Coventry, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

Back home to England
Apr 7, 2007

Sorry folks, seem to have writers block when it comes to finishing this...but i promise we will in the next week or so...if we havent forgotten it all by then!! We are home, have been for about a month now. Everything seems normal again, infact it ...

"An eagerly awaited holiday never arrives"!!
Jun 3, 2006

Well its 3 weeks to go and how slowly does time go when you are waiting for something??? Got lots of loose ends to tie up but just find myself wandering about aimlessly willing the time to pass! Im getting very excited now, and terrified too! Just can't ...

Week Three: Back to Work
Dec 12, 2006

... fromthe hospital has done this so far.  And they brought a 3-course meal with them - delicious it was too! Saturday, Coventry beat Burnley 1-0. Sunday, some more visitors come round. Monday we got a call asking Amy to come in tomorrow.  We ...

Coventry
Jan 17, 2007

Second day of job interviews. Coventry is not remotely as ugly as Birmingham. Furthermore: bearable. It scared me that half a morning was enough to comb the entire city, though.

wow
May 6, 2005

I am in England and bored so am making one of these so that i can fill it in when i go away in THREE little weeks. Maybe I will update it everywhere i ever travel - even if its just to the union and back.

still in coventry
May 7, 2005

Well yesterday i travelled to the bank and back again all in one journey. I also travelled to the kitchen a few times to get healthy snacks. In the middle of the night i ventured all the way to gehan's room to wake him up and he was not too happy.

Day 18
Oct 5, 2008 (3 photos)

I woke up at 9am this morning and began to get ready for breakfast. After showering, doing my hair and getting dressed I headed down with Celeste, Nikita, Noah and dad to breakfast. The choice for breakfast was huge, almost anything you could think of ...

Leaving on a jet plane...
Feb 27, 2007

Hello Everybody!!! Tonight is my last night in England...Im catching a coach to take me to my plane to take me to Malaysia in 3 hours. Im sorry this message cant be longer, but I have to go pack! I shall try to keep you all updated on my little ...

Very English..stuff
Aug 30, 2009

... took a walk to the statue of Lady Godiva and took a photo of her. It was a short trip to the hotel at the Ramada Coventry and we reached it by 5.30pm. The room we got was very fancy, nice and large and even coffee making facilities :) We played some ...

Merry Xmas One and All
Dec 24, 2006

Well, another year has passed and so the familie Bassett would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry Xmas and a happy New Year. I hope you have all been good boys and girls and that Santa brings you all that you deserve.  ...

Day 19
Oct 6, 2008 (3 photos)

... piled into the car and began on our days' journey. Our first stop was one of mum's old houses when she had lived in Coventry. Once mum had had a look around we headed to our second destination of the day, another one of mum's cousin's houses. Catherine ...

Mission Countdown....
Mar 5, 2008

2 Months and 2 days until we Take Off!! Well, today we had 3 more injections. Japenese Kekkyphonilitis, Rabies and Hep B which all went fine thankfully. We've already had Hep A, Typhoid, Yellow Fever pumped into us which was a disaster in so far as we ...

Endless things to do...
Mar 20, 2008

Well..it's been a while since our last entry because while we are still in the UK, really, there is only panicking and preparation to get on with until the big day arrives. But still might be a good laugh to read so why not keep you all informed of our ...

School's out for summer!!!!!
Jul 21, 2009

Been busy all day today getting ready for our big adventure!!! We are so excited and keep doing the Peter Kay thing of 'this time tomorrow...' (aeroplane arms included!!!). Emma has kept shoes to the minimum (only 5 pairs!!!!!). Make sure you keep upto ...

AN ENGLISH COUNTRY WEDDING
Sep 3, 2004 (5 photos)

... door by an eager postman. It was the official invitation to my cousin's wedding, to be held at The Brandon Hall Hotel in Coventry. As the day drew ever nearer I finally decided that booking a room may be a good plan of action. Unfortunately they were all ...

Week One: Hopes and Tears
Nov 29, 2006 (7 photos)

... day, but things started moving at about 4:30am. Sarah started having contractions, so by 8am I had carefully negotiated Coventry's ferocious early-morning traffic and we were at Walsgrave Hospital, where some of the world's greatest people have been born ...

Back for good
Oct 22, 2005

So, its all over. We're back in Coventry, to grey skies and 13C temperatures. And nothing to wear.... no jobs to go to.... oh, we're so hard done to.

Sent to Coventry
Jul 28, 2005

Coventry, England - the centre of a great and proud nation..... geographically at least. Not in terms of anything else, unless you can include Chav culture. But, it's got a nice Cathedral that would warrant making a detour if you were ever in the area. ...

We're at the Ricoh and we're dancing in the stands
Aug 20, 2005 (2 photos)

Well, after 8 years of waiting, and minus the retractable roof and retractable pitch, a new top-class venue for football (note: not a venue for top-class football) was opened to the public and the mighty Sky Blues notched a 3-0 win against some minor team ...

Beginning my tour of England and Scotland
Aug 3, 2006 (8 photos)

... painted a deep shade of pink, outside in the gardens peacocks pranced on the beautiful green lawns that stretched to the river. Coventry We were told the 70% of Coventry was destroyed by bombs in WWII, what is left of the old Cathedral stands beside ...

The day before...
Oct 24, 2008

Oh what a day..... it started crazy and ended crazy!! but then what else would you expect? Both of our parents stayed over last night, and so were around to help us - thank god! Spent the morning running round like headless chickens trying to ...

Home #2
Feb 5, 2008 (4 photos)

... manage very frequent travels.  Birmingham airport helps but there are no flights to Moscow from here.  Midlands (that's where Coventry is located) is actually a very nice area.  There's a lot to see and many great places (Liverpool, London, ...

The build-up
Mar 6, 2008

... out with a perfect 2.1 essay I decided to take a break and head to the highlands with a few mates. Just to prove how hectic Coventry was before I left, here's what I had to do on the last day: 11am-12: States and Markets lecture 12-1pm: States and ...

Home!
Jan 9, 2007

Just wanted to add my leaving date so I have a start point on my map!

Coventry
Jun 28, 2007

So today I had to work... We started training New Hire Orientation to about 75 people at 11am, so it's nice to sleep in!  It's really an easy job, nothing to even think about.  The small stumbles we had were translating different words that mean ...

Making Plans - BUT WHERE TO!
Oct 5, 2009

It's been months since I could check what's happening in the UK first hand.  Fantastic weather I had been told but little work out there. My next plans must include making money and spending little.... the project in Lesotho has not moved on to a ...

Eight villages and a Hamlet Grand Tour
Jun 5, 2006

... 20 John came to pick me up, right on schedule. On the way to, Bubbenhall, he showed me some interesting places, the way to Coventry airport and some nice houses. I wish lived there. Of course we arrived early in the Bubbebhall but it is part of John's ...

Random
Jul 2, 2007 (10 photos)

... some random pictures and most of them have a story with them.  I got a VIP tour of the RICOH Arena where the Coventry Club Football Team plays (soccer).  It's beautiful and some of the hotel rooms exit into the stadium.  A couple of the ...

The beginning
Jul 5, 2007

... Mike up. When Mike says his final goodbyes, and has his last kiss- lovey dovey moment with his girlfriend, we head off on our way to Coventry. We get to Coventry just before 11. After thinking my case was too heavy still, I unpack a few items then finally ...

Sikh Union Annual dinner and dance
Dec 21, 2008 (5 photos)

At our annual dinner & dance the committee of Sikh Union Coventry, were presented a cheque of £500 by Mr Chana, and in the course of the presentation, the Secretary Harbans Gumman explained the reason for the cheque and a brief background of ...