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Suspended debit/credit card whilst travelling abroad?
Well firstly I can’t believe it has so very almost happened to me again. But this time good on Barclays to only suspend my card when I returned to the UK rather than when I would be in Brussels tomorrow! I received a phone call today from Barclays fraud department explaining that my card had […]
16Oct2008 | Alex | 6 comments | ContinuedHave you ever wondered how they demolish airplanes?
If you ever wondered how they demolish airplanes here is a nice short time lapsed video. It’s certainly not quite as eloquent as I thought it would be!
10Oct2008 | Alex | 0 comments | ContinuedPlanes grounded at UK airports
Many flights from Airports in the UK have been cancelled and delayed by a computer fault at the UK’s main air traffic control centre in Swanwick, Hampshire. All flights out of the UK from Luton airport have been suspended due to air traffic control restrictions. Even arrivals have been subject to delays. Travellers have been […]
25Sep2008 | Alex | 4 comments | Continued
Poor at updating my travel blog
Well I have disappointed myself recently with my severe lack of blogging this year. However on the other hand I have been travelling quite a lot and just haven’t had time to blog. In the last 6 months I have travelled rather frequently and have loved every trip I have been on, in one way […]
23Sep2008 | Alex | 2 comments | Continued
The Eiffel tower, Paris
The Eiffel tower is perhaps the best known landmark in Paris and arguably all of France. It was built in 1889 and was at the time the world’s largest tower. It was built by engineer Gustave Eiffel for the Exposition Universelle similar to the Belgians building the Atomimum for Expo ’58. Eiffel originally designed the […]
20Jul2008 | Alex and Dorota | 16 comments | Continued
Scheveningen Beach, Den Haag, Holland, The Netherlands
Scheveningen is part of Den Haag, which is known as The Hague to us in the UK. Scheveningen was a bit surprise for me to be honest, I was a little shocked to see an amazingly long, wide sandy beach on the coast of the Netherlands! The beach is also complete with a pier, esplanade […]
27Jun2008 | Alex and Dorota | 26 comments | Continued
Kinderdijk Windmills, Holland, The Netherlands
The Netherlands is famous for its dutch windmills, there are more than 1000 windmills in the Netherlands. So we thought Kinderdijk was worth a visit as it’s only just over an hours drive from Amsterdam. Kinderdijk is a small town near Rotterdam where there are 19 old windmills which were built around 1740, which are […]
18Jun2008 | Alex and Dorota | 5 comments | Continued
World Press Photo 2008, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Just a real quick post to say we went to the World Press Photo exhibition at the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. “First and foremost, World Press Photo is known for organizing the world’s largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. Prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over two […]
14Jun2008 | Alex and Dorota | 0 comments | ContinuedSpain Holidays 2011: Andalucía’s Best Kept Secret
Many tourists heading into Malaga’s newly refurbished airport will head south-westerly along the Autovia del Mediterraneo, towards the Costa Del Sol and the popular Spanish holiday hotspots of Torremolinos, Fuengirola and Marbella. Each of these attractions has plenty going for it and they all remain hugely popular with British tourists; but heading eastwards from Malaga […]
16May2008 | Alex | 0 comments | Continued
Travel photos temporarily moved
Hi everyone, my travel photo gallery has temporarily moved whilst I am working on the new blog template. Since upgrading to version 2.5 of WordPress there are some scripts I was using to intergrate the gallery which are no longer working. I haven’t had the time to get fixed, but they will be back as […]
6Apr2008 | Alex | 10 comments | Continued
