July 2nd, 2008 at 4:54 am » Comments (4)

MAKING? LMAO See this BBC article for a rather large typo, or very misinformed journalist. Although the BBC World television report did not contain this inaccuracy, the fact that the online ...more »

June 11th, 2008 at 2:59 am » Comments (2)

OK, so I definitely need to clear some time in the next week or two, and try to catch up with a lot of posts (and photo editing) on this ...more »

April 20th, 2008 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

If all has gone to plan, today Ira and I are in Amsterdam, celebrating my 29th birthday. Or should that be 30th - the day you turn 1 year old, ...more »

April 19th, 2008 at 12:17 pm » Comments (0)

We will be leaving for the airport in the next hour, and things appear to be sorted in time. Everything has been packed, I think I've replied to all outstanding ...more »

April 14th, 2008 at 5:08 pm » Comments (0)

Well it is now just 118 hours until Irina and I leave for Amsterdam :) I still have quite a lot to do work to do before we leave, not least ...more »

March 21st, 2008 at 4:35 am » Comments (0)

Irina has had her request for a Schengen visa (specifically to visit Holland) approved, which is a big relief, as we had to buy the plane tickets and book our ...more »

March 12th, 2008 at 9:45 pm » Comments (0)

Thanks to a member over at an Amsterdam forum for this video... I can't work out if the cigarette the skipper smokes at the end is just tobacco, or with a ...more »

March 11th, 2008 at 2:13 am » Comments (0)

NSFW (Not Suitable For Work (viewing)) My thanks to Cheese over at the VDF forum for pointing these out to me. The first video is Bobby Burns' track - "I'm From ...more »

February 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 am » Comments (0)

DHL came through and delivered the tickets. OK, so it added a fair amount to the total price, but at least we don't have to wait and hope the correct ...more »

February 21st, 2008 at 1:23 pm » Comments (0)

For our upcoming trip to Britain and Amsterdam, we ended up finding the cheapest deal was to buy tickets from two separate suppliers (travel o city and ex pedia (without ...more »

February 20th, 2008 at 6:44 pm » Comments (0)

Almost all the details are now sorted... We have bought the plane tickets, paid a deposit on the Apartment, now we just need to sort out a pet-sitter again. Either ...more »

February 13th, 2008 at 9:44 am » Comments (0)

Quick explanation for those of you who thought I had given up on posting here, or had no internet access - I am currently still deep in the process of ...more »

February 6th, 2008 at 4:07 am » Comments (0)

Nothing at all concrete yet, but it looks as though Ira and I may be going to Amsterdam for my birthday, hopefully fitting in a short hop over to Britain ...more »

January 22nd, 2008 at 3:51 am » Comments (0)

Dovetail My thanks to the Beatles for that line… more »

October 26th, 2007 at 3:49 am » Comments (0)

This is the second and last post regarding my journey through Kaliningrad 'International' Airport. I made notes up until this point during the holiday, for some reason things get a ...more »

October 26th, 2007 at 3:09 am » Comments (2)

So, following on from the previous Amsterdam post, onto the trip itself... I left for Astana airport around 6am on the 21st September, feeling happy that I would be meeting up ...more »

October 26th, 2007 at 1:08 am » Comments (0)

I am going to start typing up my experiences during my trip to Amsterdam and Britain, before I forget them. In case you happen to be a new reader, I'll give ...more »

October 19th, 2007 at 1:29 am » Comments (4)

I hope to write a few posts on my stay in Britain later, but for now I have a few things to sort out here at home. A quick summary of ...more »

September 25th, 2007 at 5:30 am » Comments (5)

It is Tuesday, Alex,ChrisD and I returned from Holland. Nothing bad happened, lots of good times. I'm a little tired right now so, bye for now; more details in post over ...more »

September 21st, 2007 at 6:10 am » Comments (0)

The taxi has arrived, 20 minutes early, my bags are all expertly packed by Ira, I am finally on my way to Amsterdam and Britain.... Please excuse a short delay before ...more »