Monthly Archives: October 2006

I’m in Stockholm staying with my Swedish friends. It’s been four years since I’ve been to Stockholm, and it’s very nice to be back. It’s a bit colder than London, but not too bad. The Swedes seem to think that it’s freezing … Continue reading →

I’ve been in London for a few days now. It’s a busy place. There are a lot of people and lots going on. I’m enjoying it. Not sure I’d want to live here, but I’m having fun visiting. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

I have been in Wales for a few days now. I hitch-hiked from Newquay to Cardiff because the train was quite expensive, and there isn’t a very direct bus connection. In Cardiff I spent one night in a youth hostel, … Continue reading →

I’ve spent the last week staying with my friends Ryan and Joanna in Newquay (in Cornwall). Cornwall is the south-west most part of England, and has a very different feel than the rest of the country. The Cornish descent from … Continue reading →

From Bristol I took the bus (actually several buses, local buses travel at an average speed of about 10 miles per hour when you factor in all the stops, and the fact that they almost never take a direct route). … Continue reading →

I was on day six of the West Highland Way. The sun was sinking low over the highland peaks, and I was hiking out of the village of Kinlochleven. I planned to walk just a few miles and camp. I … Continue reading →