http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom en-us Mon, 09 Nov 09 03:00:42 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 09 03:00:42 +0000 Hi allI'll be on a sailing course this week in Wales then heading solo south with Spain in my sights. With the true objective of the trip now shot to bits I don't think I'll be adding more to this blog. Hopefully there will be lots ot talk about when we eventually catch up again after I return either December or as planned in early January.Cheersthe Knackered Sailor celebrating 5 bonus years tod http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/blog-451816.html A relatively early start saw a haircut a trip to an unhelpful bank a misplaced mobile telephone unit epic domesticity Imran and a subsequent solo visit to Scarborough castle.Piss poor planning saw my camera lose its charge half way round my exploration but in hindsight was just as well as the digital audio tour hanging round my neck was suspended on too long a thread for me to hear as it co http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/North-Yorkshire/Scarborough/blog-451754.html London is changing me.Because on a rainy Friday at 5pm I can link arms with my tall daughter whilst using one umbrella and walk freely and anonymously to a place that we just can choose at that moment. And that the choice will be amazing. Today if you make the choice to go to the National Portrait gallery with a young woman by your side these things could happenwhilst your daughter will try to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-451736.html So now Irsquove had every vaccination under the sun even a dose of swine flu and am on the brink of giving up the glamour of Mayfair I look set to take off next weekend to Nairobi for the first of three overland journeysNovember to February Nairobi Kenya to Cape Town SAFebruary to April Kathmandu Nepal to Tokyo JapanMay to Sept San Jose Costa Rica to Mexico City Barbados baby http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Ealing/blog-451467.html Masquerade Paper faces on paradeMy flatmates and I decided very last minute about a week before Halloween to throw a party. We sent out the invites on the Tuesday I bought my costume on the Thursday went shopping for the party on the Saturday afternoon and had the party Saturday nightIt was a success what's the criteria for success The people you invite showing up with candy and a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Canary-Wharf/blog-451427.html Hi thereWe have 1 day to go This time tomorrow the team will be assembling in Heathrow Airport exciting timesI thought I would share with you all a rough guide to our schedule so you know where we will be and what we have planned.We arrive in Nairobi early on Saturday morning where we will then travel to the Rift Valley Sports Club in Nakuru about a 2 hour drive. From there it is onto Ke http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/blog-450970.html 31st October I drop my car off for safe storage in Wrexham at my brother Adrians and catcha train from Chester to Londo. All goes well until I try and use the Piccadily line to get to Heathrow. London Underground apparently carry out a lot of major maintenance work over most weekends and the Piccadily line was chaos overcorwded platforms and no trains I baled out at Leicester Sq and wandered ar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/blog-450910.html What an incredible day I'm soooo glad that we decided to do BOTH tours one each in Scotland and Ireland. it was a long day but very worthwhile. We left about 530 am and had to take a charter bus to Belfast then transfer to our paddywagon tour guide. It was a long ride to our first destination which was the rope bridge in the Causeway area. Warren was the brave one while I snapped pics. Bye the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-450788.html Another new baby in the family The recent arrival of cousin DJ means J is no longer the youngest of the cousins on daddy's side of the family. J took a trip across to visit his new cousin and met up with the rest of the family including Uncle Pirate who was home for a few days. DJ looked so tiny in comparison to J but it's amazing to think that J was the same size less than 4 months ago 4 mo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/blog-450755.html A few weeks back the topic of speed dating came up in conversation with Erin's Mum about how hilarious it was for her and of course we decided to actually do it. So last night we went to a posho wine and champagne bar called Amuse Bouche in Soho with our alias' Erin would be Betty the Butcher and I would be Fran the Fish Monger just in case we weren't feelin' it... However once we got there w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Soho/blog-450719.html entry number2THIS IS a centralised headingnow a bit of dullish content http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-Manchester/Manchester/blog-450659.html Here we goGetting my stuff together ready to set off tomorrowSetting up a test blog page http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/West-Yorkshire/Halifax/blog-450653.html Well its been almost 2 months since leaving work for my career break and the adventure which lies ahead of me. The burning question What are you going to do with all that spare time before you leave the UK well don't ask silly questions I have been a busy busy galI really don't know how I used to fit in time to go to work. So the 7 weeks before I started my epic trip to Asia and Oz I did http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/blog-450613.html Making use of the double booked Isle Of Man we scored free BMI flights on this trip and flew over on the 21st.Flight in was amusing I would say and horrible is probably Andrew's memory of it. Was pretty bad weather and as we came in the land the plane was going from side to side Andrew was already going green and sweaty so the pilot's sudden and unannounced decision to pull up and head straig http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Northern-Ireland/Belfast/blog-450490.html Alooooooooo Ha quanto tempo hein Minha nossa senhora O tempo passa e nem percebemos Vamos atualizar voces sobre as nossas vidas Bom desde o nosso ultimo post ha 2 meses atras diversas coisas rolaram por aqui. Logo no inicio de setembro eu fui para Marselha de novo visitar os amigos que fiz na primeira vez que estive lah muito legal Vou discursar melhor sobre a vi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Dorset/Bournemouth/blog-450476.html This is quite interesting for small and large businesses in African who are willing to take part in business meeting and training in the UK.GITC will be able to invite you to this great meetingsevents and training.Any interested party should please ask any questions to join us here in the UK.www.gitradec.co.uk http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Greenwich/blog-450472.html ....For me and my truelove we'll never walk again on the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. Haven't I heard these lyrics before Oh yeah Rod Stewart. Anyway...What a terrific day we had We woke up to SUN And we made the most of it. Started it off with a great hotel breakfast then caught a cab back up to the Edinburgh castle to meet with the tour. Had time for some better pics and shoppin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-450309.html Hi Everybody We made it to Edinburgh about 6am in the morning while the city was still mysteriously dark and sleepy. Took the bus straight from the airport to the city center near our hotel in old town. Unfortunately our bus had an accident where the car in the next lane bounced off the curb then collided with our bus and ended up sideways. A bit of an upset to start out the morning but we we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-450050.html Finally it is here. The night before my trip. I'm really excited it's finally real. I've been working in the shop for the past month well apart from a cheeky week in Tunisia and have barely had time to even socialise so I haven't really been thinking too much about going away. Now though it is actually real. I've packed my suitcase might be slightly over the baggage allowance downloaded http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Glasgow/blog-450035.html Went to Wales Oct 24 25Been busy the last couple of weeks. I uploaded my Wales pictures here is the albumWales PicturesApologies for the album linkNext blog Had a halloween party at the flat last night Halloween pictures and videos to come soonLove M http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Wales/Chepstow/blog-450015.html