Grange Lodge Hotel London

... the guy falls asleep! (He wasn't disturbed by the girl at all & enjoyed his breakkie!) Alright for some… So out came the DS.. great games. Suffered with altitude pressure before landing, but all was well... except for the flight arrived late so have a short time to right this blog.

Ok, now time has run out, no chance of a cocktail from Hard Rock Cafe as its now time to board next flight to Melbourne!! The journey has only just begun...

... with music and records was me ‘taking
after Gordon.’ I like that and have always imagined that if Gordon had
survived, he would have been my favourite uncle. In fact, even though
we never knew each other, he secretly is my favourite uncle anyway!

Two weeks in the Isle of Wight must have been quite an event in the
young life of my grandmother; I wonder about the sacrifices made by her
parents to get the money together for the trip. I also wonder ...

... a few who were very kind and concerned and who checked with Mark later in the flight to see if I was feeling better.
And, thankfully, I was - Mark tracked down some Panadol in the airport, and once that kicked in I started to feel a bit better, and after a little sleep after we were back on the plane again, I was feel almost great again!

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We got the kids into their PJs before getting back on, hoping that this would help them have a sleep ...

... Sinead O’Connor, as far as I know she grew up
in Dublin town, maybe they still haven’t come to terms with Sinead
shaving her head.



Joss: Probably not Jasper, still Ireland was well worth visiting, I give it 5 stars.



Jasper:
Yes it was such a pleasant and easy place to spend a weekend, I was
just a little put off by the price of everything, 4 ½ from me.



Joss: Jasper, nothing compares to you.



Jasper: Joss, you’re the sweetest thing.

... it. "Take vitamin B1 and buy Avon Skin-So-Soft Woodland Fresh dry body oil as the mossies hate that." - Perhaps TRUE (I haven't been bitten yet), but be sensible. I dutifully loaded my suitcase with far too many cosmetic and health sundries and have since regretted it. I am now lumbered with half a suitcase of toiletries it will take forever to dispose of as I don't really want to throw them away. I shall probably try to ...

... culinária: Indonésia, Thailandesa, Japonesa, Indiana, Cantonesa (Hong Kong) não necessariamente nesta ordem de preferência. . pior culinária: não sei exatamente, mas na Nova Zelândia, Hawaii e Austrália eu comia a mesma coisa, não identifiquei "pratos locais". Na China eu não sei bem o que comia, mas as vezes era bom. . melhores refeições: almoço e jantar com a Ju em Bangkok! (tanto pela comida, mas muito mais pela companhia!) . pior refeição: uma sopa de cabeça de peixe q eu mandei ...

... heaven forbid, even walked from one destination to the next... with our trusty A-Z... it's been great to touch each corner of the city on a trip down memory lane. Conversation dominated with 'wasn't that where we...' and 'oh, I remember this!' At times it felt like we hadn't really even left as we slid straight back into the push and shove mentality on the footpaths. But there was a few new ...

... ticket machines so we found an ATM in the street and had subway for lunch while they shrunk. Eventually arrived at the hotel in Bayswater. Ashley was happy as we had five TV channels in English. Mandy was happy as we had a double bed and a kettle. Shops and metro station just around the corner, Hyde Park at the end of the street, so the location is great. Ashley went off to Madame Tussaud's nearby, while we had an afternoon off after a hectic few days in ...

... square and caught the tube to russel square where we walked back to our hotel, which is nice b/c its not that far. so after getting back to the hotel i was bagged, and was ready and in bed by about 9pm. it may seem early, but when you're on your feet all day walking around in the sun (yes it was nice here) you tend to want to sleep. cheers. ps. i do realize that i'm probably missing bits and pieces but maybe when i get home i'll do more chow.

... but am almost on my feet and have a great job and great place. All is well so I have started planning some trips. Here is a taste of some of the future travel blogs coming to a computer near you soon! June - Heading to Exeter to catch up with my Pommy mate in his home town for some beers - Joachim arrives next weekend so I naturally have a pub crawl lined up from Heathrow to the city which wont stop... July - Heading to Olso, Norway for a long weekend with ...