Blogs from England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 1874

There's not a lot to write about Christmas! Great time with family, despite fighting off another cold! Decided to break out a bottle of champagne over Christmas to celebrate... the fireplace decided to go mad about the same time - and it took a while to discover the smoky log in the wood basket... just great! Healthy Boxing Day too...... read more

Ok I admit it, I couldn't go a whole Christmas without popping back to Blighty at some point, and I thought it a must that I attend that quintessential Western tradition that is the office party/piss up/dance show (Bollywood no exception eh Clare!)/gossip mongers favourite time of the year. outside the box kindly wecomed me back into the fold to attend their Christmas bash and although I can't remember much (it's almost like I was there in body but not in spirit)I'm told I stayed looking remarkable fresh all night and had the attention of many a drunken man. As you can see, since I've been in Korea I've become even more of a midget and the food obviously isn't nutritious enough as I appear to have become more slender than I could have ever imagined...in ... read more

Well, first off, I need to catch ya'll up on last night. After I finally got a shower last night I felt like a new man and decided that I wasn't quite ready for bed yet. Mom had had enough and was already in bed. About 9:30 I headed out to wander around a little bit. I started making circles around the hotel and found myself at The Arthur pub. The building dates back to 1845 (which is really young considering the age of everything else around) when it was a workshop. Upstairs is a supposedly renowned restaurant and on the first floor is the pub containing the original bar and hand cut victorian windows. I had a pint of Carling and squeezed myself in by the fireplace. Not long after I was joined by a ... read more

On this trip I am travelling with my parents (John and Adele), which is different. I'm used to, well, travelling alone and not having to think about working with others. But I like travelling with them better. We made our way from St. Louis through Raleigh (NC) and then on to London. The flight from Raleigh to London was only about 6.5 hours. We landed at 6:30 AM, went through customs, and then picked up a rental car. Of course, they drive on the left hand side of the road here and the driver's side is on the right side of the car. That, combined with the roundabouts, small roads, and the way Brits drive (not bad compared to most countries, but different) made for an adventurous 2.5 hour search for the hotel. London is what ... read more

Well here I am in sunny England. No not really sunny, but certainly not cold as I was led to believe. I arrived yesterday at Heathrow airport. We touched down at 11.22am and I was on the train by 12.36. I am not adding photos at this stage as a) I only have a couple and b) I am not sure how I will do it on this machine I am using. Will probably try when I am at Erina's or at Geoff's. I left Auckland at 6.00pm on 26 December on board Emirate's flight EK433. The seats in economy are only a little bigger than what we are used to on Air New Zealand, flying to Sydney and places like that. There was a bit more room but not a lot of extra leg room. ... read more