Blogs from Acton, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

London is more than what you read in a travel guide, London is exciting, busy, wet, overcast and historically rich. The streets are overcrowded and if you attempt to catch a train in peak hour traffic...good luck! The London Tower is impressive and full of history. We spent hours wandering around the historic castle were the crown jewels are kept. On a guided tour from a ‘beefeater,’ I was intrigued to learn that the beefeaters are locked in the London Tower every night, I couldn’t think of anything worse than being locked inside the most haunted place in England. A place of execution, death, and imprisonment the London Tower is one place I would not want to be at night, it is defiantly an eerie place. ... read more

Ugh... having a down point. I have limited friends, no job and not a whole lot of funds left. Part of me wants to take out a loan, travel for a few months and return to my fabulous life in Melbourne. Is this all because I am now out of my comfort zone? Am I homesick? Having a lack on employment is the major player here, an old work collegue gave me a worse than terrible reference, the owner of the company says he is looking into it, but I am not over confident. I can handle a bad reference, however the facts were all untrue, it was complete slander of my name within the professional community. What to do now? I feel lost, annoyed, lonley... this is not like me at all! I am usually ... read more

Drinking cider in a flat in London courtesy of cousin Emma. The flat is in Clapham North situated above a bakery. It has been absolutely wonderful being so much closer to town compared to our first hostel. Much love and appreciation to cousin Emma. There has been a bucket load of activity since our last entry. To quickly inform you of our final moments in Banging Bangkok… We ventured to the night markets on Kaosam Rd for our first Changs. Enjoyed the sweet tunes of Bangkok blues whilst sitting in the bustling street. Steph got chatted up by a mid 40 year old musician. As we sat humouring the musician TBone was accosted by the Tibetan dressed sherpa lady selling trinkets such as the ribbeting frog carving and a 'magic' wallet. Sherpa lady felt the need ... read more

I missed the shot I wanted. Australians are really odd people, mate. You see, I unknowingly attempted to order some food at an Aussie bar (They have quite a few throughout Europe, by the way), and when no one came to help me for several minutes, I got up and went to the bathroom. Now, as stimulating as that seems, it’s not half as stimulating as INFLATABLE SHEEP DOLLS, which were all SOLD OUT in the men’s room. I can’t imagine what’s funnier - the fact that they sell inflatable sheep at Aussie bars - or the fact that they’re all sold out of them. Anyway, I was trying to take a picture of this, when I heard another fellow walking into the bathroom, and I certainly didn’t want to be caught inspecting the inflatable sheep ... read more

Clear blue skies to start the day with so we headed off to the London Eye. From there we walked over the Thames to Trafalgar Square and a short visit to the National Gallery. From there it was off to Covent Garden for lunch and a bit of shopping. The rest of the day was spent enjoying the sight and sounds of the carnival. In the evening we enjoyed dinner in La Bella Italia restaurant - the students' first experience of the Godfather dessert. ... read more