Destination: United Kingdom

RE: Ni Hao!

Fri, 19 May 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [752]

Not that I want to brag or anything, but I totally rule when it comes to emails. Some of the stuff I've written to mates and friends, even people I hardly know or even like, is, to be blunt, Pulitzer material. I often imagine the scene when someone ... Read more >

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Gallery: First days in Edinburgh

Fri, 12 May 2006 | By smartin1978 | Photo Gallery

Five things I learned about London this week

Thu, 11 May 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [805] | Comments [1]

1. As far as I can decipher, London has no native insects. None. Presumably the legendary fierce wrath of the English summer might lure a few stragglers, but I can't really see myself rushing out to track down mozzie coils and aeroguard any time soon.... Read more >

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Dead man working

Sun, 30 Apr 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [1436] | Comments [1]

The great thing about not working, apart from the fact that you are not working, is that you have the time and the energy to maintain a healthy web journal about how much time you have to maintain a healthy web journal now that you're not working. It's ... Read more >

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A new dawn

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [754]

Note to self: when long weekends pop up, don't spend them in London, cause no one else does. The place is a ghost town. Hardly any shops are open, only a handful of wayward cars patrol the streets, hell I can't even get stopped on a high street by a charity ... Read more >

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Room and bored

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [746]

Not that I don't love spending three weeks sleeping on the floor of my mate's bedroom, comparing snoring patterns and giving him tips on what to wear in the morning, but sometime the good times just have to end and you need to leave the party before ... Read more >

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Tea and Biscuits

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 | By auspep | Views [1252] | Comments [1]

The British weather really turned it on for the bus trip to Manchester. Cold and rainy again, yes! And, as usual I'm a mixture of emotions. Happy that I'm heading somewhere new and meeting some new people. A bit scared that these people will hate me ... Read more >

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Gallery: Europe Photos

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 | By emsy_d | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Felton

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 | By harryjonas | Photo Gallery

Brain and position vacant

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [854]

The other day we were in The Gap or something and Handsome Dan wanted to know what size the belt on the mannequin was. I never thought I was such a homophobe, because I nearly gagged undoing it. I sat through the whole of Brokeback Mountain watching ... Read more >

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The honeymoon is over

Wed, 5 Apr 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [730]

It's a funny thing, comfort zone. When you're in it you're constantly wishing for more challenges, wanting to be thrust out of it so you can feel like you're in control, that you can overcome any adversity because I AM MIDDLE CLASS HEAR ME ROAR PLEASE ... Read more >

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Return of the Coal Miner's Prodigal Son

Wed, 5 Apr 2006 | By trailrunr | Views [2118]

I headed back home to Scotland in April 2006 to tend to my aging mother and was staying at our house while she was in the hospital for a spell. The last time my mother was dragged kicking and screaming into the 20th Century was when she got central ... Read more >

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Gallery: First impressions of London

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 | By garyspaz | Photo Gallery

Five things I have learnt about London this week

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [775]

1. When you are on an escalator at a tube station, stand on the right to allow others to pass. This is a practice vehemently adhered to by the locals. If there were escalators in Elizabethan times, there probably would have been an "off with your ... Read more >

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Walk the line

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [709] | Comments [1]

If you know me, you'll know that I love walking like Superman loves Kryptonite sandwiches. People who walk everywhere are scum. They're fit. They're healthy. They smile all the time. They say things like "Oh I must tell you I feel SOOO much better ... Read more >

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