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Manchester Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Manchester, United Kingdom
High Altitude Boots
Introducing the range of high altitude boots - this is serious and essential gear when considering the wind chill effect on air temperature. -22F air temperature with a 40 mph wind gives -65F. So these are the boots that keep your feet warm! Now for the ...
Via Inmarsat: 1st satellite email update
This is my first email attempt to update the blog sent via satellite phone to test it's safe arrival and ability to populate the blog. Great news is it has arrived safely and updated the blog. It took some time to arrive, so please bear this in mind ...
Hey bro!
... and Stephen tried to convince us football (soccer) was an exciting game. We ordered Chinese take out and settled in to watch Manchester United play Reading. Let's just say, were still not convinced. We spent the next few days seeing the sights and doing ...
Everest 2013 - season opening
This weekend marks the start for the various teams arriving in Kathmandu and making their way up to Everest Base Camps (North or South side). The border into Tibet is not yet open and early indications are that this will occur on the 8th (you just cant ...
It just happened so quickly!
... to begin, the airport is...an airport, and the highway is...a highway...one I just so happened to take straight the hell out of Manchester! I saw nothing but the freeway straight to Liverpool, however, of what I saw, it seemed like a delightful place. ...
Home and Dry
Hi Guys, so.....I thought I would write a little something so that you know whats to come....and you get used to reading it. So, the departure is looming. The house is nearly all packed up and some stuff is already in storage. We have sold SO much ...
Back home away from home...
Hey all, So I am back on solid ground, at my uncles, my home away from home while in Europe. The Topdeck tour I went on was amazing. I have never seen so many hisortical and beautiful sights. I learnt so much history in those 14 days. Met some ...
Manchester!
... the old buildings and had a chance to see where she went to lectures. It was cool. We continued by walking around Manchester and visiting the Library and Town Hall. It was cool to walk around and think about the people and things that ...
Happy Birthday
Going back to Switerland The plane was living from Manchester airport at 11.30am, so we took the train two hours before and went directly there. I had to perform an amazing gymnastic with my bag, because for some reason the straps were a problem (it ...
didsbury to withington
Left the house with just minutes to spare for my appointment. Nearly ****** up the trip in the first minute as I reversed out of the drive and ran over an old lady out with her dog. I didn't have time to wait! Life's tough! The journey over the sleeping ...
Manchester Airport
Well we had planned to travel to Manchester at 4am but heard there may be some snow' so we booked into a flash hotel for the . Better to be safe etc... Got to airport and had to wait for an hour to get through security. First flight was ...
Day Trip to York
Headed Noth today to visit thecity of York. It is surrounded by the old Roman city walls, with the main attraction York Minster. The Minster is the largest Gothis Cathedral in Europe and has an amazing amount of stained glass. The day started ...
Leeds
... purpose built museum, so it was very comprehensive. After lunch in the cafeteria we took the bus back to the car, and continued to Manchester. We're in a hotel in the suburbs, but it's rather nice. Went for a walk in the afternoon, and planned the next ...
Funeral
12 Aug Auntie Annie's funeral day Anthony and I had a last goodbye with her and then on a nice sunny day we gave her a good family send off.All the family were at the "Swan with 2 Nicks" pub I took lots of pics including the last ones of Auntie ...
Time to say goodbye.......
This is going to be one of the strangest days ive come across yet!! On one hand it will be the most exciting and life changing days, as it's going to be the first day of my world trip adventure! I doubt the night before i will have slept much, if it all! ...
School Leaders
HEADS OF SCHOOL: Lloyd Coleman Charlotte McMurray HEAD OF BOYS’ HOUSE : Caleb Sibley HEAD OF GIRLS’ HOUSE: Jessica Thayer HEADS OF VICTORIA HOUSE: ...
Wimbledon Widower Goes on Wife Imposed Diet
... , polish, etc. to take care of some basic maintenance. Then on to the club moorings in Lymm, about a 3-1/2 hour journey from Manchester Castlefields. On the way, Mike stopped at the club’s Agden moorings to fill up with water. Moored up at the club ...
Waiting to board
Well I ve managed to get through check in and now I'm sat in bar drinking pints off Stella at a shocking £4.15 a pint fucking day light robbery.Very worried about flight but couple of these pints should take the edge off.I should be landing at ...