Blogs from West Hampstead, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

I have finally gotten a chance to use a computer so i can write to you all! The plane trip was ok. I slept a bit on the first leg. Tried to watch Narnia but fell asleep so i only watch Life as We Know It. On the second flight i slept for two hours while we were sitting on the plane at kl airport! Then i was able to watch Harry Potter and Tangled. Only ended up having 20 mins at Dubai airport cause of the delays. Last flight was horrible. Had these screaming kids next to me and i didnt sleep at all. Didnt really want to watch any movies so just listened to music. was extremely glad to get here! Taking to tube was really easy from heathrow. Uncle Pete was there waiting ... read more

Well since I have had hundreds of my fans write in asking for the next installment, I thought I should keep you all abreast of things that are happening this side of the world. It can basically be summed up in two words. It’s cold. I was thinking the other day that winter started last October when London had its first October snow in 30 odd years, and it’s still going in February when we had London’s biggest snowfall in 20 odd years. 5 months of winter?!? It makes me extra glad I’ll be seeing a lot of the sun in Costa Rica in a few weeks. After I got back from New York, it was back to work to top up the funds before my long trip, but a week in, I was told the ... read more

Well following my tour of the sporting grounds, there has been a lack of sport around. It’s like the country has gone into hibernation waiting for the next football season to start. Oh well, only a couple more weeks to go! This blog was also going to include my weekend trip to Belgium, but I loved Bruges so much that it deserves its own entry. Following my trip to Dover and Canterbury with Leah, we welcomed a friend of ours from New Zealand over. Cara had decided to visit and see what our lives were like over this side of the world. She also came at the perfect time. Escaping the NZ winter and arriving in the very best of the English summer (if you blinked, you missed it. It’s over now, back to chilly wind ... read more

Not once, but TWICE it snowed this winter to delight the Aussies (and some locals) in London. This time, there was much more snow, apparently more than has been seen in 30-40 years. Amazing! However, the inconvenience factor was much higher this time with everyone in my department arriving half an hour to an hour late for our morning meeting. Some people's journeys were doubled, others trebled due to the delays and disruptions caused by the snow. I still think it's pretty and quite phenomenal. It was a bit hazardous walking to work, but on the odd snow day I can definitely handle it.... read more

My eyes tend to take a while to wake up in the morning and my brain is certainly foggy until I jump into an invigorating shower. Both brain and eyes were struggling to make sense of what I saw out my window this morning - someone painted our neighbour's roof white overnight! What kind of prankster would do such a thing? No...the grass is white too....and the trees and everything - IT SNOWED! (She exclaimed, dancing around the flat.) Everyone told me that it snows in London only once in a blue moon, but blue moons should come around more often. The streets near our house were transformed. It was extremely pretty walking to the tube station, albeit a little more hazardous given the ice and snow all over the footpaths. Forget the inconvenience and delays, ... read more

Tuesday 03-Oct-06 Air British Airways. Flight: BA247. Class: Economy. Confirmed Seats: 2. Depart: London Heathrow Airport At 21:45 . Terminal: Terminal 4. Stops: 1 Journey: 12.20 Aircraft: 744 Arrive: Rio De Janeiro International Apt 04-Oct-06 At 07:55 . Terminal: Terminal 1. Sunday 29-Oct-06 Air Lan Chile. Flight: LA634. Class: Economy. Seats: 2. Confirmed Depart: Santiago Comodoro Arturo Merino Ben At 08:35 . Terminal: Terminal I. Stops: 0 Journey: 03.45 Aircraft: 763 Arrive: Lima 29-Oct-06 At 10:20 . Terminal: Terminal 1. Sunday 29-Oct-06 Air Lan Peru. Flight: LP111. Class: L. Seats: 2. Confirmed Depart: Lima At 13:15 . Terminal: Terminal. Stops: 0 Journey: 01.15 Aircraft: 319 Arrive: Cuzco 29-Oct-06 At 14:30 . Terminal: Terminal 1. Monday 06-Nov-06 Air Lan Peru. Flight: LP38. Class: L. Seats: 2. Confirmed Depart: Cuzco At 16:30 . Terminal: Terminal. Stops: 0... read more

Matt: Just a quick note to say thank you for all the birthday cards, phone calls, emails, SMS and packs of Tim Tams. It’s good to know that despite being 17,000 kms away and not being able to drop casual hints, it wasn’t forgotten! I ended having an awesome day. It all started the morning before when I was in the shower and heard the doorbell ring. After a few minutes, Ed told me to come out because the first part of my present had been delivered. He added that I should put something on before I came to look. Now I have always considered myself an expert at working out surprise presents. As a kid, I remember sitting under the family Christmas tree in the weeks before the big day, carefully examining the size, weight ... read more