Archive for the Locations and Adventures Category

February 6, 2012 / Europe, General Travel Tips, Locations and Adventures

Travelling Alone VS Travelling With Others... Manchester (UK)

Travelling Alone VS Travelling With Others… Manchester (UK)

I hadnt been out of Newcastle for a while so planned a quick trip to Manchester. According to wikitravel it is considered a massive city, so didnt expect to really cover much of it in a weekend. My ma

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January 18, 2012 / Locations and Adventures, North America

Ripped Off, Lost and Nearly Stabbed in the City That Never Sleeps.. New York, US

Ripped Off, Lost and Nearly Stabbed in the City That Never Sleeps.. New York, US

Granted, I haven't actually seen very much of the world, but so far, New York is by far my favourite big city. I've only been there twice and it was only for a couple of days each time, but I probably

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January 16, 2012 / Australasia, Locations and Adventures

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Right, Melbourne. Been there a couple of times. Probably my favourite city in Australia, besides Perth obviously, but that wins just because I have friends and family there. So the plan in 09 was for

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January 12, 2012 / Europe, Locations and Adventures

Shady Incidents in London, and a Damn Good Time Had By All!

A couple of weeks ago I went into London to visit a friend from Perth (my home town, in Australia, not Scotland) who has found herself in Ireland and was in London for the weekend for job interviews o

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January 8, 2012 / Europe, Locations and Adventures, Other Rants

The Harry Potter Castle and the Good and Bad of Anarchy. Alnwick, UK

The Harry Potter Castle and the Good and Bad of Anarchy. Alnwick, UK

A few weeks ago I went to a little town called Alnwick. It was actually on the same weekend I went to the observatory. Anyway, the people I went to the observatory with had hired a car for the weekend

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January 5, 2012 / Australasia, Locations and Adventures, Other Rants

The Great Ocean Road (and a piss poor attempt at a slideshow), Australia.

This is one of those posts that I wish I had wrote while I was doing the trip.. or at least taken notes, becasue I cant remember all that much of it (thats what you get for smoking too many drugs

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December 31, 2011 / Australasia, Locations and Adventures

Eastern States Recci, Australia

Eastern States Recci, Australia

2009 was the year where I attempted to lead a 'normal' life. I received a grant from the govt to start a business. They put me through a small business course and I started First Action. Initially I j

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December 30, 2011 / Europe, Locations and Adventures

Partying in Petworth, UK

Partying in Petworth, UK

Over the xmas break I went to visit Olivier in her home town of Petworth. You may remember her from such posts as 'What I Learnt in Birmingham aka What the Fuk am I Searching for?' Petworth is a s

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December 29, 2011 / Locations and Adventures, North America, Staying Healthy

Hurricane Sex and Death by Water - Daytona and Miami

Hurricane Sex and Death by Water – Daytona and Miami

Daytona and Miami There's a bit of a tradition where after camp everyone goes to Daytona for a kind of 'last hoorah'. Its basically 3 days of getting shitfaced and I dont really rate it that high b

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December 27, 2011 / Locations and Adventures, North America

Bahamas Cruise

Bahamas Cruise

I'm not a fan of boats, probably cause I get sea-sick, but after camp in 08 a big crew of us went on a cruise in the Bahamas. From what I remember it was a pretty good deal. I think about 400us for 5

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