May 24, 2005
Final Entry
This will be my final entry on this travel blog. I have decided to retire it as I am no longer travelling. However, should I begin my travels once more I will start up a new travel blog with the...Read this update
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May 13, 2005
This Time Last Year
It is a year ago to the day that I left my job in the USA. It seems like only yesterday. A lot has happened since then apart from earning any money of course. Looking back I wonder what I...Read this update
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May 11, 2005
What really matters.
What really matters? C'mon tell me. What really matters in this life? Ok, maybe I am being a bit up front and obvious but think about it, not for long, but think about what really matters to you. Put the...Read this update
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May 10, 2005
Is it just me...?
I secretly feel sad for the people clinging on to the rat race. All people seem to want these days is the trappings of a nice house, a nice car and whatever their money can buy. The new age of...Read this update
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May 05, 2005
If You Don't Want My Peaches, Baby Don't Shake My Tree
Todays blog title is a line from the song Matchbox, originally recorded by Carl Perkins. I just like the phrase and wanted to share it......Read this update
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May 04, 2005
Steve's Appeal
I am appealing against the decision made by the Job Centre denying my claim for Jobseekers Allowance. Read on to see my appeal......Read this update
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May 03, 2005
Wherefore Art Thou?
I miss my guitar. It has been gone now for over 9 months and there is no sign of it. The US post office are tracing it and are taking forever. I imagine they will eventually come back and say...Read this update
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April 27, 2005
Stay Away
If you know what's good for you, do not visit the butcher of Wellington Road - Benny Lo. This guy made me look like I was out of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy! Steer clear......Read this update
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Punk Is Back In Fashion...
...well at least my cousin Carmels little one (India) seems to think so. Saskia is on the left....Read this update
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Another Minor Rant
I received my reply from the Job Centre today regarding my letter to them to look at my situation once more and reconsider their earlier decision not to grant my claim for JobSeekers Allowance. Here it is......Read this update
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April 20, 2005
Ode to a guitar
I have owned many a guitar in my time and I decided to get down to one electric and one acoustic guitar. I made an effort to do so by selling the ones I did not want and getting two...Read this update
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April 15, 2005
What is going on?!?
Somebody pinch me as I think I am dreaming. Actually it is more like a nightmare....Read this update
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April 06, 2005
Dum De Dum
Not much to write about, or even write home about, this week. I have been doing some handy man jobs here as can be seen by the picture below. We are putting some flooring down in the attic in the...Read this update
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March 30, 2005
It's A Family Affair
Here are a few pics of my cousin Karens 30th birthday......Read this update
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Spell Check
Just a quick entry to say that there are often many spelling and grammatical errors in my blog entries as I do not run it through a spell checker before posting. This, again, is due to being a lazy so...Read this update
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March 24, 2005
What Is The World Coming To?
I intend to make a bit of a Victor Meldrew rant today based around crime in the UK. It seems to me over the years that crime in general has gone up mainly due to the youths wandering and sometimes...Read this update
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March 23, 2005
Post-Trip Observations
A recent comment from a friend of mine on this blog read as follows: "Some people say that when you travel, you must adopt a nomadic approach to the things you take with you. Looking at the stuff strewn over...Read this update
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Meet The Gang
A picture of the Nelson folks I spent some quality time with at the good old Paradiso hostel. I think Beth is the one taking the photo and Dermot is AWOL but everyone else is here... Clockwise from the left;...Read this update
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Freefalling
Here are some eagerly awaited pictures of my skydive in New Zealand. Smiling as I hurtle towards the ground from 12,000 feet......Read this update
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March 19, 2005
100th Blog Entry
This is my 100th blog entry. It seems kind of fitting as the journey, or original journey I should say, is pretty much over. I will continue to make entries to the blog but they will obviously be less travel...Read this update
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Tommy Vance RIP
I just found out today that Tommy Vance died recently. He was THE voice of Rock on the radio for me as a kid in the late 70's and early 80's as the presenter of "The Friday Rock Show" on...Read this update
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March 18, 2005
Pictures...At Long Last
I have many pictures to post here, so I will be putting them all up over the next couple of days. I have not been able to post any pics for ages so I am pleased to get to share...Read this update
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Vent...
Sometimes the UK sux big time.....like when as a British citizen, you return from 5 years in the USA and will they allow you to set up a new bank account...will they bugger....!...Read this update
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March 17, 2005
I'm Back
I got back to the UK today, four and a half months have passed since I left for New Zealand. I am a bit jet lagged so will keep this entry short and post a longer one after I have...Read this update
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