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June - November 2008

22 June - 6 July: 2 week holiday in Croatia. We stayed in Cavtat just south of Dubrovnik. The weather was sunny throughout apart from one evening of an impressive thunder and lightening storm, and very hot with temperatures in the 30s and no or lit

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, July 17, 2008

January - May 2008

Monique and I did a tour from London to Normandy in France 7 - 9 March. Left Friday after work and travelled by bus to Portsmouth where we caught an overnight ferry to Le Havre in France. Arriving Saturday we went to Honfleur, the Normandy D-Day be

Most Recent Entry: Friday, March 14, 2008

August - December 2007

My sister and I spent from 23-26 December in Belgium as part of a tour. We left London early on Sunday 23rd and travelled by bus to Dover. Then took the ferry to Calais where bus continued on to Brugges. In Brugges we had a short walking tour be...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, December 31, 2007

April - July 2007

The second May Bank Holiday and my birthday. Unfortunately wet, windy and cold day but we had fun nonetheless. First up we had lunch at Zizzi restaurant on The Strand and then we headed to the nearby posh Savoy hotel to celebrate in style with champa...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, July 26, 2007

January - March 2007

Anthony and I attend the TNT Travel Show and get our photo snapped by TNT magazine....

Most Recent Entry: Tuesday, March 13, 2007

September - December 2006

Photos of: Christmas shopping madness along Oxford Street, Christmas lights on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street, the Trafalgar Square Norwegian Christmas Tree, Snowman outside O2 Centre Finchley Road, Frost Fair held on the South Bank....

Most Recent Entry: Monday, December 25, 2006

Notting Hill Carnival

The annual Notting Hill Carnival lasts a couple of days and takes place in West London, primarily in Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove, Kilburn, etc. There are a lot of events, parties, concerts, etc but the most well known part of it is the final day Carn...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, August 28, 2006

World Rowing Champs 2006 at Windsor and Eton

World Rowing Champs 2006 final day held at Windsor and Eton. Some of todays races included the New Zealand team competing....

Most Recent Entry: Sunday, August 27, 2006

Summer Holiday in Costa del Maresme, Catalonia, Spain

Bus tour north of Pineda de Mar to see two places in connection with Salvador Dali. The first was where his wife Gala lived and the second is his theatre/museum. Trip also enabled us to see more of the Catalonian scenery....

Most Recent Entry: Friday, August 25, 2006

June/July 2006

Day trip to Cambridge. Spent 4-5 hours punting on the river Cam. A lot of fun and managed not to go for any unplanned swims, although did get friendly with the nettle bushes and a couple of willow trees....

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, July 29, 2006

April/May 2006 London

Ahhh spring....squirrels, daffodils, blossom, flowers for all the eye to see. My roommate Josephine and I hit Regents Park to explore yet another of London's parks....

Most Recent Entry: Monday, May 29, 2006

January/February/March 2006

My room mate Josephine and I took the tube and then the DLR train to Greenwich, East London. Lots to see here. National Maritime Museum/Naval buildings. Walked through the park and up the hill to the must visit Royal Observatory. The Royal Obse...

Most Recent Entry: Sunday, March 12, 2006

London 2005

Photos of accommodation I've stayed in to give an idea of what I've been talking about. Barmy Badger Backpackers in Earls Court - shared a four bed bunk room for about 7 weeks. Small, messy, couldn't unpack or find anything but the people were grea...

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Hogmany - Edinburgh, New Year 2006

December 30 2005 - January 2 2006 "Hogmanay" - Europe's biggest New Years Eve Party/Street Festival. My Kiwi friend Hayley and I joined PP Travel's Hogmanay Tour for four days and three nights of partying. The partying started on the bus r...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, December 30, 2005

Germany Christmas 2005

21 - 27 December 2005 Travelled to Ulm, Germany to spend Christmas with my friend Carola and her family....

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Christmas Cruise

Evening Christmas Cruise organised by BUNAC. Raining but we still had a good night with great views of London as we travelled up and down the Thames river....

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Leeds Castle, Kent and Rochester Day Trip

BUNAC Day trip to Kent. First up Leeds Castle with of course a castle but also a maze. Then on to Rochester for the annual Dickens Festival. Locals dressed up in Dickensian costume in celebration of this being where Charles Dickens lived and wrote a...

Most Recent Entry: Sunday, December 04, 2005

London in December

A selection of photos I've taken roughly in December as I've wandered around exploring....

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, December 01, 2005

China

Few days trip to Beijing with Kangsan Travel organised tour. As a group we left from Busan, Korea and travelled together to Beijing for Chinese New Year. The tour consisted about 90 people like me also teaching English in Busan. Visisted the Great W...

Most Recent Entry: Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Japan

This is an approximate date of travel, shocking I know! I can't remember exact date. Anyway it was a public holiday weekend in Korea so my friend Nicola and I escaped Korea for 3 days in Kyoto, Japan. Really enjoyed it in contrast to Korea. Back to...