Blogs from United Kingdom, Europe - page 2545

I have now finally finished the thorough course of vaccinations required for my trip. Once the number of needles going into my arms hit double figures, I stopped counting. The cholera one was, bizarrely, a fizzy strawberry / cleaning chemical flavoured drink, in two doses. I am glad to say I am now protected against Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Polio, Tetanus, Diptheria, Tuberculosis, Rabies (sort of), Japanese B Encephalitis, Hepatitis B and Meningitis (strains A, C, W & Y). A course of endless tablets (two per day of one sort and two per week of another sort, from one week before departure until four weeks after return) will keep Malaria at bay too, although I'm hoping that the industrial strength insect repellent and the wedge-shaped mosquito net will help in that regard too. The pills make me ... read more

What an amazing experience for this little south african! On wednesday night we had so much snow that only 3 of the 9 OT's were able to make it into work - and 2 of those live on the property - one being me! 31 of the surgery staff called in to say it was taking them 3 hours to get into work, so they werent bothering and were just going to go home! Friday was just the same and driving was hysterical! Bit like bumper cars - you go straight, and when trying to turn a corner, just keep going straight... i've never been great on corners, but at least this time it wasnt my fault! Bit like driving on an ice rink! Everything was so beautiful - covered in white, and thick snow which ... read more

This is your Emergency Blog Broadcast Network At 1am this morning an enormous front began to make it's way across the south-east of England. When I got up at 5:30, there was 3 inches of snow outside our front door. Now, when I'm writing this at 8:50, it's still snowing and getting heavier. According to ITV news at 6:00 this morning, some parts of Wales had already had 8 inches dumped on them. So I was going to bike to work and take lots of pictures, but well, have a look at my bike. Work is pretty funny - there are only about 40 of the 150 staff from our building in the office. Hardly surprising. We're all just winding up for the snowball fight at lunchtime and then leaving the office early. It's going ... read more

Surprisingly, I awoke to snow on the rooftops and in the park nearby. Of course it apparently only rains, snows, sleets, etc. in the night, or only it has when I've been here. Well, today I enjoy a full day off. Luckily for me, i found out yesterday that I will not be having classes on Thursdays or Fridays. Hooray for long weekends!!! However this just means that every other week will be hectic for me as tutorial (review/discussion classes) will occur more often.Today is uneventful so far. This morning I went to the Bank of Scotland and sort of set up an account. I basically filled out an application which then gets sent in, with possible mailings of confirmation within a week or so. I spent the rest of the day going to ASDA, aka ... read more

Welcome to our first Blog entry! We are planning on updating this every couple of weeks (internet connections permitting). If you subscribe to our Blog, you'll get an email notification whenever there is a new entry on our site. You can also leave comments on our posts (please bear in mind the wide scope of family and friends viewing the Blogs if you leave a comment - hockey people!!) To subscribe to our Blog, click on the "subscribe" button at the bottom of this page, and enter your info. Anyway.. Here are a few pictures of us in our snazzy hiking gear, from earlier in the week when we tried it all out. As with all the pictures that will appear on this site, you can click on the picture to view an enlarged slideshow version! ... read more