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

Our flight with Gulf Air via Bahrain left Heathrow at 9.30 in the morning so we had to be at the airport by 7.30 to check in. Our beautiful sister was kind enough to get up at 5am and give us a lift. We left home just after 6am and the trip took us about an hour so we arrived with plenty of time. Becks dropped us off and we said our goodbyes to Becky (and her Buddha belly with a little person inside) outside Terminal 3 then grabbed our packs and headed inside. We checked in with no drama and headed through to the “other side” for a coffee and some last minute shopping. We picked up a few bits we needed then headed to Starbucks for a couple of lattes. As we sipped our ... read more

Basic provisional routeChris BoothHello everybody and welcome to the first post of what will be my travel blog! On May 3rd I will begin my journey to Estonia, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Australia and South East Asia with my friend Martyn at first, to be joined by Kristina later. The plan is as follows: I set off with Martyn from London Stanstead airport on May 3rd headed to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. From there I'll be travelling by sleeper train to Moscow (a much more economical and fun way rather than flying direct and expensively to Moscow). A few days later I will board the Trans-Mongolian train bound for Beijing, transiting Mongolia. We have a month to explore China before meeting Kristina in Hong Kong around the 10th June. Then we fly to Australia for ... read more

Cam and I arrived in England on Sunday Jan.21, 2007 after 4 flights, 1 canceled trip through New York, 1 new trip to the lovely Detroit airport, 1 ass of a US Customs agent in Montreal and 1 very interesting passenger. We arrived into gatwick only 1 hour behind schedule and took the Gatwick express into Londons Victoria station. Within minutes of arriving we met up with Kate and Joel who after heping us and our luggage through a tube ride and an overland ride graciously let us crash at their place at Leigh on sea. First on the list of things to do after sleep was to get cell phones, after that the search for lodging in London began. Luckily it only took a few visits to the city to find our new home. A ... read more