Blogs from Clapham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

Hi everyone, we have now pretty much finished the third leg of our tour with our return to London. From Berlin, we zoomed straight across the industrialised north of Europe stopping for some well earned R & R in Amsterdam. We chilled out wandering the canals for a few days taking in the Rijksmuseum, while soaking up the atmosphere of the Red Light district and bingeing on street servings of fries doused in mayonnaise :-) We stayed at one of our more unique camping ground stops, which was quite central, but resembled more of a university quad and student union buildings than a camping ground. Thankfully with our trusty van we managed to avoid having to pitch up in with the hundreds of tents crammed onto the site for the summer holiday break. Having reached Amsterdam ... read more

Well I think I have finally got this sorted so that I can get started on this blog to keep you all up to date on our trip so far. What can I say about a long haul flight apart from that they are a pain that one has to endure to get to this side of the world. But what is it about me that people want to frisk me at airports!! Twice - at Brisbane and Dubai!! Do I look like a bomb suspect?? Are those extra rolls around my middle rather suspicious?? Singapore was hot, pristine and orderly and a very expensive place to have drink - $82 for two drinks apiece at Raffles and $75 a bottle of Lake Chalice at a riverside restaurant. Dubai airport is a shambles - no airbridge ... read more

Well if February was the month of birthdays, with 1-3 birthday parties each weekend, then March was the month of missing touch. What do I mean? Well, let me explain. Anyone who knows us over here knows that the most important event in our weekly calendar occurs from 11am-1pm every Saturday. It’s the touch rugby tournament in Tooting Common. We leave home at 10.30 and cycle, walk or jog to the Common in time to hand over a pound and select our team from the 40-75 people who turn up. Generally the better players tend to arrive a bit earlier, so it pays to be on time if you want to be in a decent team. We then play four 30 minute games with no subs and no half time. Two hours of running around in ... read more

I have it on good authority (i.e., my dad) that a Fed-Ex package has arrived for me today from Moscow. Now, barring the possibility that the KGB are recruiting (I've already told them no, but they ARE tenacious), those will be my tickets and my Russian Tourist invitations........ Causes for celebration, combined with the fact I've booked myself some travel inoculations for a week (Yes, I will spend St Patrick's day in post-vaccination bum-injection pain - though Wales having won the 2008 6 Nations, nay, the Grand Slam, will help in no small part I am sure), AND I have received an email informing me that I'm now the proud recipient of an Australian Working Holiday Subclass 417 Visa, and I have just started my last week of work............ it's all coming together in a way ... read more

Hi all, Well I have officially landed in London and so far the past two weeks since I landed has been extreemly hectic! Between strategically organising my time to fit in Recruitment agents, Interviews for jobs and looking for a home, I've managed to meet with friends I havnt seen in years and catch up with all the goss... oh and off course throw Australia Day into the mix and life has been close to chaos! however incredibly I managed to wrap it all up in two weeks!!!!... which everyone seems to think is record timing!!!...talk about keen! ...or perhaps more accurately, the word broke comes to mind! So as promised this blog is a little about my new life in the uk and of course my new contact info. First and foremost I must thank ... read more