Best Western Russell Hotel Maidstone

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... other fires, bombings from two world war etc. A favorite of Dickens...I would not be surprised if this place was haunted by past patrons, who may have met a untimely death in the scary alley leading to the entrance. Inside is a warm, inviting place were every stranger was welcomed. A friendly chap recommended one of the guest ales, Harvey. Jim and I struck up a conversation with a couple from Essex in town for Valentines Day. I think ...

... and courteous and the food delicious and colourful. Warm with wine and food we set forth again into the icy temperatures and met a very large man. ..and another man who seemed to be a sort-of-Chinese Father Christmas, giving chocolate money to children. We paused to consider taking in some more culture but then decided to conserve our energies for another day and went home.

... the tour, Nicole, Evan and I went to Harrods, which is the most overwhelming store in the world.  It was too stressful to be enjoyable.   It was all decked out for Christmas, which was exciting.  I went to dinner after that and then went back to the hotel where I collapsed.  I was going to go out, but I was so exhausted that my legs physically hurt just laying down.  That is the first time I have felt that exhausted.  Instead I stayed in and watched a movie ...

... very nice. Afterwards, I wondered around a bit and made my way to St. James Park and Buckingham Palace. I've been to London a few times, but never managed to make it to Buckingham Palace. After that, I went to the nearby War Cabinet Rooms and Churchill Museum. This is where the WWII War Cabinet met and where Churchill had his offices. If you are interested in WWII History or Churchill, this is a fascinating exhibit - give yourself a couple of hours ...

... a music elitist though, I rated pretty much everyone due to play in the tent all day, so we sort of stayed there most of the day. I'll reel off the bands in order we saw them: Black Kids, Justice, Pendulum, Gallows, Hotchip. We then departed the steaming tent whilst The Wombats played to go check out a bit more of the outdoor DJ booth, because Zane Lowe was doing a set. I adore Zane Lowe. The man is probably ...

Red Bikini? Yes red bikini Steve mused..."Round the World in a Red Bikini". I stared across the table at Steve, his expression was deadly serious..I began to realise just how big the divide between men and women really was. Steve and I were sat in Tas, a Moroccan restaurant near Waterloo station, going through possible themes for my forthcoming trip. Steve was a close friend of mine - originally from Newcastle. We'd ...

At Heathrow and checking in my luggage with my wonderful partner who I will be missing for the next two months. I feel the adrenaline racing through me and my heart is beating so fast. I found it hard to sleep the last few days because of the excitment. After a long goodbye I make my way through security (which was surprisingly quite painless and quick) to begin my big adventure.

Leah / Greg Woke up this morning and guess what... it was raining. Stayed in the tent for as long as we could before nature and check out called. We packed up in the rain which meant that not only did the tent go from weighing 2.1kgs to 5kgs all our bags and stuff got wet. Had a shower to dry out (ironic!?!) and headed into town to have a bite to eat and catch our 1:45 bus. It was still raining when we got there and we were told that the bus would ...

It's been a while since we've recapped on our current lives, apart from the travelling we've engaged in as of late. The "adjusting to London" phase is well out of the way and the novelty of living in a new city has pretty much worn off. Our curiosities however, are still elated and we never pass up a chance to visit a new place or learn something new about our host country. Nonetheless, our first stage in London has now ...