Moved

.... and after some period of awayness, I've moved house, and with that been offline (literally) for 2 weeks, and now, back.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on December 19, 2007 09:42 PM

Return Trip

So, up at a more reasonable hour this morning to return back to the UK. We get breakfast and then finish the last minute cleaning, packing and locking up before... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 08, 2005 09:58 PM

Pizza and Packing

Our last full day in Greece, so after breakfast, we get packing and cleaning. With that done, with frequent breaks, we head off back to the Pizza place we'd visited... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 07, 2005 10:02 PM

Nearly Over

We're into the last few days of our holiday in Greece now, and while I'll miss the endless sunny warm weather, the great food, and more than anything, doing nothing,... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 06, 2005 09:58 PM

Virus Ceramics

The weather warms up a little, and another none-day, relaxing for both of us. As the evening comes around we head into Molyvos. Abi's subtly persuaded me to read he... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 05, 2005 10:51 PM

Trips

The winds of yesterday persist, and the temperatures are a little cooler. Yesterday we'd decided that if today was anything like yesterday we'd not just sit around but instead go... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 04, 2005 10:48 PM

Amberjack

A pretty uneventful quiet day, with both of spending most of time relaxing, reading, despite the strong breeze. We head off to the harbor in Molyvos for tea. Amber-jack for... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 03, 2005 10:46 PM

Sansibal

Another lazy day doing not a lot. As the evening comes round we head off to get some cash, buy some more food and to check our respective emails. For... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 02, 2005 10:45 PM

Strange Wildlife

Being in a foreign country, you obviosuly get different wildlife, here's some shots of some of the "different" things we've seen so far (thanks to Abi for some of the... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 01, 2005 10:36 PM

Sunset

Blimey, today is a real scorcher, even by this weeks rather warm stakes. It's a recipe for people like me, not really used to the temperatures, to do absolutely zip,... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 31, 2005 09:35 PM

Not a Lot

Not a lot going on today, Abi's cousin drops round early afternoon, and after an afternoon sunbathing we head out to Annaxos for some food. Another day of not doing... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 30, 2005 09:28 PM

More Rest

It's another scorcher of a day, so rather than anything strenuous for me, I spend another day in the shade, relaxing reading a book. After the sun has set, and... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 29, 2005 10:24 PM

Shady

I'm starting to get burned in the odd place today, so I'm staying out of the sun. That doesn't stop me having a quick dip in the pool, and generally... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 28, 2005 10:22 PM

Castle

In nearby Molyvos is an old Byzantine castle, so around midday we head off to take a look. After one aborted attempt (we forgot to bring any money), we have... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 27, 2005 09:15 PM

Sleep

Another sunny blue-skied day, with another dip in the pool for me, and then I go get myself some sleep. I figure that as I'm on hols, I can sleep... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 26, 2005 09:09 PM

Stranded

So after our dip in the pool (and a lot cooler for it) we're unpacked, and just about to head out to stock up on essentials, food, water and the... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 25, 2005 10:01 PM

Long Trip

There wasn't really a lot of point us going to sleep last night, because no sooner are we asleep when the alarm goes off at 1am. After much protestation from... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 25, 2005 04:43 PM

Treasure Hunt

Up relatively early this morning to get over to Essex for the MR2 clubs annual treasure hunt. After a quick snack and coffee stop, we get given our clues, and... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 06, 2005 09:31 PM

Cyclists

Cyclists can be really annoying. I'm prepared to forget about the fact they don't pay road tax etc. for most of the poor sods, after all it takes guts to... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 26, 2005 09:58 PM

M4 Protests

It seems the speed demonstrations on the M4 worked well today, if you missed it, there's a piece about it here, and a piccy below: I'd agree with the protestors.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 30, 2005 08:46 PM

Public Transport

The government have been heavily pushing public transport for a while now. When I say pushing I mean disuading people from using cars (congestion charging, high fuel tax, speed cameras,... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 12, 2005 09:22 PM

More Holiday Pics

Just before we went on hols Abi bought a one use underwater camera, and so after a brief development time, here's a couple of snaps from out trip to Tsonia.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 23, 2004 06:37 PM

Greek Highlights

So, I've been away on hols, I promoised a post, with pics, so here we go. We've been staying on the island of Lesvos, in Greece (right next to Turkey).... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 18, 2004 07:58 PM

Greece

Just a quick post from a net cafe in Greece, where Abi and I are on hols. It's lovely weather here, just so different from the UK at this time... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 11, 2004 09:57 AM

Off on Hols

I'm off on holiday from 2am tomorrow morning, hopefully back mid-October. I really doubt there'll be any posts here in the meantime, but I guess you never know.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 29, 2004 06:16 PM

End of The World

So, with Abi back, we found Worlds End on the map, so we take a quick trip over there, more for a photo of the town name sign than anything.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 04, 2004 06:48 PM

Speeding, again.

The government are considering changing the penalties for speeding in this country. At present there's a fixed fine and penalty points (save them up for a disqualification), except when they... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 01, 2004 08:07 PM

Manic Mondays

Lots of problems this morning. First up is a slight work uniform issue. Although I stayed up until 12:30 last night to start drying washed t-shirts, none of them are... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 05, 2004 07:26 AM

Stratford and Back

The sun was out this evening so I took a top down drive up to Stratford, taking the A44 and then A3400. The later is the better, lovely sweeping bends... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 07, 2003 09:33 PM

Frantic

I'm quite surprised, but it hasn't rained yet today (though it's looked like doing so practically all day). Very frantic day at work. Precious little time to do or think... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 26, 2003 08:30 PM

On The Road

I'm off to see my parents today. I'll stay over and return tomorrow. Updates as and when. Have a good weekend.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on April 12, 2003 10:59 AM

Jams

The trip up to Ruth's was pretty uneventful, with the exception of the mile of traffic jam getting off the M40 and onto the A43, which took about and hour.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 14, 2003 11:14 PM

Wet

Busy day at work. I set off to Ruth's about 5, but there are various small jams on the way so it's slow going. The rain on the M1 is... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 07, 2003 11:32 PM

Return

Shopping done, and unpacked, and now I'm packing again to dissapear up North again to see in the new year with Ruth (and assorted family). Better get going. Catch you... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on December 31, 2002 01:27 PM

Queues

Lots of queuing to get my sister there and unpacked. Queues on the motorway, queues in the city. And that was just the travel. Once we were there was the... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 21, 2002 11:45 PM

Away

The drive up this morning was simple enough, got to my parents in time for lunch. My sisters packing the last of her things now, and then we'll be off... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 21, 2002 12:57 PM

Trip 2

Off into Oxford city centre today. We spend a bit of time looking around the colleges. It's quite clear that there's a fair bit of history there. Though if you... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 05, 2002 10:05 AM

Out

A good day in London. Svenson was right though, definately more tiring than lazy. Good fun though. First off once the train got into London we got the tube to... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 04, 2002 09:50 PM

Trip 1

Off to London this morning. Yes, I know it's already starting to be late, and I'm not even up yet. Will let you know how it goes later.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 04, 2002 08:56 AM