Blogs from Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 31

Hi There Not going to type to much coz to be honest I can't be bothered today....hehe On Friday I went to a Stately Home/Manor House called Cotehele down south with my sisters Michelle and Jacqui and my nephew Connor. We had at last received some sunshine so decided to get out and about. Cotehele has some lovely gardens and normally you are allowed in the house which is full of old furniture, bit like a museum but on this particular day the house was closed for cleaning so we made do with walking around the grounds which was nice enough. So on here are some pictures of the grounds and flowers and me trying to be arty with my camera and trying to take pics of butterflys and fancy flower shots. After that we went ... read more

Hello from Okehampton! So I have survived my first three days on the roads and cycle paths of Cornwall and Devon. Onto my second county as well as my second set of brake pads thanks to the rollercoaster hills and wet weather. Stayed in two lovely YHAs, but nothing compares to the luxury of Meadowlea B&B where I am currently - showered, fed with biscuits, my washing being done for me and free use of their laptop and internet, what luxury! I'm sure you'll all be pleased to know I've not encountered too many mishaps and am actually vaguely enjoying myself now I've got this far. For any of you sponsoring me by the mile, ha ha you owe Bulungula at least another 10-20p because I've been getting myself a little bit lost occassionally! I'll do ... read more

2 weeks before i depart our sacred land in search of the finer things in life on the exotic island of borneo. An overall 24 hr stop over flight to bangkok, and 2 connecting flights to kuala lumpar and kota kinabalu, borneo await me. Ill be sure to learn my DVT exercises before i go! Am currently not prepared at all and have booked these flights as a spur of the moment decision! My trip at the moment is in need of some much needed organising and any tips on where to go, what to see e.t.c would be greatly appreciated! The obvious choice is the mountain summit of mount kinabalu in the sabah region of borneo but im looking into doing some jungle expeditions and have no idea where in sabah or sarawek it would ... read more

TRAVEL BLOG NO 1 ON OUR JOURNEY’S AGAIN 4TH JUNE 2008 ----- SCHEDULED 21.55PM QANTAS DEPARTURE FROM SYDNEY ------ “SORRY FAULTY ENGINE, EVERYBODY OFF”, ALL THAT = NIGHT AT HILTON (ON QANTAS, OF COURSE) AND THEN A NICE LITTLE UPGRADE TO BUSINESS CLASS ALL THE WAY TO LONDON !!!!!! YAHOOOOOOO !!!! HOW LUCKY CAN ONE GET??????? TEN ON BOARD, ------WHAT CAN ONE DO BUT PUT ON YOUR LITTLE PETER MORRISSEY PJ’S, GRAB A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE AND DRINK A TOAST TO THE MASCOT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS AND CURFEWS, ------ AND THAT WE DID !!!!!!! (WE ONLY DEPARTED 20 HOURS LATER THAN THE SCHEDULED TIME.) WHATS THAT OLD SAYING -------“LIE DOWN AND THINK OF ENGLAND” SO THAT WE DID -------- ALL THE WAY TO ENGLAND. A GREAT START TO OUR TRIP !!!! AS ALWAYS WE WATCHED AS MANY ... read more

Flying into Heathrow airport early on a sunday morning is the catalyst for more travel adventures in this wonderful part of the world. London is a buzzing metropolis ... a money making machine, a giant in fact that can swallow up another Aussie backpacker without even a second thought. This is where it's at baby, here in the heart and soul of Europe. London is a financial juggernaut, although currently suffering a rather serious bout of indigestion along with the rest of the world as the credit crunch continues to bite. But enough of global financial concerns for the moment, let's get down to the nitty gritty and some new travel adventures from your intrepid travel correspondent, as I get into the swing of this travel caper once again... My trip has been a jolly good ... read more