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Ready for Departure
As dusk descends, the promised monsoon rains have not quite materialised but it is cold and very windy. It's good to know we will in hot and sunny climes quite soon.
Luggage is nearly packed. Judith has been scouring the shops for suitable light clothing and we have vast quantities of medical items including insect repellents and malaria tablets.
No room for the cricket bat I'm afraid.
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Hexham - absolut eine Reise wert!
... nach Durham. In Durham steht eine der größten englischen Kathedralen, erbaut im romanischen und frühgotischen Baustil. Der Rundgang in dieser Kathedrale war außergewöhnlich beeindruckend, die uralten, vor allem sehr bunten und die teilweise modern gestalteten Kirchenfenster, sowie die großen Rosetten, ganz besonders die mächtigen Säulen beeindruckten sehr. Abgerundet haben wir unseren Besuch in Durham mit dem Kreuzgang in der Abtei und dem Gang zum Marktplatz
mit dem ...
City of Bridges
... for an hour in the old City Pool.
Newcastle has a long history. It has some remnants of old town walls, a few 17th century buildings, a Castle Keep and an elegant, curved street of 19th century town homes. It’s a university town and very lively with young people, especially at night. There are lots of monuments, busts and plaques commemorating local heros; a large indoor market ...
Newcastle
... kick off and with a pub next door to the hostel we didn't have to go to far. The pub was a little packed but notning like that time in Nottingham, unfortunatly Newcastle got smashed 3-0 but it was an alright afternoon and night but it quitened down a lot after the game, probably because it was a Sunday afternoon, so we had some dinner and went back up to our room.
Day 154: The days are starting to become a lot cooler as we head ...
An Introduction to My Travel Life...
... m only in my 20’s!! Thanks to my mum, who also has a bug for seeing the world. The first ever place I can recall travelling to was India when I was 6 years old, travelling once a year to visit the state of Kerala, south west India to visit family. From then on I have only been in ore of the world and what is out there, and I have only just begun! Bring it on I ...
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