Blogs from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

So with two weeks until I fly I thought it best to start my blog. This entry will probably be a bit crap as it is my first and hopefully they will get better as I get used to doing this. At this point in time I have one day left in work. I'm going to miss the people of St Barnabas as they have all been very good and most have become friends. I'm not sure if I am going to miss IT, but I guess I will soon find out. So far I have managed to rent my house, sell my sofa, dinning table and chairs, car, TV, bed and spare bed. I have took a lot of stuff to local car boot and probably more to the tip (recycling centre) and charity shop. ... read more

We decided to visit Lincoln on Saturday, 2 October. Mark had bought the advanced railway tickets and we caught the 8:10 express train from King's Cross. We transferred to the local train at Newark, and it brought us to Lincoln at 10:30. We didn't have the map but followed the crowds whom we believe would go to the same direction as us. Then, High Street came into our sight at the corner of St Mary Church. Following the High Street, we reached the High Bridge, the timber-framed building on the left hand and the waterside on the right hand. We walked past the Stonebow, the 15th century arch, and continued walking northwards. While walking uphill on Steep Hill, we found a number of charming timber-framed houses and brick buildings with oriel windows, e.g. Cardinal's Hat, the ... read more

Im an amateur blogger... but im so excited about travelling that I decided this would be a good way to pass the time until our departure date, which is estimated at January 2nd next year. ... read more

First big decision before I leave in 2 weeks...what lego figure to get to go with 'the stig' to india? They will be hogging the camera space for many of the photos out there, and can't wait for a shot next to the taj mahal and a camel! I'm thinking maybe yoda, or where's wally, or indiana jones?...... read more

In the past nine months I have had the craziest whirlwind of fun and adventure, resulting in me having my best summer ever! This time last year, I had just begun my degree at the University of Lincoln and was planning on doing a summer camp programme the next summer. It wasn't until the next January, however, when I eventually took a deep breath and applied to be on BUNAC's Summer Camp USA programme. I had begun to apply with another well-known company, but I soon discovered that BUNAC was a lot cheaper. At first glance, the application form looked quite daunting- large white boxes that I had to fill with the right words- but on closer inspection, I discovered that I had the right words with which to fill those boxes, and my application grew ... read more

Nottingham to Lincoln 20-05-09 Okay...I'll admit it. For those of you a bit more clued in, you may have noticed I magically went from Peterborough to Nottingham. Magically aka In used a train. I cheated, I know! BUT moving on, I'm currently in Lincoln and its really pretty here. I arrived from North Hykeham it's quite large so it took me awhile to get into the center to the B&B that I'm staying in. I had looked at the map and noticed the hill was called steep hill. I hoped that maybe it was just a bit of irony and it would be as flat as a pancake but I guess thats not really the poms style because it was REALLY steep. WHich would be hard enough, but after cycling 45 miles (bout 75km) which i ... read more

Tomorrow, at 9.30pm, me and Shaun will be heading off to Bangkok in Thailand on the beginning of our epic round the world tour (well almost)! My bags are all packed, and hopefully Shaun's all sorted too (I'm in Spalding and he's in Maidstone and we'll be meeting at the airport). After much deliberating on what to take it's all finally sorted. Although earlier today we hadn't sorted out our accommodation for when we actually arrive in Bangkok, I now have a confirmed reservation although I'm going to try some other places when we get there that were recommended and I liked the look of more - so who knows where we will be staying! This going away means that I'm going to miss out on watching my newborn niece Freya grow up for the first ... read more

Well.. Ive just this evening rediscovered my blog and photo sites from my trip to Australia in 2006 and have become very nostalgic! It's around about 2 and half years since I left there, which seems really strange to think! Looking back at all the things I wrote about and photos I took, I realised how much I had forgotten about the trip. It really was a fantastic time. I also forgot how many people followed my progress and left lovely comments! Anyway, I'm posting this in order that I don't lose track of the web addresses for the blogs and photos, as I had done until now. http://sarah-in-oz.blog.com/ - My blog for the whole of the trip from April through to July of 2006 http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e102/sarah-in-oz/ - First half of my photo uploads url=http://twiste... read more