Blogs from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater Manchester » Oldham July 27th 2007

Hey all Just to say its all gettin official and exciting now ;-) Cat and I confirmed our one way flight to Oz today!! Leaving on the 9th October and going via South East Asia for 4-5 months we ought to be arriving in Cairns around March 08! Soo exciting ;-) ... read more

Leaving England Again (i,e, for main trip, since I've just been to Seattle and back...)

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater Manchester » Oldham September 27th 2006

Orb Mill

julianopenkiano

Good afternoon. This is the first entry and since it's about my hometown Shaw, is quite possibly going to be the least entertaining of all of them. Writing a little retrospectively, today I leave the leafy and prosperous village community called Shaw (near Oldham). Shaw has pubs, at least one kebab shop, and Warburtons bakery ("Warbies"). Folk from Shaw are known as ´Gorbies´ (rhymes with Warbies). The etymology of this term I have yet to learn. Oldham (correct pronunciation 'Owdum'), seat of racial harmony ( Oldham Riots ), is a nice place to grow up, particularly for those interested in the latter-day cotton industry. See Orb Mill in the photo for example. But I'd be kidding if I said I have been depressed here....I'm in great spirits at this most auspicious moment in my time. I ... read more

Day (-1) - Saturday - DON'T PANIC!

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater Manchester » Oldham August 26th 2006

asj1981

Got up early at the flat, and went over to my Mum's where I'd left my pack. Nipped next door to borrow their scales - in a last minute fit of paranoia, figured it might be an idea to weigh my bag . . . anyway, put the bag on the scales - weight, 60kg, my allowance 23kg. Cue cursing and sheer panic from me, and my mum just saying calmly "Stop swearing. Let's look through it again" So I unload the pack it took me over an hour to pack, throw half my clothes and lots of toiletries out, and re-weigh it. 58kg. The air is once again blue, my blood pressure's through the roof and there's a lous buzzing in my ears Mum suggests "Calm down and stop swearing. Check your allowance with Flight ... read more

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