Blogs from West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 28

Might as well get this blog started... we've got our Visas for Oz sorted out, nice and easy to do online... had to send off a bunch of more complicated forms to the Thai embassy in Hull today. I hope everything works out ok, we've gone for a 90-day multiple entry visa which should mean we don't have to worry about getting our Visa updated every 30 days, but there's more chance of us failing the application and having to apply again for a more basic tourist visa, so fingers crossed. Hull is flooded and underwater at the moment so i'm hoping our passports don't end up swimming off, i don't fancy another rush trip to Liverpool like before (TC!). We will try and keep this updated and upload some photos and vids when we get ... read more

So I leave in about 36 hours, but before I do my final journey about England, here are the past few days... So on Sunday, people didnt get up till really late. It was like 330 before I saw more than just Christian and Kobi for a minute. Once people had gotten up, Chris and I went to Tesco and I went tanning. When we came back, I made some lunch, and from there on out Im pretty sure we all just chilled and watched Arrested Development. We must have watched about 3 hours worth, so that we finished the first season of about 22 episodes in 2 days, CRAZY. Anyways, I think from there on out we all just hung out and played tennis and whatnot. We tried to figure out what we were gonna ... read more

OK folks, I need to know if this is working (i.e. if I've done it right and haven't succumbed to my usual techno-peasantry). Apologies to those who have no interest. If you don't want to receive any more of these while I'm away please let me know. Jude xx... read more

Some people who return from a year's travelling are glad to make it home and settle back into the old routine. I think you might have noticed by now that we're not that type of people! So, when my father rang and suggested we go over to Germany to see him for a few days, all expenses paid, naturally we jumped at the chance. Glynn's only been to the Black Forest once and it was wintertime then so it will be great to show him around my birthplace in all its summery beauty. I'll be sure to keep you posted of our continuing adventures along with plenty more photos :-)) The past week has seen us plunge headfirst into the ardous task of finding a job. So far, I've applied for two although only one ... read more

getting here was an experience. i got up at 5 am to get the 6 am bus from victoria station which is a ten minute tube ride away. only to find tha tubes dont start running until 6am. DILEMMA. caught a taxi there, the guy ripped me off becaus he drove away before i got all my change. how rude. the bus ride was uneventful and Greg was waiting at the station. Monday monday was fantastic. i spent the day watching Birmingham First XI playing cricket. Greg scored a half century and carried his team through but the game was eventually abandoned due to poor weather. caught up with George and Sandra that night and watched Pearl Harbour on Gregs projector and Bose sound system. dad, forget the LCD or plasma tv. get one of these. ... read more