After my last blog entry on Thursday night, I woke up on Friday feeling very ill and having an allergic reaction to something which caused my lip to swell up and blister. Attractive. So Friday became a nothing day of lying around watching television and resting up for the early morning on Saturday. Saturday started at 3:30am so that we could get to the Walkabout by 5am for the start of the AFL grandfinal at 5:30am. The 2 free drinks that came with the ticket tur...

After an extra fascinating day on Thursday at Boston airport and on British Airways (which was much more enjoyable than American Airlines), I finally arrived at Heathrow at about 10pm and got to my hostel about 1am (but not before I got slightly lost and amused myself by giggling about being lost on a Monopoly board whenever I passed Regent Street or Pall Mall or Piccadilly Circus). Had a good sleep in on Friday before doing small amounts of touristy things like ...

Dear All, Free internet has been at a premium recently so I have not been updating my blog. Today, however, I am stuck at the airport in Boston for several hours as my flight has been delayed so I bit the bullet and bought some internet. I now have plenty of blog time. The following is the running blog that I've been keeping on my computer so it may not make sense timeframe wise. It starts on September 2nd and runs up until today, the 18th. You will be quizzed ...

Hi All Not dead, just busy. I, for some very strange and unexplained reason, didn't buy an American adaptor and now my computer is flat. Will write a proper blog from Boston. XOXO to Neptune, Bunni and Sam.

Long weekend in Seattle was an eventful one! Saturday I explored Redmond town centre for a bit, which was fun. A nice little outdoor shopping village. Also, they have a couple of places which make decent coffee, unlike most of America. We went to Bumbershoot for the afternoon. I saw Unearth, Anti-Flag and Nada Surf in the way of bands and otherwise amused myself with the market stalls, the skateboarding and watching a burlesque show. It was odd. But overall, a g...