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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Nottinghamshire » Nottingham October 6th 2005

On the agenda for today: -attend Nottingham: Making of a Provincial City report: an interesting class, although the students are basically going to teach the entire class which is normal, I guess, except that the prof isn't going to lecture on anything, which is quite odd. We do however get to take a walking tour of the buildings in Nottingham with the prof who was originally scheduled to teach the class. -ultimate frisbee practice indoors report: this was my first indoor frisbee practice ever which was really cool and interesting. The game is pretty much the same with a few minor adjustments--the stall count is decreased from 10 to 8 seconds and there are only 5 players per team on the court at one time rather than 7 in outdoor ultimate. Overall it's pretty fun and ... read more

2 weeks in the sun

Europe » Greece » Central Macedonia » Thessaloniki October 6th 2005

Russell

Paula Leeza

So we leave Yeovil and end up in Halkidiki on the Kassandra peninsula in Greece for 2 weeks. We got to our hotel at bout 130am/2am and was to be up and at the hotel bar at 10am the next morning for our welcome meeting with the rep. That was a waste of an hour into our day the possibly couldve been better used catching up on sleep. Anyways we signed up for a meal and a quiz night in Hanioti for that night. We had a wee looksie around the village of Hanioti and found the beach which looked decent enough and a look round the shops which all sold the same things really but then its catered towards the tourists. Went out to the meal at an italian restrauant and meet some other people ... read more

On the piss in Romania

Europe » Romania » Transilvania October 6th 2005

2nd Largest Building in the World

LPW

First off let me preface this email by telling you that i am one the top 50 richest people in Romania at this very moment. When we got off the train from Belgrade we went to get some money from the ATM and there currency is so confusing. I was trying to withdraw 500 000 Liu but somehow managed to take out 5 million! anyway Last night Adam and I went out on the town. I sat and polished off a bottle of fine Serbian red wine whilst reading Angels and Demons (45 pages to go) Then had some baltic vodka and fanta(oh how i love fanta) Walked around to this club Fire place, beers were 20 000 Liu which is 66 cents for a half liter! Brilliant. OH for dinner we had these heaven sent ... read more

Kites, heaters, and dwarfs oh my!

Europe » Italy October 6th 2005

Me and brother Michele is old irsina on the old wall

Arstraz

Ciao tutti! October 6, 2005 How are you all doing? This week has started out much better for me, the weather is also warmer. I found out why my house is so cold. My family hasn’t turned on the heater! But, it’s not their fault. There is a law in Irsina that says you can only turn on the heater after a certain date, and I think that date is about a month from now! Aii! I’ll just have to layer shirts until my winter clothes come in the mail, and the heat is finally turned on. Food is getting better, as I’m getting used to the pasta. We eat a lot of fruit, I’ve never eaten this much fruit. On the subject of food, I don’t think that I’ve ever eaten this healthy either. Its ... read more

Me and all the exchange students from nearby

Germany

Europe » Germany » Hesse » Frankfurt October 6th 2005

Kate in Frankfurt

Potato

We arrived in Germany in the afternoon (I think!) and made the decision to stay in Frankfurt that day. We were a little EXHAUSTED! We found a hotel using the hotel reservation service they had in the airport (very simple - but probably not the cheapest option). The room was nice - very modern looking. Showered and changed, we went out looking for trouble! Of course the Australian cafe was the first place we had a drink! I became very good at saying (and excuse the spelling) sprechenzie English! On all but one occasion the answer was "A little bit", their a little bit was quite a lot really! We walked around a bit, but couldn't stay up very long, so back we went to the Hamburger Hotel! ... read more

Things to do in the Luton Airport

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London October 6th 2005

Wine in Plactic Glasses

rkv

So fall break un-officially started this evening with our flight to London. Bob, Karin, Ryan T., Michael, Carolyn, and I left Alicante at about nine for our flight to Luton Airport which is the airport we were going to use to get to Budapest. It was my first time using EasyJet and I was pretty impressed. The flight to London is about 2 and a half hours from Alicante. We were all so pumped for what is sure to be an amazing trip. We land in the airport glad to be alive and wait for our luggage. Bob´s and my luggage: check, Karin´s and Carolyn´s: check, Ryan´s: yep, Michael´s: umm...no. So all of us get our luggage except Michael. Funny how karma works out, huh?. Just kidding, Mike. But yeah, so it´s the first few mintues ... read more

Corfu - Contiki

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Corfu October 6th 2005

Adriatic Ferry

danielhibbert

Corfu ... info to come!... read more

Baileys Pub Night

Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Tralee October 6th 2005

group at baileys pub

NikkiBenson

Ok so it was a great night! we actually met a girl from connecticut and a boy from new york, the funny thing was, they were MAD MIKES STUDENTS!! haha we just thought it was hilarious. They were soo much fun and hopefully we hang out with them while we are here in Tralee. it is nice to find other people from home, you dont get judged and you can just have a great time. We were shopping the other day and we were scoffed at because the irish hate bush!. well thats just too damn bad now isnt it? We had children scream out of a van F**KIN AMERICANS!!.. Do we honestly stick out that bad!? i guess its our bright whites? right bev!? lol.. So we started the night out by going to Baileys ... read more

bev and garrett, our new york friend we met here

Albufeira

Europe » Portugal October 6th 2005

Hotel

Liz78

Albufeira... read more

Gutten Tag!

Europe » Germany » Hesse » Frankfurt October 6th 2005

I'm so tired...

BigMik

Mid Atlantic. Not sleeping very well even with two seats, but at least we have plenty of room this time. Breakfast not a moment too early, but again Kate's lactose free meal is better... I think I've got to come up with a better dietary requirement. Low carb just isn't getting me anywhere. ~ an hour to land there is no avoiding it, I'm going to have to do battle with my mortal enemy - the aircraft toilet. Yet again the toilet wins 8-( Arr. Frankfurt Main. Landed in short order, through customs in minutes and then to collect our bags. A short wait (OK a long one) then into the main terminal. Now what? Umm straight to Munich or stay in Frankfurt tonight? We take a vote on it and both decide that exhaustion is ... read more

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