Blogs from Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

So here I am. I said I would start a blog about my journeys, and by George, I'm finally doing it. Welcome, everyone! Hopefully I get the hang of this blogging thing before too long. I promise not to turn this into a diary :P I am in England; it's finally hitting me. I love it! I'm so extremely excited, and yet very intimidated at the same time. A new country, a new school system, and a new bed until June, it's what I've always wanted to do. Since arriving here, the snow has been wet (more wet than I'm used to, at least), and it's been gloomy nonstop; however, I am in heaven. I love it here. Classes start on Monday, and those will most definitely be fun. The classes I'm taking are nothing like ... read more

Celebrating Around Irene's Tree Today would have been Irene's birthday and is also the anniversary of the planting of Irene's hawthorn tree on this day last year. Floss and Monk had orginally planned a champagne toast around the tree in the evening before going off to the local Thai restaurant. Richmond Park is normally open 24 hours for pedestrians even during the dark winter nights. Then Monk heard that Irene's brother Arthur and his wife Pat were, in any case, planning to drop by the tree during the day with Irene's nieces Joanna and Lucy together with Jason and Chilli and their beautiful girls Bella and Charlotte. From that original plan, things grew. On Saturday afternoon, 16 of us met by the tree, drank champagne and laughed and chatted for almost an hour. Monk's mum, brother, ... read more

Za dokladnie 3 miesiace rozpoczyna sie kolejna wyprawa, tym razem w przeciwnym kierunku na zachod i tym razem nie sama :-) 15 Grudnia wylatujemy z Londynu do Johanesburga gdzie spedzamy Swieta Bozega Narodzenia z rodzinka, wynajmujemy autko i ruszamy na pld. do Kapsztadu zahaczajac o wszystkie atrakcje po drodze. W Kapsztadzie atrakcja numer jeden bedzie - nurkowanie z rekinami - Ludojadami!!!! 12 Stycznia wracamy do Londynu, zostawiamy walizki, zgaranimy przygotowane plecaki i nastepnego dnia wbijamy sie w samolot do Caracas (przez Madryt). Tu rozpoczyna sie tylaczka przez kontynent Indian, Karnawalu, Tanga i puszczy amazonskiej. Na dzien dzisiejszy nasz grafik bedzie wygladal mniej wiec: - Caracas - Choroni - odwiedziny znajomych, nurkowanie, lezenie na plazy - Angel Falls - wyprawa 3 dniowa, przelot czarterowym samolotem w glab lasu, spanie w hamakach itp - Amazonka - 3 dni ... read more

Hey finally ..............Well 3 weeks since we left NZ. Eight days in Thailand was great - very hot 35 degrees I would guess. We have two full days in Bangkok and enjoyed a couple of day trips. I had an amazing massage in Bangkok for $12. That girl had my limbs in places I didn't think they would go to. I felt like I would snap at times.We then flew to Phuket and hang out a Kamala Beach also did another couple of day tours . The food at Kamala Dreams was fantastic the thought of the chicken satay makes my mouth water. The view from our room was great and we enjoyed the peace and quiet. Of course our stress levels went up, when we arrived at Phuket Airport to catch our flight back to ... read more

Well, the "travel frog" (as Dasha likes to call me) was 'hopping off' again this weekend. Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but I headed to London for a long weekend. Several months ago, an old high school friend found me on the web and emailed me. To find out, he is now living and working in London and guess who was touring through London this weekend, yes Cirque (Varekai)! Actually Cirque had been there for about a month and just extending some extra shows into this week so I asked Greg if he was doing anything and headed off to London. Greg worked on Friday so I stayed in the city where I was picked up by the tour bus on Friday morning. I have done most of the tourist things in and around London ... read more