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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury November 14th 2011

"One should really spend one's days touring the vast tracts of the countryside that Europe suitably places enough taverns, inns and roads that satisfies a man's desires of sleep, beer and scenary without too much of a back ache to achieve them" And with this in mind, I set my newly acquired plan into action. Charlie, a fine lady with a heart full of generosity gave me her motor to aid me on my route. Laura provided a suitable excuse by requiring her possessions to be relocated from the Iberian Penisula to heart of Central Europe. Regrettably the trip was marred initially by a incident of the less discrete nature. We had been lodging in a little house in Canterbury. I was there, of course, to complete my pilgrimage to the grand cathedral that stands admit ... read more
Thatch Cottage
Punting on the Cam
Lincoln Cathedral Tessalation

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury October 27th 2011

C&CC site near Canterbury opposite golf club - numbers 13, 13A &14 from the bus station! Nice site, bit pricey (£30pn inc electricity), very friendly helpful owners, nice and quiet, showers a bit naff!... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury April 19th 2011

We set off to Canterbury mainly with the idea of hooking up with Julia's sister. We had an embryonic idea at stopping for lunch at a NT garden for lunch, but inadequate planning meant we missed the junction off the M25 (it was hidden within a more major junction). So after a meander off at the next junction, we decided to press on and have a chill in the sun at the camp site. We had joines the Camping and Caravaning Club to obtain a discount and on-line booking capability. We had a nice pitch and all facilities available. The hose we bought at the end of the last trip made it so much easier to fill up and the dedicated Motorhome service point made disposing of grey water a doddle. Showers nicely hot, cubicles a ... read more
All hatches and windows open
Awning out

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury October 6th 2010

So to contradict my location heading for a second, some brief thoughts about my second day in London. Camden Town is intense and cool. The streets are lined with a bajillion tiny little shops, most of them punk (think British Hot Topic). Then there are a couple of open/indoor markets that are pretty much mazes of shops, many punk but some souvenir shops, some Claire's-like places and (my personal favorite) international bazaars with artifacts from pretty much everywhere. You could easily lose yourself and accidentally spend 3 hours in there. I did. National Gallery. Free. Pretty art. British children are 98543 times more considerate than American children. So today I took a bus to Canterbury for a day trip. The whole time I kept thinking "THIS is the England I missed." It's everything I remember small ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury September 1st 2010

All right some more things: It's great not to have to tip. It saves a boat load of money. Everything has the tax pre-built in, so if something costs a pound, then it costs a pound. I went to Canterbury today. I got to climb a castle wall. Also, our proffesor got drunk during lunch. I walked into the Canterbury Cathedral, as it was a place of pilgramage, thus making it a modern day tourist attraction. Upon entering the Cathedral I am met with a gift shop. This perplexed me as it seems to be blatantly blasphemous. It turns out that the proceeds go to helping keep the Church in order, or so I am told. It does take between 9,000-12,000 pounds per day to keep the Cathedral in working condition. I'm still not sure I ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury July 29th 2010

I've made a Blurb book from my travels over 2009 and 2010. It's called 'The Beautiful South' as I noticed I ended up going to the southern parts of three continents - Balkans, southern Africa, the southern cone of the Americas. As you can't put the Blurb preview code on travelblog, check out my new travel website I've made using Weebly: http://rodyssey.weebly.com On the website there's: - previews of all my travel Blurb books - videos of the Vodkatrain Trans-Mongolian Express, Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda and an adrenaline activity compilation - bungee jump at Vic Falls, skydive at Swakopmund and ice climbing in Patagonia - some travel writing... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury April 5th 2010

Hi all Well we are now back home (last Wednesday). A bit of a set back on our return journey - they brought out flight to England forward so no time to catch it after landing in Bangkok from Cambodia. Eva airline booked us into a Novatel hotel with complementary dinner and breakfast. Very swish and posh but we just wanted to come home! On the Wednesday Bob and a few other volunteers went to Angkhor Wat (Cambodia's national temple monument) to catch the sunrise. He left a 5 am but it was a big disappointment as there was no red sky and the sun was quite high in the sky before it appeared behind clouds and dust. On the Thursday myself and two other volunteers decided to have a party with the kids on my ... read more
Chum Bran in party hat
Tina at party
Chi at party

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury March 29th 2010

I'm now back home and back to work. It was brilliant to be back and see everyone again but i had my first day back at work today and already miss travelling. Delhi was really good and we saw so many fascinating places, like the place where Gandhi was shot and also a tomb that was older then the taj but looked just as beautiful called Humuyens tomb. I also went to an IPL match (on my own as the girls didn't fancy it) which was so brilliant, such a party atmosphere and the music hardly stopped. But the cricket was really exciting anyway and Matthew Hayden hit some huge sixes with the revolutionary new bat that nobody ever used before. I saw Murilitheran bowling as well which was cool. Disaster struck when i was leaving ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury January 3rd 2010

All packed and ready to go! leaving at 5 am, unless Dad doesn't wake up in time. The plane departs at 10 but could be delayed cos of the snow. Without delays I should arrive at Madurai airport at 13:00 (local time) on tuesday 5th, Having spent the best part of 30 hours in an airport or on a plane! ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Canterbury January 1st 2010

Welcome to my blog, where I will be posting all my news and let you know everything I'm getting up to whilst out in India. I'm going to be placed at Madurai YMCA, a home and school for orphaned boys aged 7 to 16. There are about 40 boys there. Its only a short bus trip from the big city of Madurai where I should be able to get a regular internet connection to keep this updated. I don't know a whole lot more about it yet apart from it might not have any hot water. ... read more




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