Queens Hotel Brighton

... where the hell we had ended up.  Sure, it was to be an overnight stop to break up the driving between Cornwall and Brighton, but it was evident that I hadn't done my research into the area very well, for even Portsmouth up the road failed to ...

... 35 C, and buzzing with activity. People everywhere of all shapes and sizes, tourists, locals, favela kids, drag queens, celebrities, the lot. Anyway, we got to the Hotel, which happened to be the tallest in Rio, and picked up our tickets. I noticed that ...

... even more fun. Brighton is a lovely town to visit with it's cobblestone lanes and wonderful little shops (especially the lolly shop selling Brighton Rock), the beach was also a treat to see - no sand only pebbles and rocks with a carousel on the shore. ...

... run round to see the sights, which were great because there is a light show festival here, kind of like white night in Brighton, and the Opera house was lit up with all sorts of pyschadelic colours....Work Tomorrow!!! Eeeek so excited. The longer the ...

... rooms meant more for show. our first impression was that, unlike even the private rooms in the royal pavillion in brighton, these seemed very simply designed and decorated, with only the necessary pieces of furniture and personal possessions. i mean ...

... is all I hear and when I talked to that girl that was next to me on the plane and told her that I was living in Brighton and working for an eyewear designer, without any hesitation, she replied "ah yes, Kirk Originals !" I felt the brand was famous and ...

... yesterday morning rather) I woke up a bit groggy but headed to Coney Island about 50 minutes on the subway and a bit like Brighton. Although unlike Brighton it’s a bit of a ghost town in winter and all of the rides are shut. The beach was nice and ...

... were Mubarak’s right hand. Not that there is any trouble. I feel safer walking around here than I do in some parts of Brighton. The locals are very friendly. There are a couple of tanks on the streets but probably only for show. It seems that the ...

... introduction. There was Helana, a girl from oop North, Dean from Lincon, who was hillarious as he was always moaning, Rob from Brighton and Viv from America. We drove for a couple of hours down Queens Road, Viti Levu's main road around the island, ...

... Karaoke in one of the bars. You can see why he/she had a high voice! Provincetown is like a cross between Blackpool & Brighton. We were going to tour New England (Matha's Vinyard, The Berkshires, White Mountains etc) but we found some nice bars in ...

... with a couple of spaces at the end for free- and we got one of them! Ponsonby is a bit like Glebe in Sydney and Camden/ Brighton in the UK. It has lots of cute boutiques and cool little bars to head to. That evening we had drinks in Ponsonby. We ...

... really long narrative. The good news is that Katie and I are home safe! Yes, I am typing this entry from my couch in Brighton, so not only is the Internet free (well, sort of free) and fast, but the keyboard does not produce strange Czech characters when ...