Archive for the Europe 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 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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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 19, 2011 / Europe, Locations and Adventures, Other Rants

Astro-Porn (Keilder, UK)

Astro-Porn (Keilder, UK)

The other night I went ot the Kielder Observatory, about 90 minutes out of Newcastle. It is the only 'dark sky' observatory in Europe which is open to the public. (I think by 'dark sky' they mean that

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December 17, 2011 / Europe, Locations and Adventures

The Hunt For Robin Hood (Nottingham, UK)

The Hunt For Robin Hood (Nottingham, UK)

Nottingham, UK The people you travel with will almost certainly dictate the experience you have, and even though I frequently travel solo, this still reigns true. This is because the people you mee

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December 13, 2011 / Europe, Locations and Adventures

Weekend In Durham (UK)

Weekend In Durham (UK)

An American friend of mine has a blog (http://notinthegoodway.wordpress.com/). I only just dicovered it, and although it has nothing to do with my interests, nor am I a girl, it dawned on me that many

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October 9, 2011 / Europe, Locations and Adventures, Other Rants

What I Learnt in Birmingham aka What the Fuk am I Searching for?

What I Learnt in Birmingham aka What the Fuk am I Searching for?

So I went to Birmingham last weekend and it was a pretty good weekend. I got to catch up with 2 of my favourite people and see a new place. Birmingham itself as a city wasnt really that exiting and it

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October 4, 2011 / Europe, Locations and Adventures, Other Rants

As close to life as I've been in while. Newcastle, UK

As close to life as I’ve been in while. Newcastle, UK

Dont let the title fool you, I consider the way I live my life to be far better than the majority, of course this is a matter of opinion and few would agree with me, but over the past two weeks my lif

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September 21, 2011 / Europe, Locations and Adventures, Other Rants

Do You Think the Curry Made Me Sick? No, It Was Proabably Either the Bin Food or the Mushrooms Mate. Newcastle, UK

Do You Think the Curry Made Me Sick? No, It Was Proabably Either the Bin Food or the Mushrooms Mate. Newcastle, UK

So I,ve been in Newcastle (UK, not Aust) for about 2 weeks now and things are moving along. I started a new job yesterday at an Italian lunch bar (not run by italians mind you) and I am enjoying it qu

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