Blogs from Wombwell, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Saturday finally arrived and I was about to head off down to Portsmouth to catch my ferry to Le Havre. I’d originally planned to take my Honda VFR 750 on the trip but having recently bought a Honda ST 1100 Pan European and rode it back up from Teddington SW London, I had decided to take the Pan because it was an excellent touring bike and did the ride back from London with ease. I’d decided my route down to Portsmouth should avoid the motorways because they are quite boring on a bike so I programmed the Sat Nav to route me around the A roads which gave me a journey time of 5 hours to cover the 231 miles to the ferry terminal. Having programmed my arrival time in to the Sat Nav as ... read more

I was so pee’d off I was with Swiss Air cancelling my Bangkok to Singapore flight... So with it been quiet at work last night I booked a few hours holiday to sort an alternative. I got home from work very early this morning and after a few hours trawling through web sites, I finally got something sorted with THA Airways. After taxes etc. it’s going to cost me about £50 more than the original ticket from Swiss Air, which when you take into consideration hotel cancellations fees to tie in with the alternate flights offered and the 30kg baggage allowance because it’s business class, I suppose isn’t too bad. Anyway, I’ll be arriving in Singapore on the 11th as originally planned but a little earlier in the day, around 11:15 am. ... read more

Hi there, As many of you will know, I’m planning to dive out in the South China Seas this coming May time. I’ve started a travel log so if you’re interested in seeing how the trip is progressing both in the preparation for the diving out there and the tour through Malaysia and Thailand afterwards, then read on. Just to give you an idea of my plans over the next few months once my kit comes back from servicing, 17/02/06 Pool session to try all the kit out that’s going with me in similar water temp as the SCS. 18/02/06 Diving in the Farne Isles to check the kit out. 20/02/06 Diving Stoney Cove again trying kit out. March and April still to be arranged but I hope to get in the water sometime. 09/05/06 06.00 ... read more