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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Barnes June 19th 2008

Our flight left SFO at 4:30 and we arrived at Heathrow airport in London on-time at 10:00. The flight itself was very nice but uneventful. Annie decided to sleep the entire flight because she thought she would be able to avoid jetlag. However, as I write this it is 14:30 and she is fast asleep taking a nap, which I guess is evidence that her plan didn't work out too well. Annie and I got into downtown London around 12:00 and we dropped our backpacks off at her friend Louisa's flat. We went out and got some lunch. I couldn't help but order the fish and chips. I have only had this dish a few times at home in America, but I felt it was an appropriate decision given that I was in London for the ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Barnes June 19th 2007

Hi all, thanks again to all that made it along, and sorry to those who didn't make it, you missed out on a great start to the summer! After torrential rain all afternoon, the sky cleared up for a gorgeous eve of boozing, barbequing and some pretty illuminating speeches. Man of the match goes to Alan 'frogman' Beverly, who after losing his car keys during his evening of debauchery, braved the night bus in full costume.. a true lad. The party almost ended on a sour note when for the upteenth time the shisha pipe was knocked over and charcoal burned through Ouain's shorts while he quietly slumbered; luckily he walked away unscathed & intact with the help of rich's nimble fingers removing the offending charcoal from Mr Dineen's crotchal region. After such a great ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Barnes April 30th 2007

Yesterday we went to the London Wetlands Centre which for us is an easy 15min bus ride and although you are obviously still in London it feels like some swampy open field. Full of English and migrating birds (They have a board up like at the airport where you can find out which ones are departing, arriving, boarding or delayed. Cute. On Saturday Christine was taken there with a friend and her family (a sleepover afterwards) and then convinced us to go yesterday (Sunday even though we had plans to go somewhere else) because it is fun for kids with pond life science . stuff and also games for identifying the birds (with binoculars) but theres also a wetlands adventure playground for them too. It is a beautiful place. We bought a yearly pass because it ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Barnes October 15th 2006

Well, after 5 years living in the UK, I've decided to go back to Australia. Flight booked for 16th November 8pm. Scary! After a brief visit to Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Tasmania, it's off to South America, Antarctica and New Zealand for 2 1/2 months. One month to go and still so much to do. I wanted to get this travel blog working before I left and hopefully update it with all my pre-travel news/anxieties (ha ha) etc and also get into the habit of doing it so when I'm away I actually write the occasional entry! :-)... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Barnes June 26th 2006

Namaste (Thats hello in Hindi - see this can be an educational blog as much as an entertaining one) Well I never - I fly out to Delhi today. Well tonight at 10pm. I've got a whole day in front of me to pack, eat chicken, get travellers cheques and play with getting some cds onto my pda. Lets hope I survive since I have on various occasions nearly thrown myself, laptop and pda out the window in annoyance at none of it working. So I've got a hotel booked and a taxi booked from the airport. A man with a nice yellow card will come and find me. This is pretty organised. Well that's 4 of 180 days sorted anyway. Had a nice evening last night with sisters and friends with everyone giving me one ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Barnes May 27th 2005

Buy one way ticket to London ... check Organise work visas ... check Sign up for a UK bank account ... check Resign from jobs ... check Pack up house ... check Sell car ... check Say goodbye to family and friends ... check Pack bags ... check Weigh bags and have a mild heart attack ... check Repack bags, leaving out half of the contents and realise that they are still over allowed weight but decide to take a chance with getting a friendly check-in attendant ... check Farewell family at the airport without shedding a tear ... didn't quite manage that one but hey, you can't win them all! Well after an unbelievably hectic last six months in Australia trying to rent out our house, sell our car, resign from our jobs, catch up ... read more




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