Richard S. Turner - Travel Diary http://www.richardsturner.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Amsterdam - I feckin luvs it … http://www.richardsturner.com/amsterdam-i-feckin-luvs-it/ http://www.richardsturner.com/amsterdam-i-feckin-luvs-it/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:27:14 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/amsterdam-i-feckin-luvs-it/ So late night on the 26th (boxing day flight) I arrive at Amsterdam’s airport and I’m buzzing. I’ve been Amsterdam many times before and always found it to be very welcoming and never short of something to offer its visitors.

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]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/amsterdam-i-feckin-luvs-it/feed/ Is this thing on ? http://www.richardsturner.com/is-this-thing-on/ http://www.richardsturner.com/is-this-thing-on/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:44:01 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/is-this-thing-on/ To my faithful readers, an apology for you have missed out on a small part of my travel diaries due mostly to my undeniable stupidity. It all started back in Edinburgh around 3 weeks ago (how the time does fly) . I sat down smugly with a cup of coffee and looked forward to logging on and posting another update I also wanted to cast my mind to the future. Would I be in the South of France or would I be on my way to Travel in India. What happened next was pure sketch-show style comedy. As I left over to tap my keyboard I accidentally shuffled offa’ the comfy chair I was sat which in turn made me lose balance in the arm that was holstering my coffee. God damn over-sized mugs ! No explanation necessary for what happens next, a bit of smoke and screeching banshee of a waitress (I was both painfully embarrassed and flattered by her ’scream and run round like a headless chicken’ reaction, despite it not being her laptop).

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]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/is-this-thing-on/feed/ 5 things I’ve learnt part 1 http://www.richardsturner.com/5-things-ive-learnt-part-1/ http://www.richardsturner.com/5-things-ive-learnt-part-1/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:50:17 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/5-things-ive-learnt-part-1/ So I’ve now moved onto the great state of Florida and it’s great. There will be much more to follow on Florida shortly. For now I’m going to divulge a few things I’ve picked up on my travels.

1. Coffee and laptops don’t play nice together
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]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/5-things-ive-learnt-part-1/feed/ Airport Hotels http://www.richardsturner.com/airport-hotels/ http://www.richardsturner.com/airport-hotels/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:03:42 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/airport-hotels/ airport hotels is a subject I’ve not mentioned previously on the blog. I have touched on airport parking but after arriving at Bahamas airport and staying in their resident hotel I realised that research is key for anyone’s budget or sanity.

You see I flew into Bahamas and naively checked myself straight in at a high cost where as if I was searching for Gatwick hotels or Heathrow airport hotels I would have felt more comfortable searching because I know the area. Anyway the point I’m trying to make is that searching online can be done no matter where in the world you are landing. You can even see for hotels that are in close proximity to the airport for extra savings.

]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/airport-hotels/feed/ The Rest of Italy and onto the bahamas http://www.richardsturner.com/the-rest-of-italy-and-onto-the-bahamas/ http://www.richardsturner.com/the-rest-of-italy-and-onto-the-bahamas/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:42:41 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/the-rest-of-italy-and-onto-the-bahamas/ Rome was fabulous and I stuck around for another two weeks after my last blog post. Big news however! I am now on my tour of the US which I hope to take the next few months. (more…)

]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/the-rest-of-italy-and-onto-the-bahamas/feed/ Gladiator Style http://www.richardsturner.com/gladiator-style/ http://www.richardsturner.com/gladiator-style/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:05:31 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/gladiator-style/ Being a massive fan of all things gladiator Rome has always held a certain fascination for me. I wasn’t too aware of anything else I would really love to do more than visit the Colosseum when I arrived in Rome and what an experience it was.

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]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/gladiator-style/feed/ Rome here we come … http://www.richardsturner.com/rome-here-we-come/ http://www.richardsturner.com/rome-here-we-come/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:25:10 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/rome-here-we-come/ Just checking in. France and Paris was great. I actually ended up moving on from Paris to Nantes for a few days as I have really enjoyed myself in Paris. My next stop is Rome, Italy and I’m going with a friend.

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]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/rome-here-we-come/feed/ The Paris Experience http://www.richardsturner.com/the-paris-experience/ http://www.richardsturner.com/the-paris-experience/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:03:11 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/the-paris-experience/ Following on from Dortmund Paris has been much better. As I said in my last post after the boring experience in Dortmund I decided to do the tourist thing in France and it has been great. (more…)

]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/the-paris-experience/feed/ Moving on from Dortmund http://www.richardsturner.com/moving-on-from-dortmund/ http://www.richardsturner.com/moving-on-from-dortmund/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:13:11 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/moving-on-from-dortmund/ Ahh, I’m slightly disappointed at the moment. Its 3.43pm here in Dortmund and a cheap flight I was supposed to catching over to Paris at 4.00pm local time has been cancelled. I’m going to hang on until tomorrow and get myself off then.

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]]> http://www.richardsturner.com/moving-on-from-dortmund/feed/ Dortmund http://www.richardsturner.com/dortmund/ http://www.richardsturner.com/dortmund/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:11:09 +0000 admin http://www.richardsturner.com/dortmund/ Happy New Year !

After my stint in Amsterdam which lasted a little longer than usual a left for the neareast city. I wasn’t sure where I would end up so I took out a map and looked for something that caught my eye. There are a few places I wouldn’t dream of missing but I’m pretty easy with the rest of my journey.

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