro sandals! Seems like I would be use to switching cultures but it took me a few days to adjust to all the white, English speaking ... read more


Well finally made it to London after at 16 hour flight and layover. Can't say anything good about the fight other than we arrived safely so I guess that is enough. Upon arriving I had to catch the underround train (The Tube) and then a bus to get to Leslie's house. She lives in an area that was heavily bombed during the war so ost of the places are not as old as many of the other places that we saw. Her apartment i very charming and she has a sall garden which in London that is pretty fantastic. The weather was grey but thankfully the rain stayed away and allowed us a lot of walking tie. Friday Nick arrived from Italy and we just sat around her flat for the evening and just got to ... read more
Charlie Chaplin's Pub
Tower of London Bridge
Canal near the river


Spent my first night in a Hostel. I decided upon St Christopher’s Inn primarily because it was located so close to Milo, it is just a 5-minute walk from his Bankside house…which is VERY nice compared to my conditions. One of the perks of this place is the Bar, so I can’t really complain. Yesterday was hard after our splurge for the Wireless Festival, but totally worth it. Milo and I picked up some nice beverages from the store, and then proceeded to finish them all prior to our afternoon. We showed up at 3 ready for fun, and it is what we got. What I didn’t know was that in England you could bring open containers and food into venues. America’s really blowing it on this one. They open your drink and smell it for ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Elephant & Castle January 23rd 2011

Hello blogging world! To be honest, I never thought I would succumb to a blog, but I think recording all my thoughts/adventures will be helpful when I get amnesia. My journey starts off in London, England. I landed yesterday morning looking homeless and sleep deprived only to find my aunt AND grandma waiting for me at the "Arrivals" gate. Normally I am rushed off to sightseeing and museums, but I was actually given permission to sleep! However, I didn't give in to the peer pressure of jet-lag and marched on. My aunt lives in Central London, right near the Elephant and Castle (a major intersection in London + its surrounding area). It's very close to the tube and a lot of bus stops that take out to the heart of the city. There's even a "shopping ... read more


Today is March 1st. (Only 16 days to go.. and counting). As well as being very, very excited, I am also a little concerned that my departure day is charging towards me like Usain Bolt.. and it will be on me before I have completed all that needs to be done. Hmmm. If I were going away for a few months I could just leave stuff and deal with the chaos on my return. My 'voiced' intention is to go for a minimum of 5 years.. however in truth I'm going to explore every possibility of finding another country to live in and never return.. So I'm in the process of giving away everything I own that won't fit into my rucksack. Furniture, telly, all my cloths, CD's, books.. the lot. It's a very interesting experience..(and ... read more
Looking across the bridge from Charing Cross towards Waterloo. That's the Shell building on the right.
This is one of those dramatic looking buildings behind Charing Cross station.. hiding behind the veil of a beautiful tree
Battersea Power station

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Elephant & Castle February 25th 2010

Hi.. In March 2010 I will set off on a slow walkabout around the world. This is a dream I have had since 6 years old and finally my body is able to follow my mind. My start point is London UK. From here I cross the pond to the US.. and then work my way through Latin America aiming at the Amazon and beyond. My intention is for this walkabout will take at least 5 years. Wow.. I am so excited that some nights I can't sleep. (3 more weeks) Happi days... read more


Our last day in London and while one group had one idea of a good time involving spending money on frivolities, the more intellectual of the two decided to cultivate their minds by taking advantage of the city's free cultural institutions. After another somewhat uncomfortable continental breakfast in the capacious and somewhat stuffy breakfast room at the Mandarin, we decided to make a return visit to the MINI dealership right around the corner. We somehow went there by way of Harrods department store which just so happened to be in the opposite direction. I got suckered into that one. Cassie then spent the next hour trying on 100 different pairs of shoes with Gail lending support. Tyler was hoping to find some Formula One racing merchandise, ie clothing, but the stuff I saw on a previous ... read more
A Little Too Slow
First Stop of the Day
Note the Spelling

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Elephant & Castle February 3rd 2009

Still haven't left yet :( I now can't go to Madagascar as my insurance wont cover me to be in a place where the foreign office says i really shouldn't be. But, on the plus side, I am now going to ...... Namibia!! I'm leaving next Wednesday, on the 11th, so have just over a week to entertain myself in London without wasting all my money. It's a similar project but MUCH less remote. I'm staying in huts and there will even be some remote phone signal occasionally. Will definately be an easier life than living in a forest under a peice of tarpaulin and eating rice and beans. But the work is very similar, but obviously with different plants and animals... So now I'm going to spend the rest of this week learning all about ... read more




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