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Looking left again
Our ferry to the UK was 16 hours, but we had a little cabin to ourselves (and I had a Kindle!) so it was not bad at all. The ferry was more like a cruise liner, with restaurants and bars and even a cinema (we got excited, but it turned out to be a DVD projector setup, so we didn't bother). It was pretty expensive, so we ate in the cheapest place we …
Newcastle = Hadrian's Wall and Alnwick Castle!
Newcastle Upon Tyne has been a blast, except most of the things we've been doing have taken place outside of Newcastle! On the first day, we went to visit Hadrian's Wall, taking the AD 122 (yes, the same as the year construction started on it) bus out to Hexam and then to Housestead's, a very famous stretch of the wall and one of the best preserved …
What I thought Edinburgh would have been
Oh Newcastle... I really wish I could have stayed there more than one night.
It was here that I stayed in my first hostel. I wish I would've stayed in more after that experience. I met super cool people - including a cute boy (practically the first I'd met my entire trip - British boys just don't do it for me!!)! I wasn't even in this …
Kevin & Jeff's Excellent Adventure
"A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it." -George Edward Moore The kid made it. That's right, my little brother is here in the United Kingdom with me. He flew into Heathrow on Thursday morning, where I was late meeting him due to tube delays. After some train confusion resulting in having to pay extra for the …
Ready for Departure
As dusk descends, the promised monsoon rains have not quite materialised but it is cold and very windy. It's good to know we will in hot and sunny climes quite soon.
Luggage is nearly packed. Judith has been scouring the shops for suitable light clothing and we have vast quantities of medical items including insect repellents and malaria tablets.
No room for the cricket bat I'm afraid.
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