Holiday Inn Aberdeen

... a crapload of work. And I'm also trying to find one of those "job" things so I can get some extra £ for travelling purposes. So no real time for immediate fun, grrr. But I'm hoping at some point I'll be able to do a bit of mountaineering, and also planning on heading down to Glasgow and Edinburgh sometime. There's a couple other Travelpodians scattered around somewhere too, but I think it's ...

... all taken care of the adventuring will begin. I'm starting to think Ill hop over to Dublin for a day or two before I start traveling south because I am dying to taste their Guinness! Ill write as soon as I know, but I think Ill be lounging around Scotland for two weeks while I get my ducks in a line. Obviously there isn't much to log yet but i promise it will get interesting soon!!!!

... in a 30 ltr something backpack. The photo here is what I've settled on so far plus the camera (minus the router of course). One really important item i realized i've forgotten till today is toilet paper.Thats in the red and white plastic bag so easy for me to find in case of emergency. The string if you're wondering is in case I need to wash my own clothes so at least I have something to hang the clothes from. Also a mini french dictionary for Syria ...

I made it back to Stonehaven today. Amazingly, the sun was out in full force, a complete contrast from yesterday. I walked along the North Sea for a bit, enjoying a Cornish pasty, and then made the roughly three-mile hike up to Dunnottar Castle, also overlooking the sea. The hike was amazing, but largely uneventful. The photos say more than I could hope to.

I leave for the U.S. tomorrow morning around 8:30 a.m ...

Heather and I should have known better. We left the house at 1:30 to catch the train to Stonehaven. It was overcast, but not yet raining, and in our haste we each forgot to grab an umbrella. By the time we arrived in Stonehaven it was raining pretty steadily. The walk from the train station to the city center only lasted about fifteen minutes, but by the end of it, my clothes were soaked ...

I rose around 9:00 and went for a run down Union Street (the main drag). People looked at me like I was nuts. Apparently exercise isn't an Aberdonian specialty, particularly at 9 a.m. Afterward, I found a small out-of-the-way sandwich shop where I bought a roast beef and bacon sandwich with spicy English mustard. I enjoyed the sandwich on a bench facing Soul Casino— ...

Here are some pictures of the coolest place I've ever stayed!!! That's all I have the energy for tonight. Not much to report other than a meeting filled morning in Reading, England.. then a flight to Aberdeen! So far it is super cool. Hopefully I'll ...

... expect to live not more than 64 years old and the female babies don't fare better than their male counterparts. That is to say all these babies had actually overcame their first hurdle of survival. I am now preparing to see this nation with my own eyes, wanting to see how much I can do and how much we can do to help lessen their sufferings. There is only one reason why I would be strong to face this, that is God loves Us.

... on 4 continents. Of race relations and intercultural mixing in Britain. The street outside is still alive at 11 pm, passers by, and the odd double decker rumbling by. The lil boys fall asleep chbetime, and the little green empty french beer bottles swell in numbers and form a colony of their own. In the sari-curtained room with hushed lighting The conversation drones on quite late into the sunday night, around 11.30 after which we all head to bed. Monday: the two ...

... m getting too old for this sh*t! A few more nights out before I was finally preparing to head off, including the head wetting for Fox Joseph Daniel Murray. Duncan with some mates from work, Duncan's Dad, Andy, John and my Dad all turned up at Frankenstein's Pub in Aberdeen to watch the rugby and celebrate the birth of Fox. It turned into a double celebration with a stunning Scottish performance destroying the English, winning the ...