Trip: Phase 1 - Festivals
There are [36] stories from my trip: Phase 1 - Festivals
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 15 Jun 2007 | Views [5258]
Not being needed at the beer festival for a few days we
headed just a few miles away to the New Forest. We’d both read Edward
Rutherfurd’s book ‘The Forest’ so it was interesting to finally visit the
places mentioned therein. The forest looked exactly ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 15 Jun 2007 | Views [463]
The next day we continued on to Southampton and drove around
until we found a street to park in for free. We then wandered downtown for a
few more supplies and to help out for a few hours with the setting up of the
beer festival. This was pretty interesting ... Read more >
Tags: Work
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 15 Jun 2007 | Views [554]
We headed the next day in the direction of Southampton but
just a few k’s down the road Nick said ‘this isn’t right’. The accelarator
pedal had broken = no acceleration. Not great in the middle of a roundabout
over the M4. We hobbled to the next ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 15 Jun 2007 | Views [3882]
The day after the festival we headed to Wiltshire to see the
White Horse etched into the hill. I’ve been wanting to see this for years and
it was pretty amazing. A couple of other features in the area, including
Waylands Smithy, kept us busy for ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 5 Jun 2007 | Views [734]
As two of our shifts are in the Pit or Backstage on the Main
stage we had to go to a special briefing in that area. We were instructed on
how to lift distressed persons from the front of the crowd into the pit. Nick
got to be one of the people ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 5 Jun 2007 | Views [504]
After another brief stop in Cheltenham for wellies and beer
glasses (both essential pieces of equipment at festivals) we found our way to
Cheltenham racecourse through a combination of Nick’s memory and sense of
direction. He is well known for ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 5 Jun 2007 | Views [836]
We headed off the next day after a bit more supply shopping,
to Cheltenham for the first festival. Our route took us right through the
Cotswolds and gave us a healthy fix for our old stone building addiction. Every
scene is a postcard and the ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 5 Jun 2007 | Views [496]
After another trek to the end of the tube (Zone D – who knew
there was a zone D on the tube!) we arrived with our packs at Chesham to take
possession of Vinnie. Then we were on a mission to replace the gas bottle and
mattress they’d stripped out.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
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UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 28 May 2007 | Views [458] | Comments [2]
The next day is freezing with a forecast high of 8 degrees!
This is supposed to be summer. If it is actually 8 degrees today it will set an
all time record for the lowest high ever in May. We’re off to shop for wellies
as the weather for the first ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 28 May 2007 | Views [465]
For the past few days we’ve been staying at Jenny’s (a
friend we met on a train in Thailand and few years ago). It’s a neat place in
Putney with loads of character and plenty of space. We’ve had her flatmate’s
room for a few nights but I think ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 28 May 2007 | Views [1280]
After
a couple of days of trekking all over London, chewing up pounds on our Tube
Oyster cards, we finally found a suitable van – Vinny the VW. He’s huge!! We
were looking for a Self Propelled Metal Tent and ended up with more of a Self
Propelled ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 28 May 2007 | Views [430]
We’d prearranged to meet Sam at a pub in Finsbury at a
certain time and were near enough to it that he’d only got through ¼ of his
first pint. It was a lovely warm day (actually a bit too warm for carrying
packs). After a nice BBQ that night and ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 28 May 2007 | Views [422]
After some frantic last minute packing and cleaning we said
adieu to Wendy’s Ma and Pa and did a few last jobs in Christchurch. The most
fun of these was spending the Kathmandu vouchers we’d both been given by our
workmates. We went mad and they kept ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 18 May 2007 | Views [477]
Friday 18th of May. The last day we have to cycle down Strickland and Antiqua Streets, heading to work. Everyone is being really kind and it's exhilirating to be getting so close to the big adventure! We've sorted out the last minute things - change ... Read more >
Tags: Work
NEW ZEALAND | Monday, 14 May 2007 | Views [507]
Crikey! Here we are, T minus 10 days. Our fixed abode is usually a bit of a bomb site anyway but I think we can now add 'pillaged' into the description! We have the following festivals lined up http://www.wychwoodfestival.com/ http://www.glastonburyfestivals.... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
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