Posts Tagged “On Travels”

August 21, 2007
Back from the Fringe...

Headed up to the good ol' Edinburgh Fringe this weekend with Luch - was great!Ended up seeing:An AirBalloon Across AntarcticaThis was the play that Charlie and her theatre company put on. Slightly mad, but definitely very good. Apparently they're ...
May 02, 2007
Well, that's that...

Finished up at UBS last week, after a four month stint there. Was quite a good place to work, though getting to know the team was hard work though. 'Bout half the work was interesting and enjoyable, but the other half ranged from passable to downr...
November 11, 2006
Its a hard life...

Unemployed, lazing around the house all week, and now I'm off to Barcelona for the weekend.Can life get any worse???
October 14, 2006
Good evening, its 11.30pm, and its time for the evenings news...

Well, its official, its final, and I'm not worried about it at all.I resigned on Wednesday from company I was contracting at[1]. Finally.I've got no new job, but judging by the fact that I uploaded my CV to a few job sites last night, an...
October 06, 2006
Platform 9 3/4

Just before I left Melbourne, back in 2004, I had a bit of a family dinner, just to say bye to everyone.One of my younger cousins (Georgia, I think), said I had to take a photo of Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station, as in the Harry Potter books...
October 05, 2006
London Still...

Just listening to The Waifs this morning, and I'm still loving 'London Still': Wonder if you can pick up my Accent on the phoneWhen I call across the countryWhen I call across the worldI see you in my kitchenI can picture you nowAs you toast t...
September 25, 2006
In case you didn't guess...

... I'm now back in London.Arrived back last Thursday from my 3 week backpacking jaunt round Eastern Europe. Ended up visiting: Berlin, Germany Krakow, Poland Praha (Prague), Czech Republic Kutná Hora, Czech Republic CeskýKrumlov, Czech ...
September 25, 2006
30 Countries by 30?

Oh well, just looked at the countries I've visited, and doesn't seem I've made that one yet... Australia India Malaysia England Scotland Wales Italy Vatican City Austria Germany The Netherlands Greece FranceMonaco Ireland Turkey Bel...
September 25, 2006
30 by 30...

Airports, that is... Pretty good, seeing the first time I left the country was two and a half years ago... Melbourne, Australia (Tullamarine) Adelaide, Australia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bangalore, India Goa, India Mumbai, India Chennai, India...
September 23, 2006
How decadent...

Great quote from Charlie the other day:Matt: “Where are we again?”Charile: “Its Tuesday, so it must be Prague.”And it wasn't even meant as tongue in cheek <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-1.gi...
September 04, 2006
By the way...

I'm back in travel mode. currently in Berlin, after a week off work, where I bummed around, visited Cambridge with Rob and Dan, and dropped by Liverpool for Andrew and Caths wedding, which was quite good. Will post a photo or two when I can.Now on...
August 15, 2006
Going a wanderin...

This weekend, going to head up for a nice weekend away in the Lakes District (north west corner of England). So, a weekend of relaxing and hikes - should be good.Then, the following week, Dan, Rob & Matt arrive, and I'm starting my holidays.Th...
August 15, 2006
It's gonna be interesting...

In four days, I hit the 2 years of being in the UK. Damn, that time's gone fast.But, the thing that's gonna make it interesting is that Andrew is buggering off. He's getting married (to the loverly (cough) Cath) on the 1st of Sept, and then h...
August 07, 2006
I like London...

In the last week, I've been to 3 gigs/concerts: Ben & Jerry's Sundae in the Park Concert: Paperadio Gig: TheCat Empire Gig: Life's hard sometimes <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-1.gif" border...
July 25, 2006
Photo: Lighthouse

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July 25, 2006
A little toasty...

Been a little toasty round here lately... This is my thermometer the other morning when I got up: <IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000 1px solid" heigh...
July 16, 2006
Erk...

Not a big fan of london water... This is my cup of tea from the other day, just using normal tap water: And yes, its a huge cup - is about twice the size of a normal cup <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-1.gif" border...
July 12, 2006
Photo: The stuff of nightmares...

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July 09, 2006
If only they'd listen...

Saw this on the side of a bus in Washington (I believe), at the start of the year: Granted, its just an advert for Lonely Planet, but still...
July 06, 2006
I'm jealous...

I’m extremely jealous of this guy. (Not of his dancing skills though).
June 28, 2006
Un petit monde...

Sue crashed at my place over the weekend, and then was heading over to Otto's place for the rest of the week. Otto's a Finnish friend that she knew from a while back.Was talking to Sue the night before she headed over, and gave her my business car...
June 12, 2006
Worse...

Saw these books in the bookshop in an airport in New Zealand... Sorry, really couldn't resist sharing this...
June 12, 2006
Bad...

Saw this out the front of a café in New Zealand (finally getting around to sorting out my photos...):
June 03, 2006
Living???

A quote I found from Benjamin Franklin, from a cool blog I read: Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.So true...
June 02, 2006
More visa delays...

Just rang the British Consulate again, and found out that it was processed this morning (over a week after submission), and its gone for final approval, after which, it goes to the visa room (where they stick the visa in the passport), and then to...
June 01, 2006
Going on holiday to your home town - not recommended...

If you go to your home town, you're not going to do any of the touristy things, as you already know your town, so that knocks out a lot of the daytime activities.Then, all the people you know there are stuck in the normal rut of life (yoga on Tues...
June 01, 2006
The travellers farewell...

“See you in some city, in some country, sometime..”Kinda sums it up, really. The whole bit that you can just pick up friendships even after a long gap, and just catch up with people from all over, in all sorts of random places round th...
May 29, 2006
Disaster Rating: Puce...

Disaster Rating: Aquamarine (mild rain). Think I can say that this trip has pretty much been a disaster. Not a lot of it seems to be going to plan.Even before I left, I called T-Mobile to make sure my phone would work overseas. I got tol...
April 29, 2006
I'm off to see the Ozzard, the wonderful Ozzard of Whiz!

I've just booked flights back to Aus for next month.I'm flying out in the evening of Thursday the 18th of May, arriving in Melbourne on Saturday the 20th, at 7am.I'll stick around for 9 days, then fly out at midnight on the 29th. Not very lon...
April 27, 2006
Maths...

£700 poorer1 week of wages that wont be earned1 week in Australia richerThink I come out okay on that one <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-1.gif" border=0>
April 24, 2006
I'm becoming acclimatised!!!

Temperature overnight lately has been about 6 or 7 degrees.Problem is that I've been sleeping with the window open.Not good. I'm becoming acclimatised to English weather! NOOO!!!
April 07, 2006
On a lighter note...

Was quite amused the other day when I sat down to watch The World Is Not Enough (you know, the James Bond one), and they have that chase scene with the boats, right near the start:<P align=center><IMG height=217 alt=”James Bond ...
April 06, 2006
Hmmm...

Just spoke to DHL to ask them why my latest parcel hasn't been delivered.Apparently, my area is a no-go area. Their drivers kept getting mugged.They'll deliver to Baghdad, but not to Canning Town... Crap...
April 04, 2006
Slack sales assistants...

Funny how slack sales assistants (checkout chicks) are in the UK. Most of the time they've got chairs, don't even bother greeting you, and almost never put stuff in bags for you. They'll sit there and wait (looking extremely bored) while you pack ...
March 30, 2006
The worshipful company of cooks?

One of the things I like about London is the random bits of strangeness you get.For example, on the side of a van near where I used to live (in Morden), it has this: The mind boggles. It really does.
March 01, 2006
Strange America

Here's (a slightly cleaned up version of) some notes I made about strange things I noticed along the way: Cars have no rear indicator - the taillight flashes (red) You can legally turn right on a red light The cars are huge! (I thought T...
March 01, 2006
America trek - part ii

Now, this one is going to be a bit harder - I have to write it all here and now, rather than just dishing up a pre-prepared one...So, its probably a good idea to head back to the start, and tell you about it proper like... So:I headed off to ...
March 01, 2006
America trek - part I

Thought it was about time to pull the proverbial finger out of the proverbial whatever, and write something about the trek I went on, before it all escapes from my head in a cloud of coloured smoke... Or something.Anyway, here's one i prepared ear...
February 16, 2006
Back to civilisation...

Made it safe back to London again - back at work again, getting back used to 'normal' life again.Finally got a full nights sleep last night - been sleeping really badly - damn jet lag, but, typical me, I'm not getting enough sleep anyway. Oh well,...
February 11, 2006
America...

America does tourism pretty badly,but paranoia it does really well...*sigh*.
January 19, 2006
LA...

Just sitting on a bus, on the way back to the hostel, after a tour of LA, and then an afternoon checking out the attractions at Universal Studios.Universal Studios was pretty cool - some of the rides/attractions were a bit crap, but some were pret...
January 19, 2006
NZ

Written Friday the 13th.Currently in New Zealand, in Nelson, visiting Eva. It's a nice little town - just big enough to have everything you need, but small enough that you can easily know lots of people. Sits right between the mountains and the se...
January 08, 2006
On the road again...

Ahh... Back in Melbourne again, just about to head out to dinner with the family. Just got back from Cairns, and just about to head off again tomorrow to New Zealand.Had a good time in Melbourne - caught up with a lot of people, which was definite...
December 26, 2005
Well...

Its a bit belated, but, hey, better late than never... So:Merry Christmas everyone <IMG alt=":D" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-2.gif" border=0>.Hope you all have a great day, and Santa brings you all the presents that you wa...
December 16, 2005
Yay!

Yay! After 6 days, I've finally got my luggage with me...(At least, I think its my luggage... (hang on a sec - I'll go check... Yep, it is... <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-1.gif" border=0>))Now, finally, I...
December 15, 2005
London *doesn't* add fluoride to the water supply...

Found out today that London doesn't add fluoride to the water supply.Wanna know how I found out? I went to the dentist today... Not a good prognosis... <IMG alt=:( class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-6.gif" border=0>
December 13, 2005
Made it... Sorta...

Made it to Melbourne. Yay!Still dont have my pack yet - Qantus lost it. Boo.Beautiful weather. Yay!Jet lags a bummer. Boo.Beautiful weather, nice long days, bbq's. Yay!...Okay, you get the picture... <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/...
December 09, 2005
I'm off to see the ozzard, the wonderful ozzard of Whiz...

(£20 if you can tell me which book that comes from...)Anyway, all packed, and room emptied into various attics and garages, and really, if its not done by now, well, too bad.Few final things, and then I'm off to heathrow. 27 or so hours later...
December 07, 2005
I'm on my way, from misery to happiness...

Oooh.... Not long now...Its getting much closer to the time I wing my way away from this bleak dark winter, and into the land of sun and fun (go see this post if you don't know what I'm talking about). I've sorted out most of the things i nee...
November 25, 2005
Awww...

Just got a text msg from my dad, asking:"Have u got anything organised for new years eve? We have been invited out by ..., do you mind if we go?"Awww... how sweet...On the same kind of note, apparently my mum is getting possessive - she was arguin...
November 23, 2005
Related India email #2

Received this email while staying in Bangalore:Interesting facts about Bangalore.....1. Bangalore has the impeccable record of highest growth within a span of 20 years.2. Bangalore has highest number of pubs in Asia.3. Bangalore has highest number...
November 22, 2005
Related India email #1

Got this sent to me while i was in India... Had a caption of "Look familiar?":(PS - look closely... Alternate title is "Poor kid in the middle" <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-1.gif" border=0>)
November 21, 2005
India email #3

Originally written 21/04/2004...Just thought I'd write this one last email before I head back to good old Melbourne, especially seeing I'm coming back this Friday! Yay! I should be back in Melbourne on Saturday morning (the 24th). Definitely looki...
November 21, 2005
India email #2

Originally sent 25/03/2004...Namaste! (at least I think I mean 'Namaste'. I'm pretty sure it means hello.) Been thinking for a few days that I've been pretty slack, and that its about time I got around to writing another email... So, surprisi...
November 21, 2005
India email #1

Original sent 02/03/2004...Thought I should finally get around to writing a big long letter about what I've been up to here in sunny old India… Especially seeing that I've been here for about 3 weeks now <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src...
November 21, 2005
India emails...

Been meaning for a while to post the emails that I sent while I was in India early last year... They weren't really written as blog entries, so they may be a bit strange.But anyway, I'll be posting them here - enjoy!
November 09, 2005
Fireworks...

Lately it seems that its been fireworks season round here... We've had Diwali, Eid, halloween, and Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night (not sure what fireworks have had to do with halloween, but hey...).So, given that fireworks require a permit in Melbo...
October 20, 2005
It’s been how long?

Just because I can, here’s another one for you:Seems that I’ve been away from good old sunny Melbourne for quite a while now. Pretty sure it was August 17th, 2005 or so when I left Aus, so I think that means I’ve been gone for ju...
October 20, 2005
Wahoo!

Hmmm… Seems I’m on a roll here with the posts… Just trying to catch up with all the things I’ve been meaning to post about for a long time…As of a couple of weeks ago, I’m now a lot poorer, but also a lot more p...
October 20, 2005
A funky shot

Had a very foggy morning yesterday – definitely seems that winter is looming round the corner…On my way to work, managed to take a half-decent photo (if I do say so myself… <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/...
September 29, 2005
I must have blinked...

Walked out of the tube station the other night, and had to check my watch... It was already dark, and it was only 7.20pm...So much for summer... I must have blinked...(S'pose it's still better than the middle of winter - dark at 4.30pm... gah!)
September 22, 2005
Latest travels...

Just arrived back from Oktoberfest yesterday, and spent today recovering from exchaustion... There was a little bit of recovering-from-drinking-so-much, but mainly exhaustion from such a long bus trip. Anyway, should start from the start, especial...
August 24, 2005
Belgium...

Now, I know that there's all sorts of rules around for "what happens on a bucks weekend stays on a bucks weekend", but never fear, I've taken this into account, and the following is the clean, censored, nice version. We won’t mention the hen...
August 24, 2005
Plans..

Currently sitting here in good ol' Edinburgh, relaxing in the castle rock hostel, whiling away the day, revelling in the joy of not having to do anything. It is a very nice feeling. Much better than having to work on your birthday...But, I've been...
August 04, 2005
Freaky travel stories...

Went out to dinner with my buddies Nathalie and Celine the other week, and we started talking about traveling. Nathalie started talking about how much she liked Scotland, but didn't get enough time there. That led to me saying that I'd absolutely ...
August 04, 2005
Up and coming plans...

Okay, now that I'm in the mood to write some stuff on this blog-thang, I might as well keep writing for a bit...Vague travel plans coming up... August 6th - 8th - Rotterdam for the weekend to visit Margo and Mara August 21st - 27th - Edinburgh for...
July 13, 2005
Hear, Hear!

Go read: "A Letter To The Terrorists, From London".
July 12, 2005
India...

This post was supposed to go out about March this year, but for various reasons, it didn't. So here it is:A friend of mine from Infosys Australia (Andrew, also known as Hatchy) just finished 3 months in Pune, India, as part of the outsourcing of t...
July 08, 2005
London Terrorist Attacks - Part II

Okay. Now that I've had a bit of time to settle down, thought it might be a good idea to write about today... I think that it would've been easier to write this earlier, and just point at it in the emails I've sent today. I've had quite a few emai...
July 08, 2005
London terrorist attacks

Just a quick note to say that I'm okay, and nearly everyone I know is safe. Just got to get over the serverly-freaked-out bit, then I'll be fine.Will try and post a bit more about it later.
June 13, 2005
Recent travels, part one: Leeds...

Just thought that its about time I wrote about some of the recent travels I've done.Back at the start of may, I headed up to Leeds to visit Amy - a South African girl we met up in Inverness last September or so. It was her birthday (21 again <I...
June 13, 2005
Freaky!

Just looking through the referrers on my blog (the list of people who visited my site, via a link (ie, via google or something)), and found that someone had searched for kyleakin + hostel + matt, and which had come back with my blog as the 4t...
May 17, 2005
Holiday idea...

Saw an advert for going sailing in croatia the other day. Damn its tempting. Just got to find someone to go with now...(and yes, I'm linking to this so I can remember the address)
May 17, 2005
Pauls travels...

Paul's finally got around to uploading some photos (all 5 of them), and damn, I'm jealous. I'm sure he was just as jealous when I was traveling the greek islands, but, damnit...(Oh, and seems the site is running really slowly at the moment - my ap...
May 10, 2005
Turkey

Okay, so I've been slack in not posting about how fun and exciting Turkey was. And following repeated harrasment from Birte, I thought I'd get organised and write something.If you didn't know, Andrew and I headed down to Turkey, and...
May 07, 2005
Bitains Pub Culture

I've known for a long time that Britain has a real pub culture, but until yesterday, I'd never really realised what a bad thing it is.I'd seen some bad things, but they were the kind of thing to shake your head at, and then move on. For example, s...
May 06, 2005
Back from Turkey...

Just a short note to say that I'm back from Turkey, and back in the old grind again...Actually, I've been back for nearly a week now, but I've been too lazy to post anything. I've also been too lazy to reply to any emails, so, if you're waiting fo...
May 06, 2005
Turkish Currency

Chatting to Allison the other day, talking about the currency in Turkey. At the start of this year, they changed from Turkish Lira (TL) to New Turkish Lira (YTL). In doing so, they just chopped 6 zero's off the old currency's value. So, a can of c...
April 16, 2005
Housemates, visitors, new jobs and travels...

Okay, its been a while since I've just done a bit of a general update, and a few things have happened lately, so I feel I ought to share them... Carolyn and Andrew have moved in, taking over the 4th bedroom in the house. They're both American, Car...
April 01, 2005
A weekend in Ireland...

Just spent Easter out on a tiny island off the west coast of Ireland, called Inishbofin. Its a tiny island, with 180 people. Its a pretty cool little place, but I don't think I could survive there for more than a week or so.I went to visit Ho...
March 26, 2005
The person that always has a smile on their face...

Just been thinking about how a person with a smile, or even a half smile, on their face is a pleasure to look at, and just seems to cheer up people around them, and is just good to be around.So, I've just been practicing smiling as I walk around G...
March 24, 2005
Short term travel plans...

Okay, time for a quick update on travels...Come this Friday morning, I'm heading over to Ireland for the Easter break. I'm heading out to a place called Inishbofin, a tiny little island off the west coast - population 200. A friend of mine, Holly,...
March 23, 2005
You know when there's something wrong with a country...

… when the best coffee you can find is from Starbucks…
March 18, 2005
*Shock* *Horror* - Good weather at last?

And I thought that Melbournes weather was odd.Only a few weeks ago, it was snowing - pretty heavily even, and it was bitterly cold. Today, I was walking around in a t-shirt. Its warmed up a *lot*.Apparently Fridays going to be 19° or so, and ...
March 15, 2005
Rant: Rubbish Bins...

<Rant mode="on">I'd just like to rant about rubbish bins for a few minutes... Or more to the point, I'd like to rant about the *lack* of rubbish bins in London's streets and tube stations...There are *no* rubbish bins near most tube stations...
March 12, 2005
Andrea's skiing trick...

Just found out (okay, it was yesterday that I found out, but I forgot to post about it), that Andrea had heard back from the doctors...Now, to backpedal a bit, Andrea and Mark went on a skiing holiday last week, over in France (I think). First of ...
March 11, 2005
A Change of Plans?

Hmmm... Once again, on the way to work, standing on the train, no seats available again... Terribly exciting, really.Had an interesting meeting yesterday - one of the project managers called me in for a meeting to chat about how long I'm staying a...
March 05, 2005
Random ramblings...

Right. Time for another long winded blog entry. I think there's been a lot happening that I haven't had a chance to write about, so here's a bit of a bash at it.I'm currently sitting, well, actually, standing on a tube train, on my way into work. ...
February 24, 2005
Freaky!

Found the other day that my new housemate Cath has the same birthday as me... Freaky! I be thinking that my our birthday this year could be a bit rowdy <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-1.gif" border=0>.
February 23, 2005
Snow, lovely snow!

[edit: added the pictures]Got very excited yesterday - it snowed properly for the first time!Was at work when it first snowed, but that didn't count, cos I was stuck inside. But, went home, and when I got off the tube, it was snowing properly :). ...
February 11, 2005
Scary

Looking through a friend from Canada's pics, and as I got up to the Florence pics, I saw this and got a little scared. So, I just thought i'd share the scare, as it were...<P align=center></P> <P align=left>Scary, huh?</P...
January 26, 2005
Back from skiing...

Well, I made it back in one piece from skiing - which is really kinda surprising, given my snowboarding ability <IMG alt=":)" class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-1.gif" border=0>.Anyway, about our week. We went over with a group c...
January 16, 2005
On Travels... France - Nice & Monaco

I think I’ve been avoiding this for long enough, so it’s about time that I actually got started and got something down about my France travels. Especially seeing that I’m just about to head to France for a second time.So, I belie...
January 14, 2005
Je suis voyager en France pour la ski!

Bright and early Sunday morning, Biscuit, Paul & Lyds, Leigh, Jon and I are off to Chalet hotel L’Aiguille Percee in Tignes, France, for a week of skiing. Yay!So, I get to learn to ski, which I'm told is not too hard if you've water-skie...
January 12, 2005
On Travels... More about Greece.

A week or so back, Wendy told me that she didn't enjoy my Greece stories as much, cos I didn't include enough anecdotes and perceptions about the place and the people. So, even though I’d said I’ve finished the Greece stories, here's a...
January 08, 2005
I hate clothes shopping...

I've decided one of the bad things about being over here is the lack of females that I can dragoon into helping me shop <IMG alt=:( class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-6.gif" border=0>.I had to go buy some stuff tod...
December 29, 2004
The bad part of knowing people from around the world...

[Edit - 25th Jan - I've now heard from everyone that I know that was in the affected areas - everyone and their families are safe. ]One of the things I like about travelling around is meeting and getting to know people from all parts of the world....
December 29, 2004
1st Contact

1st Contact is a company that helps backpackers/visitors/whoever get setup when they head over to London. They've got a KickStart package, which helps you get setup with a bank account (harder than it sounds), work out the banking system (why does...
December 21, 2004
On Travels... The last of Greece (Finally!)

Okay, seeing I'm getting bored about writing about Greece, and I'm going to pretend/assume that you're bored hearing about Greece, I think we're all glad that this is going to be the last post about Greece.Anyway, after heading back from Meteora, ...
December 21, 2004
On Travels... Greece - Meteora

Meteora is a small place in the north west of Greece, one that I'd never heard of until I'd arrived there. Its famous (relatively) for its monasteries. The thing is, the monasteries themselves aren't that exciting, its more the location - they're ...
December 21, 2004
On Travels... Nafplia

Headed off, and caught a bus to Nafplia at a time that was waaay too early... (Grrr - travel buddies that are morning people...)Nafplia is a kinda central town in the Peloponnese area, which is sort of a really big attached island, down in the sou...
December 20, 2004
On Travels - The Greek Islands - Paros.

Okay, I've been pretty damn slack lately, and I haven't written much on the whole travel thing much at all. So, before I completely forget what I got up to, I should probably get something down. I don’t know how detailed its going to be, but...
December 19, 2004
Photos uploaded!

Just a short one to let you know that I've finally got all of my photos uploaded from the last batch of travelling.Be warned - there's lots of them. And I mean lots. I mean, like a 175 photos of and from the Eiffel tower (I got all arty, and all e...
December 12, 2004
Still Alive...

Even though I really should be going to bed about now, I'm writing a blog entry, just to let you know I'm still alive. That is, if you care, which I'm sure at least 1 or 2 of you do. The rest of you, well, go stick your head in a chicken <IMG a...
November 24, 2004
The resounding quietness...

/the wind whistles softly, as a tumbleweed slowly bounces bySorry, this has absolutely nothing to do with anything, i just thought it'd be something fun to write...
November 15, 2004
Island Paradise - Santorini...

Wonderful Santorini... Well, as I'm sure you can tell, I absolutely hated Santorini - it was such a hardship to go there :) We were met at the ferry (at something like 6am), by the hostel owner, Stalio. Anna had gotten organised and booked a place...
November 15, 2004
On the road again - Athens...

Its raining outside, its cold, and i'm drinking coffee in a french café... Sounds like its a good time to write a bit more about the whole travelling thang. And the next location on the list is Athens. Well, where do I start? I left Paul and ...
November 05, 2004
State of mind...

Warning - This is not a travel entry - its more a “get stuff of the brain“ type of thing.I'm currently back in Athens, for a brief stopover - all of 5 hours or so, between returning from Nafplio, and heading up to Meteora. The train ou...
November 01, 2004
Quick Update...

Just thought i'd post a really quick update (knowing full well that i've got a novel about the size of war and peace to write when i get a chance to sit down properly...)Anyway, currently on the island of Paros, in the Greek Islands, doing no...
October 22, 2004
The Netherlands (Part IV) - Amsterdam Proper-Like

I think this all starts on about the 10th of October - just to give you an idea of when i'm talking about.Once Andrew and I had managed to recover from the long night out, we caught the train back up to Amsterdam and headed to our hostel - the Glo...
October 22, 2004
The Netherlands (Part III) - Day trip to Amsterdam & then Rotterdam

Well, Amsterdam is a bit of an odd one, cos this time round, it was just a day trip. We headed in to meet up with Margo (who I met in Scotland), and Andrew. We met up, and wandered around for a while, checked out the place, and had a few beers. Al...
October 22, 2004
The Netherlands (Part II) - Utrecht & The Hague

When we arrived in Utrecht, and found Maud (who Matt had spent a bit of time talking to in Rome - I don't think I'd even met her then... ), she took us out to our hostel, which being the absolutely wonderful person she is, had booked for us. And i...
October 22, 2004
The Netherlands (Part I) - Maastricht

Gah. Why oh why did I start this thing. Its bad, cos I started a precedent on how much I was writing, and even in just saying I'd do it. Painful. Then again, its my own fault for letting it get so far behind...Anyway, the magical ad...
October 22, 2004
Photos uploaded (finally)

Finally got the last of the photos uploaded, and added the links into the menu. At the moment, you've got access to literally all the photos I took - I haven't had chance to whittle them down to a smaller collection of good photos. I'll get t...
October 21, 2004
Germany (Part IV) - Koblenz

This time, just to be different, we caught the ferry to the next town, which is a pretty smooth way to travel, if i may say so.Yet again, we were forced to go to a hostel in a castle, this time in Burg Ehrenbreitstein. It was on the other side of ...
October 21, 2004
Germany (Part III) - Bacharach

Okey dokey... Time to babble on about Bacharach. I think we arrived there about the 1st of October, so I'm only 3 weeks behind on the posts... Gah! I'll get there soon, I hope.Anyway, once again, caught the train from A to B, A being Worms, B bein...
October 21, 2004
Germany (Part II) - Worms (and Heidelberg)

I must say that I was impressed that I was able to go to a town called Worms (even though its pronounced Verms)... Pretty cool (well, OK, I'm easily impressed, but who cares <IMG alt=:P class="emoticon" src="/images/emotions/emotion-4.gif">)...
October 21, 2004
Germany!

It all starts in Überlingen. Terribly exciting place, it is (not), but the map said it was a scenic place, so we went there. Its a smallish town on the shore of Lake Constance (big lake on the border with Switzerland, where the Rheine starts)...
October 21, 2004
New Plans...

Ok... I just finished booking my next flight - I'm flying to Athens on monday morning (at an unearthly 6.30am - have to get up at about 4 to get there ).Anyway, I'm off to meet up with Amy - a chick I met in Rome (who was travelling by hersel...
October 19, 2004
Austria - Innsbruck

I definitely would have preferred to spend more time in Austria - only got to visit one city there - Innsbruck, and only for two days. Then again, Matt had been through there before, and had seen it all, so i can understand him not wanting to visi...
October 19, 2004
Time out from travelling

OK, I'm now back in London, kicking back and relaxing at Paul & Lydias house. (Hopefully, i'm not imposing too much on them... )I'm back here 'cos: It got to the point in The Netherlands that i was well and truly sick of visiting new cities, s...
October 19, 2004
Italy (Part IV) - Venice

This is going to be a short one because:<OL type=a>I'm getting sick of writing about ItalyI'm sure you're getting sick of hearing about ItalyI was only there for about 22 hours in total</OL>So, caught the train once again, and arrived ...
October 19, 2004
Italy (Part III) - Pisa and Cinque Terre

OK. I've slacked off again for long enough, and its about time i actually shared a bit more about my exciting travels.Rightio then (Matt pauses for a few seconds, and goes and looks up what the last thing he wrote about was... hold music plays sof...
October 11, 2004
London side note

(written about mid September)A few funny things I just remembered from London: Air Sahara - one of the airlines that I flew on whilst in India - one of the budget airlines (kinda like easyjet, or virgin blue in Aus) - apparently has the worst saf...
October 11, 2004
Italy (Part II) - Florence

(written about the 5th of October)Back to the grindstone again, time to write some more... i'm currently sitting on a train in the Netherlands, going from Maastricht to Utrecht, and not understanding a single word of Dutch... Makes it fun Anyway, ...
October 11, 2004
Italy (Part I) - Roma

(written 7/10)Okay then. I'm sitting down to write all of this a second time, as for some stupid reason, my pda thought it'd be a good idea to trash the 1000+ words that I'd already written. Not very impressed. So, if it seems a little out of sequ...