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Birding around Anglesey
... we were waiting for a taxi to take us into Bangor. Our first stop was Patrick's Irish Pub and when we arrived we were told by the taxi driver, who had not had his meter running that he had been told that it was £13. This was a bit of a surprise because when we 'phoned for the cab the company didn't actually know where the Travelodge was. On the return trip we used a different company, Chubb's Cars and they charged £10 which was consistent with what we'd paid a couple ...
A curry and a pint or two
... to find places for much less than £50 a night in most of the UK so if you can get four nights in a Travelodge, why not.
The Bangor Travelodge is quite a long way out (many are central), being situated on the A5/A55 junction about three miles from the centre. A taxi should be about a tenner each way (but see later) so you might need to factor that into any costings.
We checked in and drove into the city centre. Bangor is a university town and at ...
Beginning the adventure!
So it's exactly a month tomorrow that I fly out and I thought i'd get started with this, not really sure what goes in a blog so bear with me! Really cannot wait until I fly out it really is gonna be an incredible time but i'm also really nervous, travelling alone is quite nerve racking especially as I get nervous just going the shop alone and I have a general fear of new people (as well as spiders but i'm sure that will be ...
Scotland to London via Wales
... London. Transfers and we end up in Watford, where David picks us up to spend the last night at his place before a noon departure Saturday from Heathrow. We were able to talk our way past the gatekeeper on the Tube using our rail pass. After paying double for our first fares, before we figured out how the ticket machines worked, I didn't feel the least bit guilty. It evened out.
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Party party!!!
Feeling a little sluggish today following one fantastic party, thanks to everyone who was there and made it a very special send off. Just finished off the left overs for tea although none of the pork was left!! Special thanks to Dave and Jules who helped out with organising on the day and took over the catering, think Dave was enjoying himself so much that it would ...


