Blogs from Wimbledon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wimbledon seemed liked the perfect place to start my trip. It's like the equivalent of booking a hotel for your first night of a long trip, before heading off into the unknown. A gentle way in, where you can adjust yourself to the culture without worrying about getting lost in some dark alley. I cycled south from Kilburn passing familiar places. Kensal Rise, Ladbrook Grove and wondered when I would be back. My sat nav showed that I would cross the river Thames at Putney Bridge, a bridge I was not sure if I was familiar with. Certainly, I was not as familiar with it as some of the other bridges. It's probably time to admit that I have lied. It's not true that I have never been to south London before and I imagine that ... read more

Wimbledon ... In a word ... WOW! What an amazing, electric day. Where to start? The grounds were beautiful and intimate. Most courts had just 3 rows of seats. We were so close that we could hear the players talking to themselves, and sometimes cursing themselves (this is a "G" rated blog, so lets just say there was cursing). We watched the Bryan Brothers win a "Gentlemen's Doubles" match, and then we spent the rest of the day moving between a number of entertaining singles matches. We drank some Pimms (which were very tasty) and we ate some strawberries, the better to enjoy the experience. Finally, home-town favorite (and Olympic Gold Medalist) Andy Murray played. Certre Court was jammed, but more impressive was the crowd of about 10 thousand sitting on the lawn, in the pouring ... read more

Hey, man tried to sleep today, had a whole morning to do so, but keep having bloody flash backs of that night when brent got hurt, milly any phycology tips here would be great...... read more

Hey guys, yay i made it! Long flight tho 12 and 1/2 hours. I meet two ausi chicks so caught the tube with them :) so far so good, made it to barys and meet one of his flatties sharon and i meet lvely janie, we got on like a house on fire!. I had a shower and headed straight back out for some sight. Seeing, went on a double deka bus and a river cruise was part of the deal, now im back in bazas hood southfields on the wimbeldon line. Just poped into the oub to use the wifi and ahve a whisky and Aloe blacs playing in the back round.... read more

The weekend after Cardiff was spent recovering from a small cold that had mainly been caused by running around in a sleeveless top until 5 or so in the morning whilst in Cardiff. Surprised I have not learnt from that one as yet! To add to my woes the temperatures hit a sweltering 29 deg Celsius on the Sunday and so the pressure was on to be outdoors, tanning and eating ice-cream. This line up of activities was eagerly supported by the girls of the house, except me. Being South African does not automatically equip me with the ability to withstand heat, or to appreciate the sweat dripping down as I lay in the sun with a grin on my face. I failed at handling the heat, sat under a brollie for most of the time ... read more