http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , England , Cambridgeshire en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:43:42 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:43:42 UTC Yesterday we drove up to Cambridge for the day. The drive took around 2 hours and we got to see miles of english landscape and forests. The day was quite foggy which added to the mystery and oldworldly feel of Cambridge. We dove pass the impressive entrances of Trinity and Kings College and witnessed the hundreds of students as they biked their way around the campus. We crossed the college's riv http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-349876.html In just under 24 hours Dave and I should be peering out of our tiny plane window waving bye bye to the UK. As it is we still haven't packed. The hostel we've booked for the first few nights in Bangkok has wireless Internet access we think so we'll try and put another message up here for you all to enjoy very soon.One parting thought it's currently 28 degrees in Bangkok. Have a nice winter H http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Great-Shelford/blog-344181.html In between London and Norwich lies Cambridge a city bursting with intellect and promises for even more worldchanging discoveries to come. I had heard only great things about Cambridge so when Jillian and I talked about the possibility for a day trip together somewhere in England I suggested the gorgeous city where Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the structure of DNA at Cambridge Univ http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-344166.html We will leaving for Bangkok soon Over the next 7 months or longer assuming the money doesn't run out.. we'll be updating this travel blog with where we have been and what we've been doing.Please feel free to leave us messages or send us 'donations' but if anyone from Spicers is reading this don't leave me Excel related questions..All the bestDavid and Helen http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Great-Shelford/blog-341695.html Dark by 430 raining and cold. Winter has hit England. At first I thought about how miserable it was going to be but I just thought of something positive that brightened my day...I'm not on a shipAnyway my posts are going to be put on the sideburner for a bit school and work is taking priority for now. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-339400.html We have put together a first plan of our trip which we expect to change while we are there... as it always happens when travelling. After all this is the beauty.So the plan look something like this also shown in the map aboveTravelling 51531 kilometers visiting 28 destinations. London United Kingdom Melbourne Australia Sydney Australia Shoal Bay Australia Coffs Harbour Australia Sur http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-336269.html We are three students from CambridgeUK who are planning a trip to Oceania and the pacific to relax a bit.... http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-336254.html Saturday Cambridge was awesome It is kind of blah when you get there piles of bikes for rent and stuff. I think it was about a 15 minute walk into the main part Begona and I walked forever it seemed trying to find the tourist information centre. The train ride was about an 1 12 hours to get to Cambridge from where I live with one stopover in Welywyn Garden City where we met up. Anyhow http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-335903.html One of my roommates Krisztina the Hungarian has invited me to go with her friends to Cambridge. Krisztina and I left the house at eight this morning walked to Gyorgyi's house and she drove us to Hatfield to pick up Heni.So here I am the only American among three boisterous Hungarian women. And it's a gloriously sunny dayThe first thing we do is tour the famous University which I found out http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-334269.html My weekend with the Greeks and the Geeks is over and Irsquom back in London. Long story a bit shorter a small group of people on my floor were planning on going to Cambridge for the weekend with our friend Panos who is from Greece. Of course Irsquom the only one that followed through. So Panos and I headed to Cambridge on Friday afternoon. We stayed with his friend Eirik who is also http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-333960.html Before I left New Zealand I had promised my British flatmate Alex that I would pay him a visit in Cambridge while I was over here and his birthday party presented the perfect opportunity to do exactly that.I haven't seen much of England so this weekend I was looking forward to seeing what England was like outside London.The train ride was just under an hour from King's Cross so it was nice an http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-333317.html This is going to be a very short entry because I'm using the computer of a friend of a friend who is Greek and every so often I hit the wrong button and all the letters I'm typing come out as Greek letters which obviously is impossible for us to read. I just wanted to let everyone know that I am in Cambridge for the weekend. I have a few good stories to tell but I save them for later. I actual http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-333298.html This past weekend I travelled to Peterborough for a hostfamily stay. It was my first train experience and it did not start well.A few of us IFSAButler students missed the train because of a ridiculous demand for buses from UEA to Norwich city center on Friday afternoon. It was really hectic and stressful our group got split up because of the crowd. Five people in our group were able to sque http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/blog-331593.html This morning we met Mr. Davis on base for the flight tower tour. Mark the person you gave us the tour was running late from his meeting so we weren't up in the tower when the first 2 planes took off. Those were F15E's and they took off at the same time. We were still able to see it from the ground and it was pretty cool. They had the afterburners on so it was really loud. You could feel http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-325547.html Hi EveryoneOn Sunday 7th of September I went to the an Airshow at Duxford Airfield and musuem celebrating 90 years of the RAF flying from Duxford. I went with a good friend former flatmate and exMFish colleague Andrew Benton a rare aircraft enthusiast.The Airshow featured predominantly World War II aircraft with a few more modern planes thrown in for good measure. Some of the aircraft we http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-322501.html Now I'm not sure if all bathtubs in England are like this but the one at the hotel I'm staying at is just a bit different. One it's a god awful puke yellow. It also has a very touchy temperature knob that if not careful can be mistaken for the onoff knob and you can burn the crap out of yourself then shock yourself and testicles in a surge of cold water. But the worst part is that it is http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-321011.html I just spent 12 Pounds on degreaser and lube for the bike. If this was in U.S. dollars it wouldn't be that bad but thanks to our weakening dollar the actual price paid over 24 Everything I buy out here prices would be fine if it wasn't for the conversion. They need to raise our cost of living allowance cause unless I become a hermit and don't spend any money out in town 600mo does not http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320998.html Where is the most likely place you would hear the followingI stopped by for a drink and a fagA Denny's restaurant at 2amB A gay barC From a Brit at your local English PubD All of the aboveAnswer DHowever the difference between the three is that C refers to Fag as being what we americans call a cigarette. I heard the phrase above at my local pub from a brit that was taking a break http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320997.html Learned a couple new words from a group I went out cycling with the other dayWood Butcher A carpenterI think this one was made up when we took the wrong turn while looking for the pub we were all to meet at...Beer Hunter One who hunts for a pub without a map.Pint Gives you energy to ride faster longer and gives you that Liquid Courage. 1 Pint of Cider 3 cans of American Beer. I underestima http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320994.html So if you find yourself in Europe with your desktop computer always always ALWAYS...remember to switch the power supply on the computer to 230V BEFORE plugging it in Use your imagination as to what just happened to me. Glad I still have the laptop.The best mistakes to learn from are those made by other people http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320993.html This place kinda reminds me of a retro version of the VFW at SIU. Lot of space for one person but the government gives me the cash for it so why not spend it. The place is a converted farm over 400 years old. Some the wood used in it is even older than that used from torn down ships. There are many unique features to include the upstairs hallway which is just over 4 ft high around the cross beams http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320992.html I love it...These people actually seem to know how to drive out here...well sort of. Once you get used to it the driving is rather smooth for the most part. I've only seen two stop signs so far...and one of those were on base. The rest is roundabouts and yield signs. There are few speed limit signs and those that do exist don't seem to apply. The only thing I try to respect is going through the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320988.html She's awesome. Had to dump my other one cause she wasn't compatible with England. I never thought I'd have a black one but she was too perfect and she has a beautiful British accent. She's doesn't talk too much but she's not afraid to tell me where to go but I'm lost without her especially out here in this new land I'm visiting. At least she's polite though uses please constantly. Easy to tur http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320984.html I really can't wait to find a house this hotel type living is not for me I need a kitchen. We have a community kitchen which is alright but it lacks decent cookware. Every once in a while I like to cook up a batch of my famous pancakes with some eggs n' sausage. The hob stove has two settings Kind of Warm and Hot as Hell. I haven't been able to find the in between yet. As for cookware f http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320982.html Alright I am starting yet another blog. I'm transfering some blogs over from ukvic.blogspot.com. Let's see how well this site works...And for those that don't know why I have the screen name Yankee Rabbit here's the reasoningYankee a term for an american from the northern portionRabbit What I feel like when I'm running or riding on the roads out here...Hopping along trying to avoid the P http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Huntingdon/blog-320981.html Hi guysWell Scotland was wonderful and being reunited with electronics is awesome. I can't decide which one I like better... nah just kiddingWe travelled for hours and hours but in the end we got to our destination Edinburgh. But while we were travelling we passed a town called Carluke. My dads name is Carl Luke. Scary. We stopped to take photos and then travelled on. The first night we got http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-317931.html Right well my last bag is packed bar hair gel and toothbrush.and its really worrying i can live out of a bag Anyway looking forward to pub tonight will be good to have a quiet pint in the comfort of the pub to calm me ive only had 1 hours sleep a night for past 2 nights to be honest im really nervous because this is genuinely not something id do often well i try and be adventurous just neve http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/blog-316396.html Well 1 week to goInjections are overMalaria medication boughtVisa confirmedHotel for 1st 2 nights booked cheers mum and dad imstaying at the Shangri La oooh la laBags packed.Ah.....a snag there.Ive packed far too muchIve gotToiletries bag hugeMossie netTravel towel surprisingly small8 X tshirts yes 82X Craghopper trousers1X Jeans im going to a tropical climate ffs3X Shorts oh d http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-314320.html Emily and I took a bus on Monday to see Cambridge Thanks to a wonderful letter from my dad we knew all the hot spots to hit. After walking by most of the schools and checking out the Corpus Christi courts we went to the Wren Library. There were original copies of Winnie the Pooh and Newtons Mathmatica. I'm not sure which was more impressive.I popped inside Kings College Chapel which was gorgeous http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/blog-308905.html Well another updatehad 2 more shots today and have an appointment at my GP for all the free stuff on wednesday DGot most of my clothes this weekend lots of tshirts and shorts with the help of daneStill trying to sort my bank account i refuse to pay 20 to send 10 to my aussie bank accountAnd well generally excited.Where im actually going depends entirely on how much money i make out the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cambridgeshire/Peterborough/blog-308249.html