Blogs from Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

Hertfordshire Ok this one isn't really a trip, as this is the area I currently live in, at first I thought I'd write a blog about London as I'm from there and often go there (only about 20min.s away from where I live), but after doing a quick search I noticed that almost no one had writen anything about my area, which is a shame as there's plently of hidden gems dotted around. I'll list of some of the towns in this area I like to visit and what's a good thing to see or do there :) Hatfield - it's main attraction would be Hatfield House. A massive, impressive mansion that Henry VIII's children lived in their youths. A beautiful place, with an armoury and chapel surrounded by huge fancy gardens, farms, woodland walks etc. ... read more

The pilot spoke over the intercom and said that we are on our decent in to Perth and would be touching down and on the stand by 10.40, I am generally not a clock watcher, but after being away for nearly four weeks I couldn’t wait to see my girl again. As advised, the 330 Airbus touched down and soon I was in the baggage hall waiting for my bag to appear on the carousel. I had been excited about using my new Australian Passport, this would be its maiden voyage, as a bona fide Australian, I thought that I would hand my passport over to an Immigration Customs officer, who, if I would be lucky enough, would stamp the official document, but sadly not ! As I get into the customs area the signage directs ... read more

Finally we left Serbia behind with everyone present and no handcuffs used. What was supposed to be a short run to find a hotel just over the Hungarian border actually meant us driving a further 80 KM before checking in, feeding the mammoth and writing the blog. Exhausted beyond words we collapsed for the night. Woolly says – breakfast was a quick affair but the berry filled croissants were so nice I stored several in Jo’s bag for later consumption, I’m sure she won’t notice the crumbs! With fog hanging very low in the sky we set Aussie James up with his instructions and Ollie roared into life and took off down the Hungarian roads. It was impossible to see much and even though Jo tried taking pictures there was no point, I did insist on ... read more

Having just endured a short stay in hospital, I thought I’d share my notes on things that occurred to me. Okay, I know this is TravelBlog and that the UK's National Health Service has nothing to do with journeys around foreign lands - but I did have to travel to the hospital and, as you’ll discover, it could almost have been China, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland or Romania in England’s green and pleasant land! So, for what it’s worth, here are few of my observations during this enforced time away from home: Buildings are there for a purpose, be it hotel or hospital. Hospitals aren’t hotels, but my recent experience says the service in hospitals is actually sometimes better. It’s the people who make the difference. The many grades of nurses have different, confusing uniforms. ... read more

Geo: 51.8713, 0.1588Prezzo at bishop stortford with Karen and Ben. Then they drove us to Stevenage.Dinner at Jim and Vannas in Stevenage. Jim cooked me an entire baby chicken. Had a great laugh with them and Charlotte & Nathan, plenty of food and drink.... read more