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  • Nearer to home

    Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 10:11 in travel, Personal, america, holiday, idiots, time machine

    So, I am sat in Philly airport (gate A2 for the interested) waiting for my connecting flight to Frankfurt. Why Frankfurt? Because it’s the only flight going that way which has spare seats. Then we get a flight to Birmingham, and I pay more money fo...

  • A hard day’s touristing

    Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 21:16 in Personal, food, america, holiday, tourist, maple syrup, montpelier

    Armed with my DSLR camera dangling from my neck, and a VISA card that has to be full by now, I and my cousin, aunt, uncle and two interesting family friends set out for some hardcore sight seeing. I needed to get my sister and mum a birthday present ...

  • Wedding at the lake

    Posted on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 at 09:46 in travel, family, Personal, Wedding, america, holiday

    Saturday was the wedding of Dan, my cousin and Mira. It was held at Mira’s parents’ house which is a massive place amongst the forest on the banks of the Waterbury reservoir, Waterbury, VT. As the unofficial photographer I took many photo...

  • Final holiday preparations

    Posted on Saturday August 15th, 2009 at 06:43 in travel, Personal, america, holiday

    I’m off to the US to attend my cousin Dan’s wedding, and also to go for a bit of a holiday. I’ve got my tickets, found my passport, and even completed the daft “are you a terrorist?” questionnaire/visa waiver form. The f...

  • Drowning in the marking and paperwork

    Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 13:22 in work, Personal, teaching, holiday

    It’s that special time of the school year, just before the Easter holidays where coursework needs handing in, the year 11s are going crazy and everyone is a little burnt out. Working in a normal job for six weeks straight is neither extrordinar...

  • Deck the halls

    Posted on Monday December 22nd, 2008 at 10:57 in Personal, house, holiday, christmas, decorations

    It’s Christmas again, the time of year when we get to put up bright sparkly things, consume large amounts of food and do not a lot. And every year there’s the same routine of putting up the decorations. First they need to be found, probab...