The Inn at English Harbour

... now generally known as Nelson's Dockyard in deference to Britain's favorite hero.  When former commander Vernon Nicholson sailed into English harbour in 1947, the dockyard was in ruins.  The arrival of Nicholson's Charter Company in 1949 and the ...

Thursday 19 February, 5.51pm, Coffs Harbour YHA   It's that time again. Are you ready for another hilarious instalment of Susan's Idiotic Adventures?   So I got up bright and early yesterday, packed my bag and ...

... 1pm to look around the school and hostel, they said that they slept well and had a lovely morning swimming, walking around the harbour early in the morning. After showing them around, I packed my small rucksack and went back to their place for the night. ...

... a bbq - awesome! We spent the following day wondering around the Rocks district and around the iconic Sydney harbour bridge - admiring the renovated Victorian architecture and exploring the various boutiques and local concessions. We also investigated a ...

... and leaves the city, it is close to new developments for the regeneration of areas such as Docklands and Chelsea Harbour, formerly occupied by industrial buildings including power stations and warehouses.  At Chelsea Harbour the River is still broad ...

... sunny and the walk was really interesting, taking you along the sea front past massive residential houses facing the ocean, past small harbour clubs and eventually along a long sandy beach to the Bridge. I didn't even know there was a sandy beach in San ...

... , they demanded that we pay 65,000 instead of the initial 60,000. The cheek I tell you! V cheeky and insulting demands were made and our English blood within us told us to say NO! Off to Senggigi in Lombok next! The Gili Islands are getting close now! ...

... martinique - Fort-de-france- hibiscus hotel - $46us ..budget killer but cheapest there dominica - 3rivers eco lodge- $20us Antigua - english harbour - Pineapple house - $40us Montserrat - salem - Hot rock hostel - $25 St.Maarten - coles bay - smilers ...

... go early anyway, and are once again transported about two blocks in the hotel car.    After checking out the harbour traffic and commercial action, sitting in the shade beside the President's landing for over an hour, and well past our ...

... not surprisingly Beth had won the Player of the Day trophy in her team, and on return to the UK I'll be informing the English Netball Association that there's a certain little netball ace in Te Puke who's eligible to play for England one day. We can't ...

... , as well as flying 2,500 miles and catching the train for 1,000 miles. Highlights were (deep breath) the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Great Ocean Road, Monkey Mia, Phillip Island, Australia Zoo, The Whitsundays, The Blue Mountains, Sovereign Hill, Uluru ...

... As you leave the Murray Premises, notice the St. John's Harbour to your right, with the Southside Hills beyond. The well-sheltered harbour has traditionally been the focus of St. John's commercial life, and the town grew from the waterfront to cover the ...

... , no matter how devious and resourceful, could defeat this complex and foolproof security protocol we headed off towards the Tempozan harbour area.    After several stops, and our first stupidly crowded trains of the trip, we arrived, and walked ...

... read a word for nothing. We have three days in beijing but couldn't get into the hostel we wanted so ended up int he harbour inn, sounds romantic but isn't near a harbour at all.  I think the place is great cheap functional and the shower works. ...

... , so decide that we'll give it a miss, and go to Mongolia next time for a more-authentic experience. After a lot of problems with English, including ringing an interpreter who spouts Chinese in the phone and hangs up, we get a price of 2 x 1200 yuan for ...

... were from and showed off his knowledge of that particular country. For us it was kangaroos, koalas, Sydney Opera House and Sydney (Harbour) Bridge. I guess Melbourne doesn't have quite the exposure that Sydney gets. He did quite well with France, the USA, ...

... and only the surfers were brave enough to be in the water. We arrived in Monterey, checked into our hotel, The Mariposa Inn, and headed down to the harbour and beach. There wasn't a lot to see, so we took refuge from the weather in The London Bridge Pub ...

... boat, about 60 years ago we would have standing in approximately 15 metres (30 feet) of water. While walking around the harbour we also found a number locations used in different Dr Who and Torchwood episodes. While at the harbour, Sue took the ...

... "entertained" by a Thai three piece. It's incredibly amusing listening to a female Thai, who can neither sing, nor pronounce english words, which form the whole of her repertoire. No wonder the restaurant was empty! We ended the night early and settled ...

... across game. After a quick coffee pit stop, we headed on towards Bunker Hill, the place of an important battle between the English and Americans early on during the American Revolution. Rather than going to see the battleground, Dave and I were eager to ...