Blogs from Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 29

AUSTRALIA DAY You didn't think we'd forget just because we weren't actually in the country did you? Quite the contrary, our sense of patriotism was inflated to such proportions that we started sprouting such phrases as 'you flamin hooligan' and 'you're a bloody galah' without the normal fear of social humiliation and disownership that normally follows such talk in the Great Land. Indeed, I have discovered that once abroad, 'Alf' from Home and Away actually becomes a bit of an icon, looked upon fondly and merticulously emulated with a sense of pride for his mastery of our great language. I'll be honest - most Australia Day festivities that i have participated in are more to do with the fact that we get a paid day off work than the celebration of any anniversary. I, too, ... read more

We been to Glastonbury (Shekin Ashram) Climb to Tor Hill to watch Sunset and caught by frozen wind but it was worth to be on top and it was not too bad as next day I had to go into the sea-Devon as a part of Challange but believe me, It was extraordinary experience. Before removing cloths I was already frozen but I think there is no words to explain the experience in to the Sea and after coming out of Sea for a 20 mins. However Hot Chocolate and Hitter rechareged me again to climb Red Rock, overviewing the Sea. It was bit slippery climbing but we managed and eventually we found easiest wooden steps to climb it ;-)) Nevermind I always like Adventures. Here are some of the pics of our Journey, I wish ... read more

After umming and arrring for a few weeks, and plenty of pros and cons lists later, Dav and I decided to buy a car so that we get the most out of our time here. This was particularly the case in Exeter as to get anywhere on a weekend on public transport is just a nightmare - for example, we were looking at heading up to Dartmoor to have a look around, a 30minute drive by car, and it was going to take us FOUR HOURS on the bus!! So, unless we were going to take a week off at a time, a car seemed to be the sensible way to go. We talked about it in passing with Des (landlord), and asked him bits and pieces of advice as we tried to figure out what ... read more

This is a Series of Entires Posted in One Lump, they were written during November 2008 This is something we have wanted to do for a long time, something we have talked about, dreamt about and wished for. So I am sure have many of you. We want to put 'normal' life on hold, buy a round the world ticket (or 4) and walk away from chilly credit crunch Britain for a year (or more)! Fresh from the collapse of my small recruitment company, don't worry the only people that lost money was us :-( Not sure what to do next, having no chance of selling our house... read more

Well I've finally attempted to catch up with the 21st Century and have started my Travel Blog. I left the UK on 15th August 2008 for my around the world my trip. ... read more