Portsmouth, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

Ruined
Jul 14, 2007 (107 photos)

... back in Portsmouth, and it has been one of my dreams to see it, especially after seeing the Wasa in Stockholm.   Portsmouth   After much discussion with Lucy, we decided that Saturday would be the day. After getting there, we dived in. First ...

Bags are packed
Sep 3, 2007

Well my rucksack is packed and it feels far too heavy. There's everything from waterproofs and gloves to swim-shorts and sunblock. Not to mention several months worth of anti-malarial pills. Anyway, its an early start tomorrow to catch the coach to ...

Christmas at home
Dec 17, 2007

We returned to Birmingham and then I came back to my parent's house for Christmas. I am going skiing in La Tania in the first week of January but I probably won't put that on this site because I have loads of skiing holidays on here. David and I are ...

Portsmouth Ferry
Apr 25, 2005

... half the family in the midst of our farewells, so thankfully there was no chance for long teary goodbyes and so off we hurried to Portsmouth to catch the ferry which would take us two nights and a day to cross the channel to Norther Spain and Bilboa. We ...

Getting ready
Aug 28, 2008

Today i have been getting all of our stuff ready for our  break on the Isle of wight, didnt go too well, a few days ago Bill was moaning and thought Whats the rush...oh dear... oh my.. what a mistake!! I Couldn't find much of what i wanted but ...

Home for a while
Nov 12, 2006 (1 photos)

The flight home was horribly long. I was ok on the plane because I could sleep but I had an 8 hour stop-off in Kuala Lumpur and it was 3am so there was nothing to do and the shops were shut. I tried to sleep in the airport but it was freezing (due to the ...

Portsmouth to Benicassim (12th - 22nd July)
Jul 12, 2008 (26 photos)

So this is it. The very first blog, and wouldn´t you know it but time has almost run out. I´ve got roughly 7 minutes to do this in! Basically, Will and I have hitched thus far through France (staying with a lovely family for two nights in the ...

Home again
Jul 9, 2009 (2 photos)

I have been home 2 days and it feels like I never went. I have been looking for a job and life is returning to normal. We had such a good time on our travels, I can't believe it's over already. Every day was new and exciting and now I have to go back to ...

Home is dull
Aug 26, 2005

Home for 2 whole weeks but I can't contain my excitement cos I am off to Egypt on September 10th. How exciting!!!! But meanwhile am bored at home with nothing to do, dreaming of a far off place....

Sea-sick
Dec 10, 2007

... towards the end of the journey and enjoyed a hot shower in our luxury cabin, something I definitely needed after far too many days of going without. As soon as we arrived in Portsmouth and hit land I was fully recovered and ready for the drive home.

In which we do everything in a single sentence
Aug 30, 1999

Thorney Island Barracks Ricki:              Very short one, this one - we drove south, stopped at Nick and Denise's house for a cup of tea and to collect some stuff Adrian had left behind, ...

Welcome Home
Jun 14, 2003 (2 photos)

... Mum, Nigel and her sister picked us up after waiting an age to get our bags and before we knew it we were back in Portsmouth, where both of us grew up and our parents still live. We have spent the week catching up with people and trying to get some ...

The night before
Aug 21, 2006

... name, in case you were wondering, and Gavin and Julie are our first ones. We're a young married couple living in Portsmouth, UK and usually earn our pennies working as a Builders mate and Event Production Manager. We made the decision to take some time ...

Ready to leave!
Jan 6, 2006

I've only got just over a week before I leave and am busy tying up the loose ends. I'm also trying to figure out how I'm going to fit all my stuff into one bag! Someone asked me yesterday whether it was frustrating waiting to go but I've actually got ...

Welcome home (to wet and cold England)
May 28, 2008

Well after 267 days away I have made it back home. My flight left the terminal on time, but within 5 minutes we were parked up again due to a problem with one of the engines. So we were 1 hour late taking off, but the rest of the flight was fine ...

24 hours and counting
Jan 16, 2009

I am sure by this stage in the proceedings I should be feeling calm and organised. All my travel documents should be in alphabetical order and easily accessible. My backpack should be packed according to a deligently written list and I should have my ...

Back in Blighty!
Nov 21, 2007 (5 photos)

Hi all, Well, after 22 months away, I'm finally back in good old Blighty and Portsmouth (Pompey).  Becky and I had a great last couple of weeks in New Zealand, spending time on Shambhala in the Bay of Islands, where we took some friends from ...

Packing to leave
Aug 22, 2008

I have spent the last few days preparing for this trip with David. There are so many things to think about - malaria pills, bank accounts, travel insurance etc and I feel sure I have forgotten something. I have finally packed but my bag is far too heavy ...

Portsmouth
Dec 29, 2005 (3 photos)

Portsmouth

Ready to go!
Aug 20, 2009 (1 photos)

I thought about doing this trip for a very long time. Originally, I was supposed to set off two years ago, after graduating, but that plan was foiled by a ruptured Achilles tendon. Recently, everything has been a bit uncertain but once the decision was ...

Creation of the travelogue
Oct 4, 2005

Just created the travelogue while at work and I want it to be January already!!! I'm working in Portsmouth at the moment in an attempt to pay off my debts so I can at least leave the country on zero! Here's to the next 3 months flying by. The plan is ...

Stonehenge and Thorney Island wedding
Sep 5, 1999

Thorney Island Barracks / Larkhill Camp Alex:              On Friday morning we visited Stonehenge, which the natives of the country had warned us was very touristy and barely worth visiting.& ...

Merry Christmas
Dec 25, 2007

... to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year.  I have had a great day at home with the family in Portsmouth, UK and am heading down to Devon for New Year to meet up with some very good friends...I can't wait. Becky and I are still ...

Last Day of Work
Apr 5, 2005 (1 photos)

Blimey! These last 2 months have whizzed past, and it's now our last day of work - hurrah! There's still so much to do before we leave home next week, but it doesn't seem so daunting a task now. Just hope we can fit all our stuff in the van! After a ...

Packing for Africa
Jan 15, 2007

I am back at home unpacking from skiing and packing for my next (and last for the foreseeable future) adventure. I leave for Nairobi in 4 days. Yay! I can't wait.

Water Water Everywhere
Dec 16, 2005

... my pictures from the top. Then I spent a few hours at the D-Day Museum learning all about D-Day because it was launched from Portsmouth. I liked that a lot. Then my friends took me up to a pub on top of a hill with a great view and we had some British ...

Change of Plans
Jan 31, 2005 (1 photos)

Bad news before we've even started! We were planning to travel through Europe with Henry, our cat, in a little motorhome - and despite the hassles of being stuck in a confined space with a cat and a litter tray (need I go on!?) it's always much more ...

Portsmouth and Portchester
Jun 14, 2006

... pix. They'll come next time I am at a computer with a usb port. I know, its like third world over here. Anyway, I made Portsmouth last night, went and had a lesson in different types of cider, went to the shore, stuck my feet in the English Channel. Then ...

Portsmouth
Aug 1, 2007

... army (or the navy, in this case) and all this retarded, pop narcolepsy generated by war and its mongoloid "bang-bang" drones, but when you see one of those bad boys... Watch out, Afghans! 'Cause we're fucking you up sky-high! P.S: Portsmouth is cute.

Home, but not for long
Apr 20, 2007

After a 12 hour flight from Jo'burg I arrived at Heathrow and finally got to see David after 3 months apart. I was shocked at how cold the weather was in Britain after the heat of Africa. I was home for 2 days before I moved to Cheltenham to do my TESOL ...