Destination: United Kingdom

4 June, Wednesday

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 | By ronsan | Views [352]

Wow - what a day! Drove with Chris and Jean to Exbury, in the New Forest, about an hour and a half from Crowthorne. There were wild ponies and donkeys all over the place, plus large white cows wandering free. We saw one pony suckling its foal at the ... Read more >

Gallery: Takeoffs and Landings

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 | By esunbury | Photo Gallery

Off Roading; Sailing; I love my life

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 | By bulwer | Views [1324] | Comments [7]

It's difficult to know where to begin for this entry, but I guess chronological order makes sense! Byron was thoroughly enjoyable, a highlight being our trip to a tiny town called Nimbin, which is essential Australia's Amsterdam. People sell weed on ... Read more >

Gallery: New Forest

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 | By ronsan | Photo Gallery

3 June, Tuesday

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 | By ronsan | Views [458] | Comments [1]

Today was pouring with rain - roads slightly flooded.  Jean drove us with Sam to the station where we caught the train for London for Sam's interview. We needed to go to Cavendish Street so, after we had reached Waterloo Station we took the Tube - first ... Read more >

New Lanark

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 | By tregenza_family | Views [462]

One of our day trips in Scotland was to New Lanark, a town synonymous with the nineteenth century reformer Robert Owen. We'd heard the town was well worth a visit and it did not let us down. It is a very pleasant, historically significant place on the ... Read more >

Gallery: New Lanark

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 | By tregenza_family | Photo Gallery

2 June Monday

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By ronsan | Views [301] | Comments [1]

Today we decided to go to Hampton Court Palace, somewhere we were both looking forward to seeing. Chris and Jean came with us, and we started off in the Rose Garden - full of glorious old fashioned roses, filling the air with their scent. We decided ... Read more >

The Countdown is ticking

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By mogsie08-09 | Views [399]

Well folks, the countdown is well and truly ticking: after all these months (and years) speaking about it I'm soon to be on my way! I've finally got moved out of the flat - thanks mum and dad for all your cleaning and endless trips to the tip - I told ... Read more >

Gallery: Hampton Court

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By ronsan | Photo Gallery

Gallery: our flat in london

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By larneandjas | Photo Gallery

Edinburgh vs Glasgow

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By tregenza_family | Views [1664]

Prior to visiting Scotland, we had often heard and read that Edinburgh was a much more desirable city to visit than Glasgow, and when we first arrived our initial observations of the two cities were consistent with that view. We were only in Scotland ... Read more >

Face to face with history

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By wandering_jess | Views [320]

Well today I literally got to experience being face to face with history, i had so many plans for spending my saturday in sunny london, but first stop was the National Portait Gallery. My natural instincts took me straight to the tudor rooms, which ... Read more >

1 June, Sunday

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 | By ronsan | Views [324]

First day of winter in Oz, first day of summer in England! Started the day by going to morning service at the local Church of England (St John the Baptist Crowthorne), a nice little church with a female minister, Rev Lisa Cornwell, who is a clone of ... Read more >

Gallery: Cotswolds (2)

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 | By ronsan | Photo Gallery