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Christmas in Italy - Step One: Get There

Abroad in Wales | General | Saturday January 12, 2008 | By jsbrink
Tags: heathrow standsted hostel london cardiff wales
All the way back to last year, Melissa and I planned on going to Rome for Christmas.   Somewhere along the way, Melissa's mother, Sharon, decided she would come travel with us as well.  Then our new friend Natalie expressed an interest in tagging...

A Welsh Halloween

Abroad in Wales | General | Friday November 02, 2007 | By jsbrink
Tags: halloween wales prime hill cardiff silent optimus
All Hallow's Eve in the U.K. warrants some fun times.  So the crew and I dressed-up in our fancy dress attire and hit the town.  And for those of you who don't know, fancy dress does not mean your finest tux, it means costume.  The pictures are...

Nando's: Portuguese U.K. Style

Abroad in Wales | General | Thursday October 18, 2007 | By jsbrink
Tags: cardiff portuguese cuisine nando's
Every Wednesday, we get on the train and go down to Cardiff to eat at the most spectacular restaurant in the city - Nando's.  They serve Portuguese inspired cuisine.  Their medium hot sauce sets my mouth on fire - I don't even want to know what...

Sometimes I Take Pictures Too

Abroad in Wales | General | Monday October 15, 2007 | By jsbrink
Tags: wales pictures keep millennium caerphilly castle cardiff centre glamorgan norman
Yes, I have actually used my camera a bit (although not as much as the parents would have like). This is Melissa and I in front of Caerphilly Castle.   Caerphilly Castle without us in front of it.    The leaning tower of Caerphilly...

International Welcome Week

Abroad in Wales | General | Tuesday September 18, 2007 | By jsbrink
Tags: caerphilly wales centre millennium of cardiff university glamorgan international castle
Upon arrival in the Accommodation Office at the very top of steep hill, couriers for the International Student Support came to help us move into our respective rooms, Melissa in the luxurious Glamorgan Courts and I in Phillip Squire Hall. After a bit of rest...

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Abroad in Wales | General | Monday September 17, 2007 | By jsbrink
Tags: travel tube wales iceland cardiff international hostel london the england
Melissa and I set off from Sioux Falls on Tuesday, the 11th of September to my grandmother’s house on the way to the Minneapolis Airport. Not too much to report there, but Grandma would be sorely disappointed if I didn’t at least mention her in my travels. ...


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