Hi all, well, I have finally finished my tour of Scandi and Russia:( really upset about that. Yesterday we left Warsaw for Berlin, it took about 8 hours but we kept ourselves amused by having a bus party from just after lunch time until we arrived in Berlin. Rach gave us an awesome send off lunch with home made pasta and potato salads, chicken, bread, fruit, chocolate and most important Champagne! lol. When we eventually arrived at our hotel, we had about an hour and a half before leaving for dinner, so I tried really hard to fit all my souviners [View Full Entry]

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When I saw that there was a four day break in this current European tour with my band, I immediately began researching somewhere to visit - that's just how my brain works. Never mind that we haven't had more than two consecutive days off since March, and that I've been globetrotting without rest pretty much the entire year... I was hungry for more adventure. I settled on a short trip to visit my good friends Kate and Eva in Ireland. I had met them at a show in Oslo, Norway in the Spring. They were visiting Norway and I was there [View Full Entry]

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TRAVEL BLOG NO 1 ON OUR JOURNEY’S AGAIN 4TH JUNE 2008 ----- SCHEDULED 21.55PM QANTAS DEPARTURE FROM SYDNEY ------ “SORRY FAULTY ENGINE, EVERYBODY OFF”, ALL THAT = NIGHT AT HILTON (ON QANTAS, OF COURSE) AND THEN A NICE LITTLE UPGRADE TO BUSINESS CLASS ALL THE WAY TO LONDON !!!!!! YAHOOOOOOO !!!! HOW LUCKY CAN ONE GET??????? TEN ON BOARD, ------WHAT CAN ONE DO BUT PUT ON YOUR LITTLE PETER MORRISSEY PJ’S, GRAB A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE AND DRINK A TOAST TO THE MASCOT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS AND CURFEWS, ------ AND THAT WE DID !!!!!!! (WE ONLY DEPARTED 20 HOURS LATER THAN THE [View Full Entry]

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As promised, I'm going to start posting the pieces that I'm writing for class in here. This was my first assignment for my Travel Writing class. I got a B, for Boo and make it Better next time. Bummer. “Excuse me, miss, but would you please walk on the left-hand side of the corridor to keep the traffic flow consistent?” asked a clerk as I made my way through Heathrow International Airport. It was those few words that snapped me out of my zombie-like trance and made me realize where I was. London. Not New York or anywhere else in the [View Full Entry]

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Warkworth Castle Yesterday was the first day I've been here and it was sunny. Despite it being sunny, the weather was still cold. I finally understand how my people (haha I sound like a bit of a Nazi saying that) got so pale. Even when it's sunny, you still need to wear a hoodie. After a conversation with Raph at the bar last night, she told Dom that he HAD TO take me to see a castle. So we went to Castle Warkworth which is about 40 minutes drive from where I'm staying. The first part of the Castle was built [View Full Entry]

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Second Travel Writing assignment: find something cheap and fun to do in London and write a guide-book style article on it. All Star Lanes Victoria House Bloomsbury Pl. London WC1B 4DA p. 020-7025-2676 www.allstarlanes.co.uk Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 5:00pm - 11:30pm Thursday: 5:00pm - 1:00am Friday & Saturday: 12:00pm - 2:00am Sunday: 12:00pm - 11:00pm Admission: £8.50 before 5:00pm, £7.50 before 5:00pm (admission is for one person per game, shoes included). Nestled in the heart of London’s British literary district, All Star Lanes is a charming bowling alley with an American 1950’s twist. Posters of pin-up girls are plastered onto the walls [View Full Entry]

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Alex and our neighbour Karen went down to Welshpool yesterday, for the first air show at our local air field (very small). There were lots of helicopters, but the Spitfires couldn't come because it was too windy for them to take off - lucky they didn't have windy days in 1940! Actually, they are getting on a bit now, and can't get the parts if a bit breaks. Anyway, a good time was had by all. [View Full Entry]

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So as the title states, Canada Bear will be staying in London. Not by his choice or mine, but because that's where the wind took him. :( I was out by Big Ben and the Parliament buildings when I remembered that I hadn't taken more than a shot or two with Canada Bear and took him out of my knapsack to pose him. We managed the bridge across the Thames fine, and got a couple of shots with him and the London Eye (or Milennium Wheel I guess it's now called) and then crossed over to take some shots of him [View Full Entry]

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Just a quick update on my life in London: The flat is great. Brett is in Canada/ New York for two weeks and Kate & Ally are in Greece for two weeks, so Ornella, Antonio and I have the place all to ourselves! It's nice and mellow here right now, just how we like it. Work is fantastic. I’m getting better and better at bartending and am learning all the little tricks of the trade. I now know how to pour a proper pint of Guinness, which side of a Beck Vier glass to tilt towards the nozzle, and how to [View Full Entry]

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Sooo the journey begins... Arrived at the Gatwick airport at 7am on Sat, July 19...blahh didn't sleep much b/c too excited, but I was picked up by Melissa, buddy who lived down the hall from me in first year at UBC. My first awakening that I was in another country was when I went for the drivers side of the car to get in and Mel was like "what are ya doing?"...yeahhhhh you sit on the right side..oops But we drove out 3 hours to her hometown, Burton-upon-Trent....close to Nottingham!! Gorgeous country side just as you would imagine..WOW! Rolling hills of [View Full Entry]

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