Manchester
Travel Blogs from Manchester, United Kingdom
Explore home first
... that was his name) deliver the mail. I suppose we will have to get used to unusual forms of transport! I think the people of Manchester found us of some amusement as they were all dressed in their work gear we looked dead sexy in walking boots and huge ...
Travelling Cows
... Traveling Art Cows (I'm sure I have seen them in Sydney) have managed to travel more than I have and since seeing them in Manchester I have run into those cows in Zurich and seen traces of them in Dortmund.. my challenge is to travel more than the ...
OZ is GO!!!
... we didn't know yet! Full steam ahead with our plans now. Exciting but scary too Obviously had to celebrate with more wine. - Onto Manchester to see Anna (uni mate), Simon and 3 year old Dylan and 6 month year old Rachel to widen our childminding age ...
The End.
Well we've made it round the world and it's been the best experience of our lives. We counted 20 plane rides to do it and numerous buses and trains not to mention the unusual forms of transport to get us from one point to the next, in our opinion you've ...
Mandy's visit Home
Paul and I went our separate ways for a couple of weeks as I wanted to go home and visit my nearly nephew Joe and family. I've had a lovely time being real 'Auntie Mandy' (instead of just a picture on the wall) and it's very easy when you can hand him ...
Back in Blighty
Alex: Back in Blighty. I can't quite believe it is all over. We were greeted at Manchester airport by Dean's Mum and Dad and shortly after by my Mum. After a slap up breakfast, we swapped stories and generally caught up. The sun was out, the birds ...
Canterbury Tales and Northern Moonkays
... I'd be staying in professional accommodation for absolutely nothing (I'd also find out that Sophie's father was a member of the Manchester United club, and had I mentioned something sooner, I could've easily gotten tickets to Old Trafford. Bollocks.). ...
Back Home
Wow, where did the last two and a half years go?? And do I REALLY have to go back to work after Xmas ...
1 Day till lift off
Day 0 Well we go tomorrow. First thing if you have found this blog as a consequence of my text message I apologise I probably sent you the wrong e-mail address. Our e-mail is roundtheworld2010@hotmail.co.uk so you'll have to update your records. If you ...
A quick visit home..
We flew back into the UK on Friday May 20th for a short visit home and had a weekend of partying with friends and family. On the journey up the M6 on Friday (after Mandy's Mum and Dad had kindly picked us up from Heathrow) we got stuck in traffic for 3 ...
Back home...for Mandy
... We flew home via Heathrow (right into the middle of all the extra security restrictions) and although we managed to reach Manchester our bags were delayed somewhere en-route... In Manchester we had the usual whirl of catching up with friends and family ...
Dirty old town
... 8217;t – but then went on to clarify and ask why we were so brown (understandable as we were on the London to Manchester shuttle). We are probably browner than we have ever been for a freckly blonde and a milk bottle white brunette – but ...
Halfway up England
... walked through the Centre. Unfortunately the Modern Art museum was closed that day but we also headed out to see Old Trafford (Manchester United’s home ground) on the way out of town we travelled alongside the Lakes District to make it to a lovely ...
1 week to go
Well only 1 week to go. Interestingly checking the weather forecast St Petersburg and Moscow are only about -16C however quick thanks to Rick for advising us that approximately half of Mongolia's cattle have died in one of the coldest winters on record. ...
Homeward Bound
Boy it was good to see mum. As I touched down in England I just couldn't wait to see her face and feel her embrace. No one else can make you feel so good as your family. And there she was. "MUM!" We talked all the way home along the ...
Not long to go now!!!
Hello, Only four weeks left at work, but that means only one more pay packet! Hope the planning, budgeting and preparations all add up...This message is just a test to see if my technical skills are up to 'idiot proof' yet before I leave and have to ...
Manchester i headed up to victoria station ...
Manchester I headed up to Victoria station to catch a National Express coach to Manchester and a night with two more friends Julie and Richard. First of all can I apologise to those of you I said I would contact in Manchester on my return, Al ...
ANZAC Day 2007
The Legend of the ANZACS In the heroic campaign that followed the landings at ANZAC Cove, Gallipoli, on 25th April 1915, casulties on both sides were heavy. The Allies, including Australians, New Zealanders, Britsh, Canadians, Indians and French, lost ...
Visiting Old Trafford - Manchester United
... muddy. The last week in England, we went to Manchester to go see the Old Trafford stadium, where my favorite soccer team plays: "Manchester United". It was so cool to see the locker rooms and where the teams sits and waits before the games. ...
Well the time is drawing near to departure ...
... has turned into the part of the trip I am looking forward to most, as I will be meeting up with Simone, a good friend from Manchester! She is working in New Zealand and has already organised nearly all of my NZ stay as far as a flight to the South ...
More Goodbyes!
After the sad farewells in Thirsk we headed for Manchester on a circuit to say even more goodbyes! We headed on to the moors to see my cousin Carolyn and her pack of animals. Unfortunately Shelley and Neil were not at home, however, it was ...
Manchester
Last stop on the tour... And all we managed to get was a photo of the back of Richard's head - although myself and Alison are looking delightful. Sadly after this was taken the camera broke although I am sure it was unrelated to my bad hair. ...
Almost there
... some food to cook a dinner for our wonderful hosts. After the ‘chores’ were done we took a bus into Manchester to roam the streets there. Mostly we took pictures of ironwork. Walking around with 2 blacksmiths it seems you ...
Tomorro! Tomoooorro!
This time tomorro we will be flying over the sea to Boston! Absolutely nowhere near ready, the backpacks are splitting at the seems and we've only just got out the apartment, but it's time! Seems like only yesterday I shuffled along to STA in the snow to ...
Sunny Manchester
Simon's leaving do! Bag nearly packed to allow a good proper send off next weekend, everyone invited to the Red Lion from Friday night. http://www.redlionwithington.com/ Probably going to have a few beers and back to mine on Friday night ...
Manchester
... makes sense considering we are in Edinburgh and i'm now writing about Manchester. Anyway, Manchester then, here we go. We arrived in Manchester courtesy of Megabus, it was how the name suggests, very mega. I think it took about 4 hours, i slept about ...
4 days to go
Ok it seems like we are all set for the off now and we hope to be in Morroco this time next week. We have a rough idea of where we are going "Very Rough" We have paddys night on the rock however i do recomend we don't go to wild on the black stuff as we ...
Manchester Calling...
... me... He really was quite dull... The thing with the Northern English, well at least the ones I saw in Manchester, is that they all look the same... The women all have peroxided bleach-blonde hair with brown layers ...
