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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Nottinghamshire » Nottingham September 21st 2005

Today they fed us breakfast which wasn’t the greatest, especially since no fruit was available. We then did a whole lot. First we took a very incomplete and hard to understand/hear tour of Nottingham University Campus. It was somewhat informative if you were able to hear what the tour guides were saying. Then since we were on our own for lunch, a group of us (4 Americans, 2 Aussies, 1 Venezuelan and a Mexican) headed to the bus stop to catch a ride into the city centre. We then split up a bit and ate lunch, explored the city a bit, the shopping center called Broadmarsh, and checked out phones. I have to get a new phone it looks like because mine is not compatible with SIM cards. Then as we wandered back towards the bus ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Nottinghamshire » Nottingham June 1st 2005

This was our first family holiday together Thomas was still a tiny little baba but had loads of confidence. We stayed in a 2 bedroom comfort villa at SHerwood Forest Nottingham. The villa was a good size and had an excellent log fire and was right in the middle of the forest, all around us was surrounded by nature, we sat for hours watching the wildlife pass our patio area, we seen squirells, pigeonns, grouse, pheasant and more squirellls in fact hundreds of them. We spent most of our time in the pool area, and Thomas enjoyed his first swimming expeirrence at the Baby Dolphins event, ive never seen so many floating babies in my life. We eat like kings while we were away and Center Parcs eatieries are spot on, not one bad meal the ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Nottinghamshire July 28th 2003

Let's just say Dad has a really big extended family in the UK - no denying my ancestry is in England. It was really cool to meet so many people that I am related to. Kel & I ventured around Nottingham with my Gran's sister 'Aunty Bettie' and her husband Gerald. England is actually just like I pictured it (when its not raining) - green and proper - it was beautiful.... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Nottinghamshire » Chilwell May 30th 2002

As anyone who has had the pleasure of attending the RTMC Chilwell will know, the mobilisation course involves admin. Lots of admin. And no shortage of queues. As I sat in the one of the latter I had time to muse on why I was here. An old Army adage states, “never volunteer for anything” and to this I would add “especially the morning after a good night in the mess”. It was such an evening and such a rash action that led me to be selected as Adjutant of a large military facility “somewhere in the Balkans”. The alternate title for the post was “Camp Staff Officer” but I have tried to suppress this after too many references to Captain Darling, “by the left, quick mince” and joining the élite pink berets. The joining instructions ... read more




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