Blogs from England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2181

London is an extraordinary city. It's vibrant and modern, everything moves at a frantic pace. Only the history seems to hold still, but there's enough of that to counter the chaotic speed of it's 7 million citizens. Every step seemed to land on something historic. The new buildings are squeezed in and on top of the old in any manner necessary. West Minister Abbey is a perfect example. The interior, at first glance, could be mistaken for a sculpture warehouse where the stock boy saw now need for order. And, if you don't look out, you may just step over Lawrence Olivier's ashes. The one palce Londoners seemed to slow down was the courtyard at St. Paul's. The hostel was nice and we had both good Thai food and fish and chips. The Tube was a ... read more

Hello other side of the world, Well. I am completely out of my mind tired, but it's too hot in my dorm to sleep. Who would have thought England is hot? Things are confusing. Very confusing. The fact that I arrived here on my own without screwing up gives me strength...flight delays, plane problems, train tickets, little villages, school IDs, an overwhelming campus built and not changed since the 60's. 'Nough bitchin though. but really things are just a bit out of order over here, which is why I am emailing and typing from the library. However, I have great faith that things will improve when classes start. Anyway, 3 1/2 months isnt too long, right? Just kidding. I know I will adapt and have a blast. Right now, I'm just somewhere between culture shock and ... read more

Fulham Thursday 1st September, woke up thinking it was only 4am, was in fact 7am and I was late for my early cappuccino at the Mimosa Street Starbucks. They truly do a very ordinary coffee but are a hotspot for free wireless internet access! Ordered a grande café latte and proceeded to write yesterday’s journal about our time at the Millennium Dome, I then scoured the smh.com.au to discover that John Brogden had attempted suicide so I quickly switched back to London time zone and started to think about the day ahead. Today (Thursday 1st September) is my last day in Fulham for a about a week. Tomorrow morning I’m flying to the Republic of Ireland for a week of relaxation (I hope) and to spend some time with the Irish side of the family. So ... read more

LILA HAS ARRIVED!!! After paying the £45 fee "@$$^"!%$!!!! to pick her up, I can now enjoy the sweet sweet sounds of possibly the most beautiful ukulele in the world! All the way form Margaret River, Western Australia... presenting... the lovely... LILA THE UKE!!... read more

Ok so here's the plan 2nd September '05 Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, back to London (18th October '05) 19th October '05 fly to Singapore, 20th October '05 travel to Malaysia, Thailand, (7th November '05) Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, (29th December '05) Hong Kong, China, (12th January '06) Japan, (25th January '06) Australia, (9th March '06) New Zealand, (4th May '06) Chile, (10th May '06) Peru, (26th July '06) Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, (10th August '06) USA, (1st September '06) Canada, (3rd September '06) USA, (26th September '06) fly back home. Let's see what happens. Feel free to come and find us at any point. Visited Countries Map ... read more