travel

New York, New York!

November 23, 2007, 11:04 am

I’m off to New York tomorrow with Fiona for a week-long holiday. Hugely exciting, both to have the time off and to be able to explore a new city. We’ve ordered a New York Pass each, and so are planning on spending the week cramming in loads of the attractions. In particular, I’m looking forward [...]

California Videoblog

April 17, 2005, 12:12 am

Before I write anything more on my trip to LA/California, I thought I’d share this video of my trip: The soundtrack is by Phantom Planet (yes, it’s also on the O.C.) and the whole video was edited on my mobile (it took ages). The clips are in mostly chronological order as I experienced them, and [...]

Off to Scotland

March 30, 2005, 10:18 pm

I’m off to Scotland tomorrow morning, staying with my mum for a few days before attending the Student Radio Conference Mon – Tues. Tuesday evening I’ll be flying home, getting a night’s sleep back at home before heading back out to fly to LA for a week to stay with my friend Rachel. So, no [...]

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I'm Off To Los Angeles in April!

February 22, 2005, 12:13 pm

I’ve booked flights to visit Los Angeles for a week in April (an apparent bargain at £290 return). I’ll be visiting my friend and former flatmate Rachel, who is studying at Caltech University in California. I’ve never been to America before, so I’m really looking forward to it. Current plans are to visit at least [...]

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It’s difficult to report this without sounding like a railway geek, but the Welsh Highland Railway Project to re-build an old narrow-gauge steam railway through North Wales, has just been given 5 million pounds by the Welsh Assembly [press release no longer available] and EU to complete the route. I used to go to Snowdonia, [...]