Bruges 2005

Brussels was... OK, but, overall, disappointing. So I'll skip straight to the good part: Bruges. It's only about half an hour from Brussels and one of the most beautiful little cities/towns I've ever seen. Everything was picturesque, yet the town seems...

 

London Study Abroad 2006

Okay, while I know that I did not participate in any debauchery in Scotland (despite my claims that one MUST drink whiskey if in Scotland), I did participate in minimal amounts in Ireland...because honestly I wasn't going to two famously drunken countr...

 

The Tortured Compass

The loose ends are almost complete. The dog looks to be well looked after, my house renter should be moving in any day now, quit my job and most supplies are purchased. Now I just have to purchase a plan ticket and find a country to start my adventure ...

 

Holidays 2006

Had a pretty regular day today. Was sleeping upstairs from the office, but somehow still managed to be 5 minutes late for work. Brilliant! Spent the day in the office catching up on some work. All pretty uneventful. Took my first proper walk around ...

 

Belgium, Christmas 2006

Belgium is famous for its beer, chocolate, mussels, and frites…it sounded like Christmas. My flatmate, Nick, and I departed foggy London on our couch tour on Saturday morning. After the reasonably short coach ride and ferry crossing we arrived in f...

 

Bruges - December 2005

Pre-Christmas trip to Bruges to enjoy some mulled wine, Belgium beer and Christmas markets!...

 

European Extravaganza (that your not on)....

So after the long ferry ride we arived in Patras and grabbed a train into Athens. I just so happens that my first night in Athens was also my 23rd birthday. We went to this really nice resturant and gazed a the Acopolis at night. Next day we walked aro...

 

France

I wrote this huge long entry while in Paris and tried to copy and paste it on to here, but it didn't work! So now I have to somehow find a way to pack it all down into one entry... We were in Marseille for four nights and then Paris for a week. In...

 

Belgium Easter 2006

Flew from Manchester on BA into Brussels. We'd been advised just to get the train into Brussels Central from the airport as it was quick and cheap. Our hotel Le Meridien was just across from the station so it was incredibly convenient. Hotel was a...

 

Belgium

Just returned from a most enjoyable trip to Belgium. We left on Friday morning nice and early and arrived at Brussels airport at about ten am where we were pleasantly surprised at how smoothly our transition to Brussels Central Station was… Luckily for...

 

USA 2005

Van zodra de bus in beweging komt, vraagt de strenge Greyhound chauffeur om stilte, peis en vree. Alle weirdo’s inclusief mezelf willigen haar verzoek in. Als beloning trapt ze flink het gaspedaal in. De bus bolt wel lekker en tot mijn verbazing dommel...

 

Europe Gap Year 2005-2006

Have really enjoyed our time in London. Still feel like we're on holiday even though we have to work. London Weather: Not that bad! Even winter was bearable and the summer days are long and (mostly) sunny. Maybe we struck a good year? Londo...

 

Croatia and Belgium... Pizza, Ice-cream, Mussels, Beer and Chocolate

I spent a week in Croatia on a boat with 22 friends (we had the luxury of occupying the whole boat!) and sailed the Dalmatian coast from Split down to Dubrovnik and back, stopping at a different island/coastal town every night. It is such a beautiful p...

 

emily and alexandra's european tour may 2006

Greetings from Lisbon!!!! Well, yes, we made it. It is very hot and sunny here. I am a bit sunburned. Not only because of the sun, but because the cobblestones reflect the sun like no other so you get twice the rays. Ouch. We are hat shopping t...

 

Shanthi's Excellent (British) Adventure

Something Forgotten in the State of Denmark The running theme of last weekend in Denmark was...well....running. Running for the plane, running to make opening hours of Kronberg (Hamlet's) Castle, running for trains, running to make opening hours o...

 

Europe and middle East Oct 2006

 

"If I See Another Baroque Church, I'm Going to Scream and Then Puke"

Took a daytrip to Bratislava, Slovakia, with my friends Melissa and Jessica. Saw the local sights, but otherwise not a whole lot to do. Cheap though!...

 

Sommer 2006 zu Lëtzebuerg

I just found out about this little program a couple days ago during my stay in Luxembourg for the summer of 2006 with my wonderful girlfriend and her family. I'm writing today on my birthday and I must admit it's a little weird to spend your birthda...

 

Long weekend in Belgium

A pretty big city but the we ate some good food, snails included. The city bus tour gives you a pretty good lay out over the city and covers a large area....

 

Japan Zomer 2007

Na het opstaan, het eten van rijstbollen en het drinken van miso soep zijn we meteen naar het station vertrokken. We zijn snel even 2 plaatsen voor de shinkansen die ons morgen naar Osaka zal brengen gaan reserveren. Vervolgens namen we de trein naar M...

 

Belgium. BYO Fun.

Richie and I took the Eurostar off to Brussels for a romantic long weekend. Visited both Brussels and Brugge. Both nice cities but f*ck all to do after you've wandered around for a day. First night caught the train into the centre. Went to the local...

 

On the Scottish Borders

I was running late as per usual. Kept hitting the snooze button and ended up having to pack my daypack and get dressed at the bus stop in front of the BGH. But at least I caught the right bus to Kelso. Munro Bus 67 drove pass St Boswell and Tweed Ho...

 

The Big Oh-Eee

I drank more Guinness than I have ever even SEEN in my life, but it would be rude to go to Dublin and not have one! Plus it was the cheapest drink in every pub which is the main reason we kept drinking it rather than switching to something else! ...

 

Justin's World Tour 2006-2007

Greetings everyone from the heart of the former evil empire. Yes I am still alive...this is a good sign haha. Anyways my god do I ever have alot to talk about. Russia is just incredible, lets just say its the most crooked, culturally intense, beautiful...

 

Europe = love

Saturday morning, I got up and went to meet the other Jill, for a bit of Paris sightseeing. Unfortunately, when we went to put her luggage in the train station lockers, her wallet got stolen. I feel awful, because I actually saw the guy who did it, but...

 

Parents in the UK

I'll add details later. Check my xanga site for what happened. www.xanga.co./nakilad ....

 

UJ Choir Tour - Europe Winter 2006

Linz / St. Florian. We were guests of the South African Club in Linz. WOW what a great bunch of people. We were treated like royalty. We were met by representatives of the club at our hotel after which we took the short drive to the monastery of St....

 

Our big trip

Gavin’s bit: The Hilton put on a great breakfast spread, and after Sam polished off about three courses we eventually made our way back out onto the M3, shooting down to Portsmouth. Today we visited the Royal Navy’s base down on the Solvent. Abou...

 

My lifes journey's so far

Back to Paris... How lucky am I!!! This time with a friend and a bit more time...

 

The World Jaunt

Auckland...