Holiday Inn Aberdeen West

... everywhere I've ever been, and so peaceful and naturally beautiful. It's almost an honour for me to help them maintain that beauty. And this is my opportunity.<br><br>Back to the real world now - a trip of this proportion [usually] needs planning, and money. Hopefully I will soon join the ranks of the employed in order to earn some extra £ aside from my savings, and I will be able to make my dreams for next year into a reality by my own power ...

A month in and no activity? What's going on, Sarah?<br><br>WELL.<br><br>Moved in OK, Freshers week was a blast, but I just haven't quite gotten to the exploring part yet. Made a trip down to the beach, a few around town.. And it's actually quite nice here. It's cold yes, but it's a fairly quiet city. Not too big but not too isolated.<br><br>However uni [the evil *******s] have decided to give ...

... 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!!!!

... most things are labelled in arabic there. I'll let you know if it really helps or just extra deadweight when I get there. I shaved my hair off last night too(with the dodgy aid of the reflective side of a cd-rom) so I could do without hair gel or shampoo. <br> <br>To be honest I haven't really been excited about the trip till last night when I did a little more research on where I'm going. Now its all come in a rush and I wish I was leaving today instead!<br>

... I wish I could find in my own city. It's nice that a city this size (roughly 200,000, I'm told) can be so pedestrian friendly. It's a wonderful thing to live somewhere where you don't have to own a car. Also, there're a lot of small businesses downtown, which is a nice change of atmosphere from our big-box store culture.<br><br>All in all, my vacation was exactly what I wanted it to be: quiet, simple, easy. <br><br>

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&#8212 ...

During our week-and-a-bit in Northumberland, we decided to take a quick trip up along the east coast of Scotland, planning to go as far as Aberdeen and explore some of the countryside and coastline. We got a pretty early start on Tuesday morning, around 8am, and headed up the A1 entering Scotland at Berwick-on-Tweed, continuing around the Edinburgh by-pass and across the mighty Forth Road Bridge. We got to Dundee in time for coffee and a scone, and a walk around the ...

... surprised with a clear blue sky on Saturday. We had a great time on the weekend visiting with friends and spending time wondering around the shops on Union Street. On Sunday we visited the Maritime Museum which was surprisingly good, especially considering that the entrance was free. Two things that made the trip even better was Starbucks coffee and ...

... is still outside, with a sea of lights winking in the western horizon. Sunday. A sunny morning. Jeez, its been glaringly sunny all throughtout england. Highly unusual spell, and we were in the middle of that. I take a stroll in the garden once again. What a pity that the digital camera battery died, and I do not have a converter to plug in the US standard plug into British sockets. chb has breakfast on a high chair after a week, during which he has forgotten to eat ...

lets start at the beginning shall we? thursday night im having a dilemma... do i go to movement and see roni size or bryan gee with a friend and go to the airport from the city or do i wake up at 3 am and chance that i would be able to figure out 3 nightbuses to kings cross in the middle of the night. I obviously opted to go to movement, which was really fun actually. I ran into a friend there who was randomly djing in Scotland that weekend in Edinburgh. That was really random ...