Arrived at Manchester on Monday, after a bit of hibernating & not doing much. The train ride was great. A nice sunny day & lots to see along the way. Felt good to be traveling again, getting some independence & making it by myself. I like traveling alone in a lot of ways. I don't have to worry about anyone else, I can be in my own little world. Every trip is an achievement that I made happen. Navigating bus & train stations, connecting lines, haul...

Monday 1st Nov, Happy Birthday Dad! This weekend was a pretty lazy one. The last week has been so busy that it was nice not to have to worry about doing much. Saturday we went to High street Kenstington to go suit shopping, I played stylist because my backpack is heavy enough without putting more stuff in it. We had lunch at Cote bistro & walked around for a bit. On the way back home due to some delays on the tube from a sporting event we decided to go to the...

Check my bags into the backpacker storage for £2 and went walking. Started of near St James Park, through Hyde park & Kensington Gardens. Buckingham Palace cancelled the changing of the guards so I stuck to the nature walk. Strolling along with the Autumn leaves falling all around. They have bike hire stops like Brisbane. Thinking that would be great idea if I come back. Picnic lunch by one of the lakes/rivers here would be nice. Returned to collect my bags ...

We drive back to London today, I book my first backpacker for tonight stay, my 306F pod at Picadilly backpackers. It's an experience all on it's own & has set a very low standard. Hoping backpacker outside of London get better. Day trip involved Tate museum, Shakespeare's globe theatre, Trafalga Square & Kings cross station. Tate was full of modern art & the only room I liked was Andy Warhol, the rest were the splattered page paintings I am yet to und...

Headed out to Bristol yesterday, catching up with a fellow Aussie. Stopped in at Bath on the drive from the temple mead station, must go back to see the hot spring spas in the city with more time. Today we stopped in at Salisbury to check out the biggest church I've ever seen. It has what is believed to be the worlds oldest clock, a medieval clock used back in the time when the castle & surrounding walls protected the city & this massive church. We stop a...