Category Archives: United Kingdom

Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park

Had a fantastic time on Saturday. After a good start by John Mayer, Sheryl Crow really suprised me. She can definitely sing and play guitar. I never realised how catchy her songs are. Can I just say Clapton was vintage.. … Continue reading

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Clapton

Off to see Eric Clapton in Hyde Park. Hey Hey.. Hey Hey baby Hey! Oh yes Sheryl Crow and John Mayer are playing too.  

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Foo Fighters Rocked

Katherine and I headed to the new Wembley Stadium on Friday night to see the Foo Fighters. What a massive show! 86,000 people in the stadium for a 2.5 hour set that ranged from their old stuff, new stuff, and … Continue reading

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Dover and those White Cliffs

From all my history lessons and reading of World War II tails I never realised that Dover kept a very big secret within it’s beautiful white cliffs overlooking the English Channel and the west coast of France. Arriving by train … Continue reading

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While the weather was crap in London Town..

Katherine and I headed up to Chesterfield this weekend to catch up with my family. As you can see by the photos we had some great weather in parts – enough for a pint at Hardwick Inn at least. My … Continue reading

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It’s Snowing…. In London… In April!

“Wake up Chris… Wake up… you have to see this!” said Katherine. After a 3am finish I wasn’t entirely awake. What came before my eyes was the unbelievable sight of 5cm of snow in the backyard. Even crazier than that … Continue reading

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Burglary

We got back on the Friday after Christmas. It was a great break. After arriving back at St. Pancras International (the new home of EuroStar and East Coast main line) we got a cab back to Willesden Green. We arrived … Continue reading

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Friends and Family at Christmas

We knew our luck catching planes, trains, and buses would had to come to an end and sure enough it happened on the 22nd December. Katherine and I have a habit of leaving late. I don’t know why – it … Continue reading

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Christmas Parties

My company really spent a lot of money on our Christmas party. With offices in Scotland and London they invited everyone (and their partners) to attend pre-dinner drinks and canapes followed by dinner at a top Greek restaurant in London. … Continue reading

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Interview/Grilling

Well it took long enough – 6 weeks since we called to arrange it – but today I had an interview with JobCentre Plus to get my National Insurance number. National Insurance numbers are the key piece of identification for … Continue reading

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