December 2011
1 post
Heps' Travelling Statistics
He was away for 9 weeks and 5 days or 68 days.
He visited 7 different countries in 4 different continents. Within these countries he slept in 19 different towns. He slept in 21 beds.
He travelled by 11 different modes of transport.
He took 19 plane trips totalling 113.25 hours (4.7 days) of air time or 53,639 miles.
He visited 0 natural wonders of the world and swam in 1 ocean.
He took 8...
October 2011
11 posts
3 months on...
So it has just gone past the three month stage since I have been home. It’s been a non-stop three months and it now seems a long time since I was away.
The first phone call I got when I landed confirmed I had a work placement lined up. This was great news for my bank balance and I haven’t stopped working since. I recently returned to my old work and am about to start a new full time contract in...
Travelling Statistics
I was away for 32 weeks and 5 days or 229 days.
I visited 9 different countries in 3 different continents. Within these countries I slept in 71 different towns.
I slept in 108 beds.
I travelled by 11 different modes of transport.
I took 11 plane trips totalling 52.5 hours of air time or 25,673 miles.
I visited 2 natural wonders of the world and swam in 3 different oceans.
I took 38 different bus...
August 2011
11 posts
Worcester (Boston)
This was the last stop on my whole trip to visit George with his new life in the US since getting married last November to Jessica Slater. A couple of weeks before starting this whole trip a group of guys from home headed out to Worcester for George’s wedding in early November. This turned out to be one of the best weeks with the residents of Ledgecrest Drive kindly letting 11 people sleep in...
July 2011
21 posts
Las Vegas, Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon
Las Vegas
Vegas is very full on at first. We had one night in Vegas before heading towards the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. After landing and picking up a new car we headed to the Luxor. The benefit of Vegas being a man made town is that the airport is right next to the main strip and so it only takes 5 minutes to drive from the airport to the main strip.
The Luxor is the pyramid hotel that is...
June 2011
44 posts
