UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 3 Jun 2007 | Views [1009] | Comments [2]
Leeds in north England reminds me alot of Newcastle in Australia. Its got a great university here, so there are always plenty of students roaming the streets. Along with the university always comes plenty of pubs and coffee places... One of my great ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 25 May 2007 | Views [1046] | Comments [2]
This time, 4 months ago, Angie and I would have been celebrating our first full week of travelling in Chile. Its amazing to remember back an relive how much has happened since January this year.... the events, the people, the places and the wonderful ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 20 May 2007 | Views [790]
What to do on a sunny Sunday morning in central London?? Plenty of things, but one thing I have always enjoyed is sitting in the park, drinking coffee and watching life go by. What better opportunity than visiting London's famous Hyde Park, decribed ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 18 May 2007 | Views [1007] | Comments [1]
I think Monopoly is the best board game around, so on my first proper day in London, when I didn't have a clue what to start with, I reverted back to my childhood days of playing one of my favourite boardgames! I bought a travelcard, rolled the dice ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 17 May 2007 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 17 May 2007 | Views [732]
Well, after 4 hours in Barcelona airport, 2 hours flying and over an hour on the tube I have arrived in London. The weather here is quite nice, sunshine and blue skies, but alas, of course I have a headcold from Barcelona!! Always the way.... So, today ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
SPAIN | Monday, 14 May 2007 | Views [1064]
What to do on a rainy day in Barcelona? Parks... no. Museums... closed on Mondays. Walking the city... don´t have umbrella..... I had been secretly looking for an excuse as to why I could visit the Barcelona Aquarium, after reading rave reviews on the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
SPAIN | Saturday, 12 May 2007 | Views [4117]
Ask anyone here in Barcelona and they will tell you the first thing you should see as a tourist is the the work of Gaudi - Barcelona’s most famous and brilliant modernist architect, Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926). Even now, many years after his heydays, Gaudi's ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
SPAIN | Friday, 11 May 2007 | Views [4478]
In Barcelona you are never far away from some interesting architecture.. not even on the beach! Today I braved the masses to head to Barceloneta beach, and some amazing sites. One of them being this sculpture on the beach - but the designer of this building ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
SPAIN | Thursday, 10 May 2007 | Views [1447]
I have to admit that after 4 months of backpacking, I reached Barcelona feeling exhausted, mal-nutritioned and generally fed up with living out of a bag every single day. I did, however, remember that I only have the opportunity to live once, and that ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
SPAIN | Monday, 7 May 2007 | Views [1239] | Comments [1]
Well, we don´t say the phrase `Holy Toledo`for nothing! Today I took the 1 hour bus ride from Madrid centro to Toledo for the day, stepping back in time to tiny cobblestone streets, small shop windows in cute little curving alleys and views of the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
SPAIN | Sunday, 6 May 2007 | Views [54408] | Comments [14]
Here´s a hot tip for Madrid - all the museums and galleries are free on a Sunday! So on Sunday, I hit the galleries - ready to be overwhelmed with fantastic art in Spain. I visited..... The Prado Museum: Without any doubt, this the Prado is one of ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
SPAIN | Saturday, 5 May 2007 | Views [2248]
I came here to see the `real`Madrid and not just the lonely planet version. The first thing I discovered was that in Madrid you have a few options for seeing the city: Take the gringo tourist bus for 15 euros which takes a loop of the city, but makes ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
SPAIN | Friday, 4 May 2007 | Photo Gallery
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SPAIN | Friday, 4 May 2007 | Views [1048] | Comments [1]
Q: How do you know you have left Brazil and entered Spain? A: When the portuguese becomes spainsh, the temperature drops from 30 degrees to 16 degrees and the price of a taxi to your hostel from the airport triples! Seriously, Spain is a cool place ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
BRAZIL | Thursday, 3 May 2007 | Views [19241] | Comments [3]
Well, its been the best of times here for me in Brasil... and what better way to spend my last day in Brasil doing the things that have made me so happy on my travels here.... I started on Ipanema beach, sunning and swimming and just watching the ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
BRAZIL | Wednesday, 2 May 2007 | Views [1316]
After being disappointed with the size, security and cleanliness of Copacabana beach - I was determined to find these beautiful beaches that Rio is famous for! 10 minutes on a bus from my hostel is the equally as famous Ipanema beach, which stretches ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
BRAZIL | Tuesday, 1 May 2007 | Views [1483]
When someone describes a beach to you as the `best beach in Rio` you have to check it out.... so on the Labour Day holiday here in Brasil (May 1st) I took the special surf bus to Prainha to see what all the hype was about. Now, let me tell you - the ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
BRAZIL | Sunday, 29 Apr 2007 | Views [1018]
By now, you may think that I have seen and bought at enough markets for a lifetime here in South America. However, anyone that knows me knows that you can never shop too much, and the allure of the famous Hippie markets at Ipanema was too much for me ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
BRAZIL | Friday, 27 Apr 2007 | Views [2874] | Comments [1]
Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there She would merengue and do the cha-cha And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4 They ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
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