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Travel Blogs from Coventry, United Kingdom
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Back home to England
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"!!
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 ...
Week Three: Back to Work
... 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 ...
wow
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 ...
still in coventry
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 ...
Day 18
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...
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 ...
Very English..stuff
... 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
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
... 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....
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...
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!!!!!
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
... 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 ...
Week One: Hopes and Tears
... 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 ...
Back for good
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 ...
Sent to Coventry
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 ...
We're at the Ricoh and we're dancing in the stands
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 ...
Trip back "home"
Mit dem ersten Bus zurück nach London, dort noch mal den Horseguards beim Wachwechsel zugeschaut und ein letztes Mittagessen im Schatten des Grossen Ben genossen bevor es dann zum Flughafen weiter ging. Um Alternativen zum Unterhaltungsprogramm von ...
First day of travelling!!!
So it's my first day on the road and i'm heading out to San Francisco................................. I wish! I'm sat at home twiddling my thumbs because thanks to a big volcano in Iceland emitting a cloud of ash, no flights are leaving the UK for ...
Getting ready to go!
It's a mere 5 weeks until I jet off on my trip, and I'm just getting all of the last odds and ends sorted. Got all my kit, visas, and bus passes, and now setting up this very blog to keep everyone updated on my progress! Next entry should be ...
Beginning my tour of England and Scotland
... hallways 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 ...
The day before...
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
... 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, ...
Tuesday 30th – Coming Home!!!
... sally said we would be home by about 11!!! Fingers crossed!! Traffic was pretty kind to us and we got home to a little chilly Coventry (bout 18 degrees) at about 11. We got all unpacked and gave Sully a well deserved clean... 4 weeks and nearly 4,000 ...
2 weeks to go...
So here we are... 2 weeks before the big trip! Since the wedding time has flown so it's kinda scary that we're so close to departure. Firstly I'd like to thank everyone who has helped make this happen. The gifts we received for the wedding were beyond ...
The build-up
... 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 ...
Back in Europe.
... we took the train up to Warwick University the following day where Dave’s got another conference. I’ve had a look around Coventry (which is closer to the university than Warwick) but there’s really not much to see there. To me the name ...
A WEEK TO GO
Well a week to go and stories of bombs in Dubai, bits of A380 falling out of the sky and Indian super bugs abound. Have I done something to offend St. Christopher I'm wondering. Nevermind, at least I have a reasonable travel insurance policy! Away from ...
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