Blogs from Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 30

Myself (Rach) and a few colleagues from AXA Insurance - (Lance, Ashley and Laurent) decided to do a mini triathlon hosted by JP Morgan. Don't ask me why, we just thought it might be fun..... It was held out at near Windsor at Eton college, where the princes went to college, also the 2012 Olympic rowing site. There were about 120 competitors split into 3 waves. We were all provided with wetsuites for our dip in the lake which was surprisingly warm. We started with the 400m swim (Poms cannot swim so this was a breeze!), followed by a 20km bike (on my shiney new bike Justin got me for my birthday) and finishing with a 5km run. I finished the race with a time of 1hr 20mins and ended up coming 3rd woman. We had ... read more

Berkshire's Horseraces have returned to Ascot. Two years ago they closed down the racecourse where they had the annual races for remodeling. Remodeling's done and it's open again. The Ascot races are Berkshire's social event of the season. Of course we went for the opening day cerimonies. I wouldn't pass up this chance to embarrass myself. You all know me better than that. Tourist do the damnist things. Besides, I needed something to do. Been back in the yU.K. for about a week now and my feet are getting itchy. Bought some General Admition tickets for Tuesday and found that the dresscode was strict. To be in the general admission area men were required to where a shirt and tie. Jacket was apprecitated but not required. Ladies were required to "Dress for a smart occassion". Hats ... read more

...and of course I've not yet begun to pack. I've instead been doing so much more important stuff like setting up a blog, ordering a battery charger for my camera battery (after remembering that the USA and South America only have half the electricity and two-thirds of the pins that we have the privilege of in Europe) and ensuring I have memory for my mp3 player. OK - I may forget my underwear or something but at least I can go commando to the sound of the Freestylers' Push Up (and have the photographs to post here). Hmmm. Maybe I should start packing. However, I have now got my injections, and the certificates and plasters to prove it. Must stay away from rabid animals though. Enjoy the coming journals. Cheers for reading, Tim... read more

Ok so I haven't been doing much lately. Staying in Maidenhead, watching football and cricket, playing pool and hanging out with friends. But that is plenty for now. Thought you all might like to have a peek at who Im hanging out with. The other day we went out to Smokey Joes. Met some friends there and spent the night drinking and dancing. Our new housemate went with us too. Oh, forgot. We have a new housemate. His name is Johannas; or just Jo. He has a little girl which is often running around the house on the weekends. She's cute, and pretty quiet for a 4 year old. Jo is from South Africa and has been lots of places. He's an easy guy to get along with and works as an electrical engineer, just down ... read more

Hello all, This post is mainly to test if this thing works.Just wanted to say I am terified about my trip. Remember when I went away the first time from Canada. I was in a bar with friendsand I said something like "I'll be off then." I then proceeded to leave and; much to my annoyance; not yet return. No send off this time but a very lovely weekend with friends in Torquay. Wish me luck tommorow all.... read more