Blogs from Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 13

Hola! 1st Blog - before my big trip! So, giving a blogging a quick go, kind of like an introduction, with the intention to update in airports before going to the next place (and to see how easy it is)! So, I'm Dave, I'm 25 (soon to be 26), and going backpacking around the world! Heading off to Thailand week Monday - am I excited much? (Hella Yeah!!) It all started feeling bit real last week, had my work leaving do last Friday (last actual date of work tomorrow) - going to be a bit weird not going there after seven years!! Then had a leaving do with friends and family on the Sat, and that was epic (lost my voice after the weekend for three days!) - still time to go for a few more ... read more

The rain stopped today- at least the downpouring did. There was the occasional sprinklw, wherein the clouds did their just diligence to remind us mortals that they still had the power to drench, soak and wet to the bone!!!! Our adventuring took us into the New Forest, which as Gunther remarked, may have been new several hundreds of years ago. Today, it seems to me more like a large forest preserve where the land is maintained in a more natural state and livestock and horses left to wander....as we drove along, there were multiple congregations of said beasts- some just cows, some just horses, others groups which included both....all right along the road-or, in one or two cases, slowly meandering across the road!!! Their were foals in evidence a-plenty. No photographic evidence though- sorry! Our first ... read more

Leave the ordinary behind this Summer and take on the South Africa Challenge. Imagine a trip where like-minded friends, food, accommodation, travel and day-by-day activities come inclusively. This is truly all-inclusive, World Changers style! Imagine an experience that will change you from within. Imagine the stories you’ll tell back home. Now stop imagining and see how to go started: The South Africa Challenge is an action packed 2 week programme reserved for young leaders only. The World Changers Foundation has laid on this all-inclusive, day-by-day activities in the name of fun, fulfilment and giving back. This all takes place in Durban, South Africa's 3rd biggest city, home to World Changers Academy (pictured below) where we are staying. img=http... read more

We flew out of Brisbane on Thursday 5thApril, with the first stop being Singapore. We were only off the plane long enough to go out of the arrivals gate, down the hall and back through security (where Deb had the pleasure of a pat-down – clearly she looked like a terrorist) to get back on the plane bound for Abu Dhabi. Touched down in Abu Dhabi, and had enough time for a coffee, a rest, and a chat to some fellow travellers before boarding for London. The brief stop in Abu Dhabi was interesting – the terminal is unbelievable, and the sheiks with their bodyguards and the groups of Polici trotting around with their semi-automatics reminded us that we were far from home LOL We behaved ourselves in Abu Dhabi :) The last leg to London ... read more

Hello there! So today is Wednesday 22nd February and today I had the last of the injections I was advised to have before travelling. All together I've had Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio and two Japanese encephalitis injections. I'm due to start taking my malaria medication on Sunday, as that will be exactly two weeks before I leave! I am also fully equipped with a brand new backpack and sleeping bag, and I've been gradually stocking up on the essentials... sun cream, mosquito spray, international mobile and SIM card... I even have a 'travel towel', which is really thin and feels more like fleecing than an absorbent towel?! Oh well, I'll find out how practical it is soon enough I suppose! Earlier this month Sam and I took a trip to London and stayed at the Shaftesbury ... read more