Well, I SHOULD be working on a presentation that I have to do tomorrow, but telling you about last night just sounds so much more appealing. I’m going to be throwing a lot of new names out here, so just go with it. I’ve hung out with some of these folks before but have never mentioned them. Shealyn (fellow American) and I attended Joseph’s (born of English parents living in Spain) birthday party yesterday at his house in Ciudad Expo, a smaller town outside of Sevilla that was built during the World’s Fair in 1992. To avoid the unnecessary task of [View Full Entry]

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Die Abfahrt ist toll, nach ueber 1500 Metern Bergauffahrt geht es nun genauso serpentinenartig wieder hinunter. Nein, nicht ganz so wie in Frankreich, besser sogar, weil die Strasse in den Kurven breiter wird, so dass man mit Vollgas hineinrauschen kann ohne gleich den Abhang hinunter zu rauschen. Das macht wirklich Spass, mit dieser Geschwindigkeit bergab zu fahren. Vor allem wenn man im Hinterkopf hat, das man dies zuvor alles nach oben getreten ist. Nachdem wir den Pass ueberquert haben, merke ich wie anstrengend es doch war und werde richtig muede und kraftlos so das wir uns ganz schne [View Full Entry]

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It was coming up to my birthday in mid June and we had planned to visit Juliana and Steve in Cardiff - she was not able to make it to the party in July as she was working that weekend and, additionally, it was her birthday a few days before mine so two good reasons to visit. We had already arranged to take our friends Sue and Les to catch their plane back to NZ on the Thursday so we stayed (once again!!!!!) the night with FVV in London and set off for Cardiff on the Friday - which was my [View Full Entry]

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What does one do on a cold and very wet Sunday morning in South Devon? A walk on Dartmoor or along the coastal footpath is out of the question in this weather. In South Devon and not too far from Totnes there is a garden which is spiritually uplifting in any weather. It is a delight to walk through and the scenery changes through out the seasons. This is a garden that is open to the public but is not widely publicised. It is not in my interest to reveal this ''secret'' but if you decide to visit Totnes you should [View Full Entry]

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Sunday 29.11.2009 Day 46 Wooburn Green We had a great bfast included in our room cost and then went and explored all around Wooburn Green We stayed at High Wickem a fantastic hotel with great views and it’s own maze. We downloaded new voices for our Sat Nav so we now have NASSA giving us direction on where to go it’s lots of fun. [View Full Entry]

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It all started during GCSE Science in year 11. All students were issued with "Record books" personal planners designed to enhance the learning of each individual teenager. They didn't. Mine and 95% of all other students rarely- if ever used them and if they did it was only to write obscene messages about their class mates mothers or used as tools for the daily Speed Penis drawing competition! One day, however I stumbled across a page which really did transform my life. It was a picture of the Globe with interesting facts about each country and pictures of its famous attractions. [View Full Entry]

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I think the Spanish translation of Thanksgiving is hilarious. It's just so wordy and so ridiculously descriptive. It’s not a Spanish holiday though, so I guess it’s just that no one cared enough to put anymore thought into it. Since no mythical pilgrims landed in Spain and had a life-saving meal with the natives on the third Thursday of whatever November it was, the Spanish really don't care about Thanksgiving. I know this, but I still tried to make jokes to a few Spanish friends… “So what did YOU do for Thanksgiving? Heh…” “We don’t celebra [View Full Entry]

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Oh dear! I remembered to take my camera with me on Friday and took loads of good photos. BUt when I got home I couldn't find a way to transfer them to the computer. The photos all showed up on the screen of my camera but when I connnected it to the computer it couldn't see them - and the same thing happened when I tried using the card reader. It seems to be a problem with the card because when I put other similar cards into the reader they worked ok. If anyone can suggest a solution, please let me [View Full Entry]

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Well it's been a few days since I returned from the United Kingdom and I still can't believe that I got to go. Despite going alone, it was by far one of the best trips of my life and one of the best experiences that I've had since being here in Europe. Maybe it's because I've dreamt about London for a very long time and trust me, it didn't disappoint. I am a nut for British authors, actors, their accent, and the amazing architecture and I think we all have a little romanticized view of what the lower part of the [View Full Entry]

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24 hour Liverpudlian Adventure Being a fan of the Beatles, my friend Alma and I decided to go to Liverpool for a weekend since the National Express tickets were only 12GBP return. The ride to Liverpool took about 5 hours from London, left London at 8am and got there at 1pm for our adventure. It rained the whole time we were there, and because we were travellers on budget, we WALKED to our B&B. It took one hour. I'll take exercise anyway I can. Once at the B&B, Paul, the guy who worked there gave us tips on the bus system [View Full Entry]

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