Blogs from East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 7

We Brits love to complain about the weather. We have a lot of weather to complain about. When it's wet and windy, we complain that it's too wet and windy. When it's cold and gloomy, we moan about it being cold and gloomy. When it's hot and sunny, we moan about it being too... you get the idea. Today, in the middle of the month of May, the sun was shining. So my wife took me to Brighton. It was actually a belated birthday present. My birthday was in March, but it was wet and windy, so we didn't go. We just moaned about it being too wet and windy. Fortunately, although it was sunny today, it wasn't hot. There wasn't even a mention of wet, windy or gloomy in the weather forecast. So, as we ... read more

Geo: 50.8209, -0.139846We arrived in Brighton in a dreadful weather. You know that kind of drizzled and wind that just makes you feel miserable. Anyways, we went first to Andrew's new school to store all his stuffs in a cupboard. Brighton College looks nothing like a school to me, at least from the outside, then classrooms are like one would expect. The building are made of black bricks with windows in white sculpted stone, and there is a chapel in the middle. Really amazing for a school. After that we met with Gwen and went to check in in our hostel. It is opposite the pier with a bar on the ground floor. I can now say that this bar was very popular (for some unclear reasons) and thus the all hostel was a party hostel ... read more

Geo: 50.8209, -0.139846 Brighton is in Sussex and it is weekend getaway for Londoners since many years, it takes less than an hour from London to Brighton station by train. Places to see are the Royal Pavilion, Brighton beach, Brighton pier, the lanes, museums. Also it is popular with young people for clubbing, sports etc. We arrived early in the morning to Brighton from London Victoria, bought a day bus pass and took the bus 12x to Eastbourne via Beachy head, this ride is lovely as it passes the coastline with brilliant views of the cliffs, sea, Beachy head. We walked the pier at Eastbourne and then took the bus 12x back to Brighton Pier. We walked the Brighton pier, had chips, ice cream and we took the bus 77 to Devil's Dyke. It is very ... read more

Hello all, Well it's been a week since I returned from Italy and it feels like I never went. This week I thought I'd finish off by sharing with you all some of my favorite moments: Top ten moments: Facing the fear Climbing a mountain Riding on a Vespa Meeting new people from other countries Learning a new language Learning how to cook Italian food (enough stuff) All the places I visited - Ivrea, Turin, Rome, Pompeii, Milan, Slovenia, Croatia, San Felice Circeo, Venice, Feltre, Treviso, San Martino, Florence and Pisa Trying food I wouldn't have normally eaten - rabbit, frogs legs, polenta, octopus, mussels, sword fish and vodka pasta Discovering I can do anything I put my mind to I don't have any regrets about taking a year out of life and I would have ... read more

God I can't believe it. This has come around stupidly quickly; I thought it was dragging at first, clearly not! My chickenpox really knocked me, and there was a stage when I didn't want to go. The thought to being so ill in a foreign country was so daunting, and I think it was the first time I was really scared about going. I've started to get back to myself and let the excitement build up; now i've got the "counting down the days" worry! Literally, so far, all I have is a backpack, a flight ticket and travel insurance. No doubt I will be getting lost in Suvarnabhumi Airport! I really need to get my act together in these next 3 weeks. Plan, plan, plan. This is my mission. To do list below. 1. Plan ... read more