Swindon
Travel Blogs from Swindon, United Kingdom
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Corporate Games - Swindon 2006
What a weekend.....blazing sunshine, healthy banta, competitive footy and Oh yes a drinking session!!! Swindon hosted the corporate games for 2006, they didn't know what was coming. We rolled up on Friday night to register before catching up over a ...
Swindon
... he came round the corner in a limo! It was a really nice surprise and really good to see him again. I was back in Swindon for 8 weeks, it was really cool being home for a bit and seeing everyone again especially knowing soon I would be jetting off ...
Cotswold Wildlife Park
Well I've settled back home in Swindon. I'm already back to work, to save some money towards my next trip. I've been trying to improve my photography skills and I've been out to Cotswold wildlife park with my dad a few times since I've been home. He's ...
Why the blog?
Ryan and I are traveling to South America next week - how very exciting! On Wednesday 2nd September we fly to Lima and undertake the first leg of the trip - Peru. Normally we couldn't afford a holiday like this - and all thanks go to DK Travel and ...
New Canada Travelogue
I will no longer be adding to this travelogue, But i have started a new log for my two-month trip to Canada. If you're interested you can find it at: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog/jsto/canada_2007/tpod.h tml Thanks for ...
Don't panic!
... the guide books, reduced the volume of clothes you want to take or....we're sure it'll be fine. Our route is: Swindon >>> Cape Town >>> Jo'burg >>> Londolozi Founders' Camp, Kruger >>> Hong Kong >>> Singapore >>> Cairns >>> Sydney >>> Canberra >>> ...
About Me
My name's Jay Shuttleworth, my mum would say its Jason Shuttleworth, either will do. I am very close to the end of a 24 year career in the British Army, Royal Corps of Signals where I have been heavily involved in IT and communications ...
A decent send off
Lots of photos of drunken friends and colleagues at McKenzies on Thursday 25th May. Keep in touch and see you soon. ...
Before I leave...
Hi everyone, i-to-i have sent me some further info about both the family I'm staying with and the school I'll be working in on the first part of my trip in Costa Rica so I thought it might be nice to share it with you before I head off on ...
Museums
... opened at 10 a.m. Later in the day, Peter and John visited what remains of the Railway Works started by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to manufacture steam locomotives for his Great Western Railway. Some of the remaining buildings now house a Shopping Outlet ...
Bye...
It's time for the adventure to begin and I fly out to Singapore today. I'll do my best to keep these pages updated with some photos and details about my travels whilst i'm on the ...
Compuserve Problems
Once again we cannot log on using the laptop so it is a matter of finding other connections. We finish up taking to the Compuserve "Help" people in Ireland for several hours. They issue new passwords and make several suggestions none of which help. We ...
Its All Over
www.volunteersecuador.com www.intiwarayassi.org Well folks, that's it, it's all over. The fat lady has sung, the shouting has happened, Roy Orbison is in agreement. Yep, I'm back home in Blighty. It was a bit of a sudden ...
Back to Blighty!
Oh what it is to be back on British soil! So, now that life is once again on fast forward and passing me by in one big blur, I felt it was about time I wrote a quick update to let you know what I'm up to and how all you lovely ...
And Now for a Culinary 180
... . Feeling fresh faced (literally that mask from Lush works) we did some furniture shopping and spent the afternoon at Lydiard Park in Swindon. Corporate games were going on so we were treated to some free music making for a lovely day in the park. We ...
Sunny England
So I made it to England. After having to repack my bags at checkin, went for a bite to eat and goodbyes at the airport, and then got on an almost empty plane. Sat next to a chatty woman heading back to visit family, then we realised that there were ...
so glad to be home!!!
4 hours delay with Ryanair Home at 6am - shattered.... Fingers crossed for some compensation - we weren't even given a free soft drink! With 2 hours getting into the country through customs, going around in 1 day and having 2 to get bored in and 4 hour ...
Christmas Day
... home were at Dennis and Lindsey's so I didn't get them until I got to their place on the weekend after Christmas.. We went to Swindon and spent the day with Shane's aunty and uncle and cousin. It was a good day.. had a roast turkey lunch and leftovers ...
Swindon Duck Race - May bank holiday.
It's a serious business getting the ducks prepared for racing and I confess that the first time I heard about this event I was very interested in reading about the health and safety rules which have to be followed. The race was on bank holiday Monday and ...
Dragonfly & Mayfly on the Wilts and Berks Canal
... there was the Ionian Sea, so calm in summer and so different from the tidal coasts of the UK. I was concerned before I arrived in Swindon that I would not stay long in a place without a canal or river, not knowing then about the Wilts and Berks Canal that ...
back to the UK with a bump
Well that is it. The end of our travels. Back to the real world. We will now have to try and find jobs, decide where to live and wonder if our bank balances will ever get back to where they should be... so watch out I may be knocking on your ...
Pizza Mamma's
... given to us by hotel reception so she decided to follow us. Could not work out why she would be stopping in a place like Swindon thought it must have been for work - no she informed us she had driven up for the night from London “to see her ...
Back in dear ol' Blighty - but not for long......
Bbrrr! It's a bit parky here don't you know? I'm not normally woosie about the cold but given it's about 25degrees C colder here I am feeling it! Arrived back in England at 5.30pm last Tuesday only 11 hours later than scheduled so that was OK?!! Spent ...
36 hours to go......
Hello, hello and a happy new year! Whilst I'm writing this I really should be finishing my packing although to be fair most of it is done with my magnificent lists and code referencing system -actually you wouldn't think there was a system at all if ...
Overnight at Swindon
... family in the St Keynes / St Pinock area. We found about 6 or so headstones of Little people. Not yet sure if they are relatives. Also found Little people are still in the area and have some contact numbers. Stopped at Swindon on the way to ...
Decision TIme!!!
Ok, now is the decision time for the road trip. Have been quite confused which road to follow for the trip. It is either i go down south to the coast and enjoy some sun and sand (with some beer) or do i go bit north and get into a beautiful mountains and ...
Kicking back the Swindon way!
... bollocks & ran away to catch up with an old friend of my brothers. Good old Wayne took me in for a few days in little Swindon town. Not much there really but we did do a Swindon Pub crawl the night I arrived & had a few drinks. Good times! No ...
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