(Posted by Peter) This is our first full day in London. We woke up around 7:00 am and made it down stairs (way down) to the basement where the small hotel (B&B almost) had its dining area. Keep in mind this isn't a hotel but a converted series of flats. They did a nice job really. The hotel came hightly recommended by TripAdvisor.com and we woul...

We transferred to the international terminal and wandered about the shops there. Time flew (excuse the pun) and we were soon boarding the plane for Oz. I was so excited and getting on a 747 was exceelent. I hoped my excitement would get me thoruhg what I knew would be a long and tiring journey. We were near the rear of the aircraft and beside on...

Day 2 began at the slightly unusual time of 5.45am when I woke up. Very irritating really since I am very much a sleep in until noon sort of person. I headed into London with my mum at about 8am and we had a super fast wander around Westminster, the eye, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square before heading over to St Paul's. We got there at abo...

Yesterday morning was indeed the first sunny day in over a week. Over a week? I've been here over a week?! Scary, it's going way to fast. I never expected I'd have this much fun. To be quite honest, I would consider raising my three little girls here. The kids here are so adorable. They run out of their little classrooms, with their little ribbo...

No internet access for a few days so the blog has been neglected. We arrived in London late on Saturday afternoon after several delays and the inevitable Parisian queues. Long but boring story... The most notable thing about London so far is the weather. It's absolutely freezing - particularly if you're sitting atop a big red London bus. Despite...

Well - today London turned into Minnesota. We got about half an inch of snow this morning. In London, that basically means mass panic. The tube was completely bogged down with delays and the newspapers had headlines like "SNOW - MORE IS COMING!" I am not kidding. I had my interview this morning for my internship at the TUC Press Office, but beca...

Over the years, I have been sending out either group emails or, once I found this blog, the stories via the blog. I have shared my moments with you all, be it good or be it bad. My friends quote my lines, even today, I listened to a voice mail stating "And I told that prickshaw driver to **** off" !!! Oh they were the days, back in India, but I ...

Was a bit strange leaving - without knowing for how long with all my belongings quickly thrown into a storage room at my mothers house.