Blogs from Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 8

Well, I'm back from a 3 day charter cruise to St Peter's Port, Guernsey. Pretty non-descript really, just a load of wealthy people on board to discuss business & how to promote & make their business better. Why they felt they had to do it on a bloody great big ship I don't know?! Some event company hired out the ship, & we didn't even dock at dry land, we were just floating for most of the time. Still, we made target in the shops so that's a night off on the next cruise for me. Off to Barcelona next, have 3 sea days & then into Barcelona. Monte Carlo, Santa Margherita etc etc after that. You will be certain to hear about my travels with this 2 week cruise around the med!!... read more

Things are getting a little hectic now, realising how much I have left to do, and now I have got myself a job for when I'm in New Zealand, so I have ever more paperwork to fill out. Not only the working holidays visa, but the New Zealand Nursing council registration too. How many forms does one person need to complete! Oh well, nearly there 5 weeks and 5 days! Then I may have something interesting to say in my blog. x... read more

Ok, having read a few blogs since registering in the 'wee small hours of the morning' I am afraid I have nothing exciting to say. Not really a good start to things, but also the fact that it is 1am and I'm sat at work on my break is also not inspiring to many travellers. So why am I writing a travel blog now is a question I'm sure some will ask (if anyone reads this entry at all)? As all of you who are already travelling will have experienced, the build up to the trip is scary and exciting and hard work, so while I am at work, on my very long and drawn out night shift earning all those much needed extra pennies before my trip begins, researching the best places to visit in ... read more

Hullo, This is a tester entry on my soon to be regular item to see if all you lovely people get notified an entry has been made. If it doesnt, its rubbish, if it does, hello again. Italic Text Read the introduction on the profile to get gist of what this is all about (sorry it couldnt be longer!??). Italic Text I may be jumping the gun ala dwane chambers on EPO, but 4 weeks isnt that long really....just think, in that time, the Millenium Bug came and went like a crook in the night, Saints got rubbish(er) at football, England stayed mainly cold, and public sector I.T support remained a misnomer and a darn lie. so, for now, adios amigos ... read more

Oh dear….what a terrible situation!!!!! The cabin steward appeared promptly at 8 AM and place some OJ, coffee and a couple breakfast rolls on the dresser in my little sitting area, so I relaxed thinking of how to attack my situation. After some fresh fruit and another coffee in the Lido, I went to the Pursers Office to fax the British Airways baggage claim form. That was when they realized the extent of my predicament and pulled out all stops. First, they sent me to the on-board shops where one could rent a tuxedo. In my case, however, they loaned me the jacket, pants, 2 shirts, tie and cummerbund for the entire week. Bringing that down to my cabin, I was met by the Chief Housekeeper who offered all the toiletries I wanted and invited me ... read more