Wardy's Travel Blog http://wardy.plebian.net Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 en Lest We Forget… http://wardy.plebian.net/20070425/lest-we-forget/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20070425/lest-we-forget/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:35:54 +0000 wardy Uncategorized http://wardy.plebian.net/20070425/lest-we-forget/ April 25 = ANZAC Day

To all those at war: Be safe
To all those with loved ones at war: Be strong
To all those who have lost someone because of war: Remember them proudly

To those who have fallen: You will never be forgotten

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20070425/lest-we-forget/feed/ Happy Birthdy to me… :) http://wardy.plebian.net/20070202/happy-birthdy-to-me/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20070202/happy-birthdy-to-me/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:43:55 +0000 wardy Uncategorized http://wardy.plebian.net/20070202/happy-birthdy-to-me/ Wow… another year down the road, a few more grey hairs and I swear a couple more wrinkles to show for it all.  Is starting to get so bad that the card I received at work was for a 40th birthday!  the cheeky sods! ;)

To everyone that has sent me wishes THANK YOU!!!!

Last night about 25 friends from work helped me celebrate till the wee hours of the morning.  A great time had by all and there aer quite a few sore heads this morning!  Thankfully not mine!!! :D

Some of the less incriminating ones can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/eastr.b/FiveLimeIanSBirthday

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/pantina73/IanSBirthday 

I am waiting to get the others… the flash was going off quite frequently for a couple hours so I am expecting some more to filter through next week…  When I get them I will post them!

Tonight will be spent with Drew and Liz, Lou and Gabby in London for a Thai dinner and a couple of vino blanca or vino tintos or some Rum and Cokes at their place… A quite one HONEST!!!

*** UPDATE ***

More incrimination photos are found at: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/pantina73/IanSBirthday

 

A great weekend was had in London with Drew, Liz, Lou, Gabby and Meg.  Lou made a lovely cake for my birthday as well!  (Luvs ya Lou!!)

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20070202/happy-birthdy-to-me/feed/ New photos… http://wardy.plebian.net/20070121/new-photos-2/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20070121/new-photos-2/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:54:31 +0000 wardy Uncategorized http://wardy.plebian.net/20070121/new-photos-2/ I noticed that I have been really poor in putting my new photos up on this site. Expect that to change soon… Depends on whether I get any time to do it!!!! :)

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20070121/new-photos-2/feed/ The challenge should I choose to accept it… http://wardy.plebian.net/20070121/the-challenge-should-i-choose-to-accept-it/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20070121/the-challenge-should-i-choose-to-accept-it/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:53:09 +0000 wardy Uncategorized http://wardy.plebian.net/20070121/the-challenge-should-i-choose-to-accept-it/ … 10 countries in 12 months

Now for a traveller that is not such a big event, but when you are working fulltime and have no holidays.

So where am i planning to go?
1 - New Jersey - Work - February (Possible)
2 - New York, New York - Pleasure - March (Definate)
3 - Poland - Warsaw and Krakow - Easter (Definate)
4 - Le Mans - France - June (Definate)
5 - Spain - Cartagena - June (Possible)
6 - Sweden - Stockholm - July (Possible)
7 - France - Lyon - Septermber - Rugby World Cup (Definate)
8 - Wales - Cardiff - Rugby World Cup (Definate)
9 - Germany - is bound to happen for work (Definate)

Need to think some more about how to crack the 10!!! :)

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20070121/the-challenge-should-i-choose-to-accept-it/feed/ Drunken night out with welsh lesbians http://wardy.plebian.net/20061224/drunken-night-out-with-welsh-lesbians/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20061224/drunken-night-out-with-welsh-lesbians/#comments Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:50:11 +0000 wardy Uncategorized Nights out http://wardy.plebian.net/20061224/drunken-night-out-with-welsh-lesbians/ Well… the title says it all. A georgeous woman walks into the bar and sits next to me. I am thinking ” woohoo my luck is in!” only to find out that she is interested in women. But these girls are amazing!!! I had a wonderful night with a tonne of laughs and ended up being promised a big night out in Cardiff next year for the World Cup (oh yeah, i have tickets to see Japan and Wales in the rugby world cup next year). To ensure I keep in touch I got their business card and email and phone number. What a wonderful night!!! oh yeah… they paid for the evening as well!!! :)

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20061224/drunken-night-out-with-welsh-lesbians/feed/ Ooops… forgot to transfer that money…Damn banks http://wardy.plebian.net/20061209/ooops-forgot-to-transfer-that-moneydamn-banks/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20061209/ooops-forgot-to-transfer-that-moneydamn-banks/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:47:44 +0000 wardy Uncategorized Home http://wardy.plebian.net/20061209/ooops-forgot-to-transfer-that-moneydamn-banks/ I am not generally the most diligent person when it comes to checking bank statements etc… But when I was bored today I thought I would do an audit of my HSBC accounts. To my absolute horror I noticed my credit card account was somewhat higher than I had expected. About 700 pounds higher actually.

The money that was removed from my HSBC Savings account 2 weeks ago has apparently not yet been given to HSBC Credit Cards. Oh yeah… believe me here… It takes 3 days to transfer money between HSBC savings and credit departments…

So I got an apology and a promise that within the next 10 days I should receive a phone call explaining to me why they didn’t transfer my money through.

I shall pay a bit more attention to this in the future….

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20061209/ooops-forgot-to-transfer-that-moneydamn-banks/feed/ Bond …. Brilliant! http://wardy.plebian.net/20061205/bond-brilliant/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20061205/bond-brilliant/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:07:19 +0000 wardy Uncategorized http://wardy.plebian.net/20061205/bond-brilliant/ Tonight I went to see the latest edition in the Bond franchise: Casino Royale. As a die hard fan I found it difficult to think of Daniel Craig as 007, but I have been gladly proven wrong. He plays this dark side of the man in a brilliant way and for once I have walked away from a Bond film mesmerised by the character instead of the gadgets.

It is not my favourite Bond film though. Over time it may become that but I still see Bond as: gadgets, Q, toys, Q… you get the picture… ;)

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20061205/bond-brilliant/feed/ Dublin… Wild Windy and Wet… oh yeah and Wallabies http://wardy.plebian.net/20061201/dublin-wild-windy-and-wet-oh-yeah-and-wallabies/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20061201/dublin-wild-windy-and-wet-oh-yeah-and-wallabies/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:19:12 +0000 wardy Uncategorized http://wardy.plebian.net/20061201/dublin-wild-windy-and-wet-oh-yeah-and-wallabies/ A couple weeks ago I met up with Drew in Ireland for a weekend of Wallaby watching.  As there were not that many wallabies about we had to participate in some of the local customs of women watching and Guinness drinking.

And I must say that Guinness tastes amazing when you buy it fresh from the factory.  I suppose it is like an earthquake… The further away you are from the epicentre the less an impact it has on you.

Anyway… that pint cost about £8 (ok there was a tour thrown in as well!) but still for something that nice it was worth it.  When I get a couple hours to sort out my photos expect to see some on this site!

 Keep well…

Wardy

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20061201/dublin-wild-windy-and-wet-oh-yeah-and-wallabies/feed/ Angry mobs, pyromaniacs and pyrotechnics http://wardy.plebian.net/20061105/angry-mobs-pyromaniacs-and-pyrotechnics/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20061105/angry-mobs-pyromaniacs-and-pyrotechnics/#comments Sun, 05 Nov 2006 22:17:18 +0000 wardy Uncategorized Travel news Nights out http://wardy.plebian.net/20061105/angry-mobs-pyromaniacs-and-pyrotechnics/ Guy Fawlkes is with us once again and the traditional angry (?) mobs paraded past the front door of my house today. What a sight!!! And what is one to do but grab the flaming torches and join the procession.

And what a great show they put on… There was a 30 minute fireworks show that kept the hordes of flame bearing mobsters entertained and refrained them from torching the town! :)

Shame it was soooo cold though. Everyone was shivering by the end of it!

Can’t wait for next years one now!

]]> http://wardy.plebian.net/20061105/angry-mobs-pyromaniacs-and-pyrotechnics/feed/ No sex please… they’re British http://wardy.plebian.net/20061029/no-sex-please-theyre-british/ http://wardy.plebian.net/20061029/no-sex-please-theyre-british/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:13:26 +0000 wardy Uncategorized Travel news Home Nights out http://wardy.plebian.net/20061029/no-sex-please-theyre-british/ Anyone between the age of 20-38 and planning to come to England to sow their oats better think again. If you are single that is!!! According to a report from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) there is almost a 40% chance that you will not succeed.

Click here for more details: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20648266-13762,00.html

Funny reading…

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