Blogs from Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 24

A continuation to my travel blog, although not world travel, I did travel to Cirencester, within our very own beautiful Cotswolds. The airfield is just south of this at the Duke of Gloucester Barracks, 29 rgt J.A.M.C. Home of the Silver Stars Parachute Display Team. The Red Devils also travelled here to take part on behalf of all the various charities. What an amazing experience, I am so thrilled to have had the opportunity to do this skydive, tandem, with the famous Red Devils, (not to be confused with Red Arrows) and at the same time sponsor the RNLI (A Key emergency service, in my opinion). THANK YOU TO ALL, for your encouragement, especially those of you who have sponsored me. The money collected is to go specifically to the Bude, beach lifeguards. The main man ... read more

Tailoring Mice and Trolls in the Lavatory in Gloucester On Saturday I hopped on the top level of a double-decker bus (I sat in the very front, of course) and went to Gloucester (pronounced "Gloster"), a town about 30 minutes away. This link will show you a map: Map. The weather forecast had predicted torrential downpours all day, but since it just seemed to be drizzling, I went ahead and risked it. It's rained every day since I've been here, but it's never been the kind of rain that will soak you through and through. It's just a steady drizzle that makes everything damp and uncomfortable. The bus dropped me in the middle of a market in Gloucester. Besides the usual fruits and vegetables, there were also stalls selling cell phones, video games, women's underwear... I ... read more

Last night I was invited to Italian restaurant - imagine my surprise when I found out that it's in an old church! I'm not sure what the story is, but someone the church organization moved out, and the restaurant moved in. The kitchen is up where the altar was, including a wood-burning oven for the pizza... It really was a beautiful Gothic church with the stained glass windows and everything. Oh, well... See below for a picture. The food actually was really good (especially the tiramisu), and the place was packed by the time we left. ... read more

There are entirely too many letters in that title - for the uninitiated, I'm in Gloucestershire (pronounced "Gloster-shur") for the next four months. I plan to update this site with journals, photos, and videos from my ramblings. I arrived at Heathrow yesterday morning and was picked up and taken to my apartment in Cheltenham (slur your syllables and say "Chelt-num" with me!). I saw hundreds of sheep on the way, but I was in the car and thus unable to stalk them and make sweaters out of them. Cheltenham is so cute that I want to eat it with a spoon. I plan to explore it more tomorrow and take pictures. My apartment (flat) is great, with high ceilings and crown moldings. You walk into a giant room with a seating area with a fireplace and ... read more

Who says the UK is boring, in a bid to see what this country is like to travel around I have been doing something interesting every weekend. This Bank Holiday took me to Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, check out www.ventureco-worldwide.com/travelling For a report on people chasing cheeses down the a hill.... read more