Tag Archives: Travel
A walk from Kirkstone Pass to Grasmere
Brotherswater
Over the bank holiday me, my dad and the dog spent several days walking and camping in the Lake District. All the links go to photos.… Continue reading | 4 Comments
Northern Fail
Amy’s catching the train over tomorrow evening, and since it’s Easter weekend I thought I’d look up the train times to check everything is running still. While flicking through the times I came across this unusual looking journey:
So to get from Scunthorpe to Wakefield via Doncaster takes how long? For the geographically challenged, it’s a 45… Continue reading
Back home, all safe
I’ve finally made it home after spending the past six months in an aeroplane (or so it felt, really, I can’t quite put the memories together in a sensible way any more). My experiments into sleep deprivation ended after 30 hours when I fell asleep on my bed while trying to read a book.
After arriving in Frankfurt we walked most of the length of the airport, escaping many long… Continue reading
This is why we’re so delayed
For those of you curious as to why it’s taking me so long to get home, have a look at this pretty image…
Danny the tropical storm
That’s Tropical Storm Danny, and appears to be about the size of the UK. For fairly obvious reasons, planes don’t want to fly through it and tend to sit… Continue reading
Nearer to home
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 for the extra day of parking.
Yes, about that extra day… Originally my flight from Philly to Birmingham direct was going to get in at 6:25am… Continue reading