Archive for the ‘Holiday’ Category
Introductory Winter Mountaineering Course (February 2011) – Update on Costs
The worst part of going on holiday is planning them! In my previous post I detailed the projected costs of the travel for the mountaineering course that I’m going on. After literally quite a few hours of fiddling on www.thetrainline.com, various hotel companies (including www.lastminute.com, www.expedia.com. etc.) and www.quidco.com I have revised my travel plans to [...]
Introductory Winter Mountaineering Course (February 2011)
I blame Nathan for a lot of things – including getting me involved with Triathlons (which has cost me a lot of money and free time!) and getting me to go on a 5 day introductory Winter mountaineering course! His ‘Well it seemed like a good idea at the time…‘ train of thought must be [...]
Things I’m working on right now
This is a very brief update on things that I am working on right now Knee Injury: Since January I have had an injury with my left knee. This has resulted in me doing a lot less sport training and events than I would have liked I have had 2 sessions with a chiropractor at [...]
The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy
It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them. As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is [...]
Review of photography Course/Holiday in Abruzzo, Italy
As mentioned in my earlier posts, I decided to go on a 5 day photography course in Italy from 30th September to 4th October. The morning of the 30th September started with: Taxi ride at 03:10 from my house to the MK temporary coach station (temporary because the new one is being rebuilt following a [...]
I HATE the Company Shopper Discounts (operated by Webloyalty International Ltd)
As my 5 day photography course/holiday in Italy is next week, I thought it would be a good idea to arrange the travel to and from the airports. Unfortunately I can’t leave my car at Stanstead airport where I am flying out of because I’ll coming back via Gatwick airport. I got quotes for taxis [...]
I’m going to Abruzzo, Italy for a photography course! (30th Sep – 4th Oct 2009)
I have some nice camera equipment and I love taking photographs, but I haven’t been on a course. So I have been looking at courses on the Internet and I stumbled upon this one by frui which is a 5 day course, based in Abruzzo, Italy. 2 bonuses of this course are: I haven’t been [...]
Holiday ideas (for me!)?
I have the next 2 weeks off as holiday from work but no plans. I was hoping to stay in my apartment in Nice, France for a few days, but it got rented out again as soon as the previous tenant had moved out. A friend has invited me to go walking with him in [...]
I’ve been Rock Climbing in Spain!
A few weeks ago my friend Dave asked if I wanted to go to the south of Spain (near Alicante) for a weeks rocks climbing holiday, starting the 28th March with 7 other people. Being the adventurous person that I am I said yes. The only snag was that I was doing a 6 hour [...]