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Portsmouth Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Nearing the End...
This is a top pick! It's very hard to believe that this time has come. We're actually leaving the UK. There were a few days where I thought we'd be stuck forever! But after just over 2 months on the road we're at the end. It took quite a bit longer ...
First real adventure on the high seas
This is a top pick! ... . Albans primary). After 4 hours of fighting the enormous waves and wind skipper Alan made the wise call to return to Portsmouth before we lost someone over the side. A shame but saved us 17 hours of hell and no sleep as ...
Ruined
This is a top pick! ... 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. ...
Bags are packed
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
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
... 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
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
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 ...
All aboard.
This is a top pick! Ferry or Cruise - the ship's confused. We had a pool party and a cabaret but it was all over in 24hrs. We were too excited to ...
Portsmouth to Benicassim (12th - 22nd July)
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 is dull
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 ...
Laundry landings!
England was not what we were expecting. The horrific ice age we had heard about leading up to it seemed very anticlimactic. Not a patch of snow anywhere. Needless to say there was plenty of rain and fog though. We had booked into a travel lodge just ...
Welcome Home
... 's 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 ...
Ready to leave!
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)
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 ...
24 hours and counting
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!
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 ...
Chaos reigns
We got here, bit eventful, but all in one piece. First stop, the Malthouse Inn, Timsbury, no sign of Kerry and the van but he limped up with a stuck clutch, Quick repairs from The Rat wielding his WD40, 7 pints of Ringwood Best and a bag of ...
To Pompey
... my way around and under the station through some footpaths (passing a few gentlemen on stilts, interesting) and finally emerged in Portsmouth’s main shopping area, known as Gunwharf Quays. The entire area was quite modern, and the observation ...
Ready to go!
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
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 ...
Merry Christmas
... 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 ...
The night before
... last 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 ...
Last Day of Work
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
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 ...
Water Water Everywhere
... will send 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 ...
Change of Plans
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
... 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 Historic Dockyard
... of the way as they were doing work on line. All in all, the ride was just over an hour and then we were at Portsmouth harbour. We stepped off the bus and just around the corner was the historic dockyard; home to a collection of famous old ships, modern ...
Home, but not for long
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 ...