Category Archives: England


Camping time

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Shane

We thought we’d do a last minute camping trip given it was looking like nice weekend. We have had the full range of English weather; hot sun, wind, rain and cloudy. Have had a real blast of a weekend!

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Country Cruising and Coffee

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Shane

.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Country Cruising, originally uploaded by landofshane. Sarah and I went out for a Drive on Saturday. Theres something fantastic about driving just to explore, rather than driving to get from A … Continue reading →

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Made it out alive (but very wet)

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Shane

On Friday we had a major flood at work! I escaped through thigh deep water, and the water was still rising very quickly… Here is a couple of videos showing the extent of the damage. The first video is one … Continue reading →

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Fun in the sun… well, english sun…

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Shane

We went to Hyde park calling yesterday… a music fest in Hyde Park. Fantastic. Crowded House were there. Back together. I’m not sure when they split. But it was still the same old Crowded House. Fantastic. Neil Finn is a … Continue reading →

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Bad Train Day

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Shane

Today I moved a step closer to becoming british… I had a bad Train Day. This mornings 7.26am was cancelled. I consequently missed my connection to work… another 30mins lost to public transport. Tonight my train was late… I’m pretty … Continue reading →

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There comes a time…

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Shane

Today has been one of the hardest days for me so far… I think its just that I (or most likely we) have been so focused on just getting into a flat, as then things will get easier. Today I … Continue reading →

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Whats been happening

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Shane

Pirates are going to invade england any day now. They aren’t coming for the gold, they certainly aren’t coming for the tea or coffee, and its a safe. bet they arn’t coming for the beautiful virgins… They are coming for … Continue reading →

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