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  • I’m not sure how to feel about today

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    Got a breakfast Banh Mi, or what I’m calling a breakfast one since it had eggs & what I’m pretty sure is a hotdog in there. Also a cup of villanously strong coffee with condensed milk in it. Yes, it’s the same place as before. Stop judging me; I like it there.

  • Wellington to Rotorua by Coach

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    Unlike the other times I’ve caught a coach recently, this one isn’t me getting on at the start and off at the end of the trip, so I’m taking the Wellington to Tauranga coach, but getting off in Rotorua. I’m only mentioning this because it meant that I had to double check which coach I…

  • Wellington

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    Ahhh, but which version? The Depeche Mode original, or the Lacuna Coil cover? Down by the waterfront, there are these things, which I assumed were artworks. And they are. But they’re also public toilets.

  • Lego Relics

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    On the advice/recommendation of a friend, I went to see this, not really knowing what to expect. I’d been jabbed with a number of needles that day, with both a blood draw for testing, because my GP rather liked the idea, and a couple of vaccinations, because Hepatitis & Rabies really do suck and are…

  • Getting There

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    There, in this case, being a town outside of Indianapolis where I’m staying with friends because the downtown Indy hotel rates for that weekend were insane.

  • A Half A Day In Rotterdam

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    It’s been a while since i posted here, but … Haven’t been doing much travelling lately, nobody wants to hear about needful but unpleasant trips to to the dentist, and if I posted work-related stuff I’d probably get fired.However, I had a couple of days of “use it or lose it” leave to use before…

  • Heading Back

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    Walk to the JW, Taxi to the Airport, Flight to Chicago, Airport Transit to T5, Long-Ass line for Security, Flight to Dublin, Flight to Heathrow, Train into Paddington, Tube to Marylebone, Train to Princes Risborough, Rail Replacement Bus to Aylesbury, Walk to the Travelodge. Gave myself plenty of time with an afternoon flight so I…

  • Getting There

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    Well, I slept badly, but that’s to be expected with pre-holiday nerves & a cold of some sort. There were very short lines at the Aer Lingus check in, but still, it took a bunch longer than expected. I’m not sure why, but the chap dealing with my check-in had troubles, so did the person…

  • A Brief Stop In Aylesbury

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    A brief badly planned stop, as it happens. I left Blackpool on the Friday & made it to Aylesbury in pretty good time thanks to a lucky connection at Preston where the train arrived as I got to the appropriate platform. The reason for the trip was a birthday BBQ “Sausage Party” for Becs on…

  • Clambering Out Of The Bath

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    OK, not my best work. I’m probably tempting fate by saying this, but my packing process feels like it’s getting faster. Some of that will be because of the things which never made it out of the bag(s) in the first place, but I’m thinking that a bunch of it is due to having a…