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St. Helier Slideshow
Travel Blogs from St. Helier, United Kingdom
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English Countryside
This is a top pick! After leaving the city, the countryside was a nice change with it being quite different to Oz countryside, but very much like I had imagined given what I had seen on TV. The main difference to what I imagined was the roads were even narrower and windier ...
Jersey: take one!
We are in Jersey and so happy. What a fantastic surprise to see Claire and Anthony in Jersey as well! We spent 4 lovely days in glorious sunshine on the beach, grilling sausages at home, sailing in a freak storm and just catching up and enjoying each ...
Jersey: take two!
The Gods were smiling upon us, we made it onto the ferry. We changed our plans slightly and spent the month of August here. During that time, we sold Foxy to a young South African couple living in London. They plan to fix her up and take her down ...
Team Turkana Video
Latest multimedia addition... For those who want to see FOXY in action, click here on Team Turkana, courtesy of Chiho and Christoph and their superb videoing and editing skills. Since finishing our trip, we've been watching this Turkana video again ...
Holy Bays - St Brelade and St Ouen
... arrives it’s a club sandwich; there’s enough for both of us. On the bus back we stop for a final walk at St Brelade’s Bay (a favourite spot – you might have guessed). Sitting in the gardens, reading the papers we start to melt; ...
Fore .... No Six
It's been a wild Saturday night in St Helier. At breakfast I hear residents’ murmuring over the noise and revelry. Across the road from the hotel washing up has been added to Liberation fountain and foam is drifting in the wind. We take the bus to ...
A few hours in Jersey
Took another fast ferry over to Jersey just for the day. The island is beautiful and has a lot of shops and restaurants. First thing we did when we arrived was take one of those little city tours on one of the open air trolleys that look like ...
Where's Jim
... window, no Jim or Lil. After an excellent meal we stroll along the harbour and take a bus back to St Helier. I wonder where is Bergerac? Shelagh and Mrs Whitfield had met him some years ago Shelagh says she doesn't know much about him ...
Chillaxed
... 30, we are back on track. The hotel is on the sea front of St Helier with views over the yacht harbour. We walk around St Helier collect lunch; Sandwiches, strawberries and pink wine and catch a bus to towards St Brelade's Bay. The bus doesn’t go to ...
Buses and the Stag Party
... to Corbiere, bus to St Ouens Bay (pronounced Ones) to watch the motor bike sand racing walk and paddle on the beach, bus back to St Helier. We board the bus; there are lots of people who want to get this bus. We sit behind a German couple and behind us ...
A Practical Guide to Packing for a Year
First of all: whatever you pack, it won't be enough. I came to this realisation some weeks ago and so this has helped me not stress about what to take or not too take. I'm taking a 70-80L backpack as my main luggage. This is just about stuffed full of ...
Welcome! 11 Days to go...
Hello! After a few requests, I have set up this blog so that everyone can see what we are up to on our adventure for the next year! With just 11 days to go, we are busy making last minute preparations for our departure, and of course our Bon ...
Ell's Packing Panic!
I have just packed, unpacked, and packed again, and may unpack one more time before one last squashing-everything-in session. I had avoided packing until today because I always end up feeling slightly sick when I pack (I think this stems from Uni days). ...
Jersey
I lived in New Jersey for 4 years, so I couldn't afford not to check out the real Jersey. Very small, will probably never go back, but I see how English people find it attractive... the nature is nice, the milk is delicious and the tides are ...
Jersey War Tunnels and Gorey Crustaceans
... not eat mussels but said I should go to Gorey because that is where they are collected. At first, I thought I wouldn't be leaving St Helier since I had an early morning tomorrow, but then my obsession with mussels won over and I hopped on a bus for ...
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men.
Road maps being out of date, General strike and violent riots in Greece, Closing the West Bank in Jerusalem and then extremely violent scenes there.................... all this, has not been able to stop the intrepid ...
More island time & a visit from Michelle
Time spent on the rock. Zoo Days, showing Michelle around, etc etc. ...
St Helier
With some rain forecast for the next day, we depart in beautiful conditions for St Helier, passing west of the Minquiers Plateau. With conditions favourable for a sail, we make a good speed northwards but as the conditions ease and the speed slows, we ...
Sittin on the rock
So im off on saturday. am ready i hear you cry? of course not. well... wot do you expect? dont even know where i am stayin when i get to sri lanka! although i did get an email from the volunteer organisation sayin they sorry they havent got back to ...
Fruit Bats at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Park!!
... Kerry. So here I am. Kerry and I chatted online on facebook and I will meet her at 7 at Romana's Italian restaurant here in St Helier. I think I will change my clothes to go out so I should do that now. I walked over - I only had 20 minutes ...
Jersey - At Last
... ; They were from Yorkshire and going on a camping trip to France via St Malo. They had to get their car off at St Helier and wait for about 4 hrs before getting back on. We talked about the Olympics and different ferry routes, driving cars on ...
Jersey island
Flight to Jersey was not until lunch time, so I did not have to hurry back to Gatwick airport in the morning. I get there just after 10. Of all the airports I have been to, I like Gatwick the best, not least because they left a decent interval between ...
To all the squirrels i've loved before
Well its finally that time! Well almost...tomorrow it will be that time! Finally found my passport, and checked my visa didnt need anythin doin to it (yea, i know, im a bit too relaxed sometimes). Bag is lookin like it might be a bit heavy so ...
Another day and a disaster in a French toilet
... French toilet Yesterday the weather was quite beautiful so we caught the hydrofoil for a day trip from Jersey to St Malo in France. The town is really picturesque with lots of fantastic shops and a great atmosphere in this medieval walled ...
A trip around the island
... and was quite overcast during the early morning. I was picked up at 9:30 and then we spent the next 45 minutes driving around St Helier picking up other passengers. The average age of these passengers was around 80, though there a couple of us a little ...
And we are off
Took off from Jersey airport in the company of expert traveller Alan Whicker, who was also on his way to the South of France. Arrived in Nice only slightly behind schedule having made up some time after the 30 minute delay leaving Jersey, well it was Fly ...
Fun in the sun!!
There is plenty of fun to be had in the summer in Jersey. Beach time, cycle lanes, walking paths, Fishermans Festivals, Seaside Festivals, Food Festivals and more. ...
Battle of Britain International Air Display
... huge number of tourists to watch the spectacular. Most Jersey people have the afternoon of work to watch them show their stuff over St Aubin's bay. As the daughter of an ex-RAAF aircraft engineer I was dragged along to a number of air displays in ...
Badgers of the world..unite
Trading bikinis and flip flops for wooly hats and snow boots, the time had come to return to the nest, feast on Marmite and Branston Pickle, and remember just how amazing Waitrose is. But there's no rest for this wicked Badger...and after a night or two ...
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