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After the hustle and bustle of such dynamic European cultural centres as Gent and Mons it was time for peace, quiet and the slightly uneasy feeling you get when travelling alone through Belgian backwaters. In the Belgian Ardennes I met friendly Belgia

Most Recent Entry: Sunday, October 21, 2007

A bike ride in Western Europe - 2007

Distance - 46km Towns - Amsterdam, Haarlem, Zandvoort Best of the day - discovering the joy of fietspads (bike paths) Worst of the day - the pedal incident Most interesting food - Roomboter stroopwafels I left Amsterdam in a fine rain that grew

Most Recent Entry: Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Amsterdam 2007

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, September 01, 2007

The Aran Islands 2007

I go for a walk - On my last day off I walked to town via the clifftops and the "Black fort". It was an incredibly hot blue sky day and for some perverse reason I left the house without any water, food, sunscreen or clue. It was 3 and a ha

Most Recent Entry: Sunday, May 27, 2007

Greece 2007

In brief: We go for a washed out road trip around Mykonos Today we went for a drive around the island of Mykonos. It was nothing as dramatic as the mountain tops of Crete however the roads were worse and the locals were demons on the road so the wh...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, May 05, 2007

Spain and Portugal 2007

The Spanish and Portugese are very stylish. They take care of themselves and look quite fetching with their designer gear and their Iberian tans. As a result it seems they can't keep their hands off each other. The levels of PDA are disturbing, you don...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, April 16, 2007

England to Ireland - the slow way 2007

The train ride from London to Whalley was fine. Last time I found myself on the Manchester to Walley line I had a conversation with a pensioner coming back from an outing with her organ music club (I heard about the club history, upcoming events, char

Most Recent Entry: Friday, March 16, 2007

London and further various mini journeys 2006-2007

Am finally leaving London. Thoughts while journeying from London to Lancashire - London landmark I am most fond of : Tower Bridge. Working in London Bridge I would walk past Tower Bridge at dawn every morning during winter and walk back towards i...

Most Recent Entry: Friday, March 09, 2007

Egypt 2005

Up at 3.00AM, My God! We had sat up until 12 the night before watching "I Want To Be A Hilton", which featured insane Americans displaying embarrasing degrees of a lack of grip on reality - it was a cringing television experience yet we could...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, November 24, 2005

England cycle ride 2005

I let myself sleep in until around 8.30, enjoying the comfort of the hostel bed just in case it was my last one for a while. My only other companion in the room got up and going early leaving me to crawl leisurely from the bed and wake up at my own sn...

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, November 03, 2005

The Lake District 2005

Positives and Negatives for today Positive - received 25 pounds in tips from furtive looking elderly women hanging around in the shadows between the dining room and the top bar. One gave a 5 pound note in that smooth way where you look like your sha...

Most Recent Entry: Saturday, October 01, 2005

The South of England and various international mini journeys 2005

Not precisely sure what I'm doing with myself here yet but I do know there is plenty of fine tourist stuff that I need to knock off, so before I start my series of high paid jobs in Englands more upmarket pubs and offices I figure I will get down and d...

Most Recent Entry: Monday, April 25, 2005

South Island NZ 2002

Right, now we're in Christchurch, in a backpackers right opposite the Cathedral, its not bad. Easter has had the final say in our travel plans and we are stuck here for three days! Then we do a marathon train, ferry, bus up the country and finally h

Most Recent Entry: Friday, March 29, 2002

South Korea 2001 - Remember the days of the old school yard

So I'm on Chejudo. Its raining. The guide book says it rains a lot here. I'm in the second biggest town/city - Sogwipo. There is very little here except a waterfall that falls directly into the sea and the best BBQ chicken I've ever had. I only came

Most Recent Entry: Thursday, December 06, 2001

Nelson Lakes and Abel Tasman 2000

The evening spent at Upper Travers was a most exciting one. Stephen, it seems, is prone to sleep talking. And not just sleep talking but in fact sleep SHOUTING. So it was that we were all woken up with a jolt as stephen shouted (at 1.05am) something

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