Newcastle upon Tyne
Travel Blogs from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Back in Newcastle
... it was time to head back to the airport and to life in general !!! And Finally It was fun being in Newcastle, seeing the baby Harbour Bridge again, but seeing that the museum was closed, we either need to come here again, or maybe walk ...
ANIMALS PUNCHING PEOPLE
... ambulance laughed with me. When I said they'd used the word, "radgy," he laughed. He said it didn't mean anything. "These Newcastle boys have made up a language of their own." A nurse at the hospital said I'd probably been hit because I have ...
RULES AND SIGNS
... was as a bar-tender in an '80s nightclub. I'm renting a room and searching for work in a northern English city, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (pop. 500,000). (I originally reported the population was 400,000, but I'm now saying at least 500,000 people live ...
Fond Farewells
... disperses around the globe to partake in/observe medical happenings for 8 weeks, the elusive elective! Our parents shuttled from Newcastle to Yorkshire/Lancashire in heavy laden cars that were too full to fit their highly appreciative offspring ...
Newcastle and Durham
So we decided to head back north, up to Newcastle and then to Durham. Newcastle upon Tyne is quite a lovely city. It resides on the Tyne River, hence the name, has wonderful bridges crossing the river, and some nice architecture. We strolled around the ...
From Coventry to Newcastle
... then headed back to the bus where we hopped on bang on time and off we went. We drove a couple of hours to get to Newcastle, I had a doze with my headphones on and Dan just chilled. We stayed at the Jury's Inn and reached it by 3.30pm and dinner was ...
Newcastle A.K.A The Toon
... coffee soon after at starbucks... its the law. Then began to walk towards the keep on the quayside where most of Newcastle symbolic views can be found. All within walking distance, the Millenium bridge, the Baltic Museum and the five bridges ...
Home
... , sad to be leaving Beijing and wish had more time here. Land in London to be greeted with awful weather and connecting flight to Newcastle is delayed. Sitting on the runway ready to take off and head home tiredness starts to catch up with me and I fall ...
Be there on time!
Remember to be in college with your baggage at 12.30 on Monday 07/07/08 - we don't want to leave you ...
Hello From England!!!!
We made it to England! We took a train from Edinburgh, Scotland to Newcastle Upon Tyne and while it was a little difficult to figure out what we were doing at first we finally started getting used to it. Once we got to Newcastle we had a heck ...
ISSSM Conference
Well I wasn't really going to write anything here since this was strictly work-type stuff - I was in Newcastle for the International Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference (which was brilliant by the way) - but seriously, this place was nothing ...
The day has arrived!!!
... was an early start for me couldn't sleep much but got a few hours up at 2am!!!! I have checked in seat 19D for my Newcastle to London flight and 31K for my London to Newark flight unless I can get upgraded!!! Going to ask at check-in desks in ...
Toon Toon!!
... / ironing a shirt for the big match. Again Micky and Dobba worked absolute magic and locked in corporate box tickets to Newcastle V Manchester City. The Toon's last home game for the season. Atmosphere was electric and the hospitality didn't disappoint or ...
Newcastle
... and remembering our other visits and funny family stories. Michael took us out to eat at a great Indian restaurant and then we had drinks at a local bar. This marked the end of our trip! ...
Only 3 sleeps to go!
... Packed in the job. And spent a fortune on about 6 leaving do's! It's about time to set off around the big wild world! Only 3 sleeps to go then FAREWELL NEWCASTLE! Next time I update this I will be in sunny Rio, so see you all ...
The adventure starts here!
We meet at school at 10:30pm The coach leaves school at 11:00pm to take us to London ...
Post University
Well i've finally finished my 4 years of university and was hoping to take a gap year of sorts, before this experience presented itself back in March. So, with gap year plans aside for now, i'm off to the Far East to get some work experience. Oh ...
Newcastle and not beyond
... packed, with a little help from our friends, we set off aiport bound. Our first leg in this journey was a short flight from Newcastle to Amsterdam, or so we thought! Goodbyes said we made our way to checkin, finally getting rid of our very heavy ...
I would drive 500 miles and I would drive 500 more
... . Arriving back at the car around lunch time, we headed south back in to England via a stop at the Angel of the North in Newcastle and on to the coast along the Yorkshire Moors for our last sleep in the UK. Waking up in a pretty little cliff-top town we ...
The first leg
All journeys start from home. And since my home is Holywell, the round the world trip begins with the 364 bus to Newcastle. Unnervingly, the bus is over ten minutes late. Paranoia over the timetable ends when the single decker bus bounces it's way ...
Unpacking Suitcases!!!
... Jeddah Mall is a smaller, more intimate mall, but lovely none the less. Several floors circle around and look down upon a lower level food court dining area, complete with bridges, fountains, waterways, and lighted palm trees interspersed amidst the ...
Back to the start!
Well I've done it I've joined the round the world club and done the full circle!!!! Thank you all for joining me n my ...
Reflections
Reflection is a wonderful exercise of the mind and if done carefully and considerately it can teach you an awful lot about yourself and about other people and how you inter relate both with them and the world in general. It makes you see easily how you ...
17 weeks and counting!!!
... time, it could be classed as an up-market back-packers trip!!!! It will be a little nerve-raking getting onto that first flight at Newcastle International Airport for th estart of thei trip on my own to the other side of the world, but on the other hand I ...
Nearly time
Hey yall! Just making my last preps before jetting off tomorrow. Going to be an early one, flight leaves at 07:05 so will have to be up at about 4am! :S But 10 hours later I should hopefully arrive in Point Sallines Airport, Grenada, with my bag! ...
Tickets booked and preperation
I got the email from air new zealand. My flights are now booked! London to Tokyo 9/09/07 Osaka to Bangkok 24/09/07 Bangkok to Singapore 19/11/07 Singapore to Sydney 28/01/08 Sydney to Christchurch 19/05/08 Christchurch to Auckland 02/06/08 ...
weblinks to learn more
BBC websites are usually good sources of information which we can follow up during and after the visit. This one http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/timelines/british/index.shtml is a timeline that explains particular events. So, the ...

