Still to come…

30Aug06

Still coming?

A final post wrapping up the trip
A more in-depth Paris recap  (and London, and several other things)
A possible continuation of the blog by documenting life in Athens.

Your thoughts?

Filed under: General, travel   |  2 Comments

Infographic: Air Travel in the Modern era

17Aug06

from the NYT

Filed under: travel   |  2 Comments

Back in Athens

13Aug06

The return to Big City Bread for breakfast was the perfect way to start off the weekend with a reunion with friends, 2 scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, biscuit, rasberry jelly, and great coffee.
After six weeks in Oxford, it’s absolutely infuriating how inconvenient it is to do anything in town without a car.  Grocery stores, restaurants, [...]

Filed under: General   |  1 Comment

The 24 hour trip home

12Aug06

Here is a quick recap of All in British Standard Time.
5:00 AM – Wake after 3 hours of sleep.
5:30 AM – Leave Oxford on the coach.
7:30 AM – Arrive at London Gatwick airport to the sight of guards with enormous heavy weaponry. Begin multiple check-in and security checks.
12:20 PM – Board British Airways flight.
12:30 [...]

Filed under: travel   |  1 Comment

Updated itinerary and the final day

10Aug06

It looks like the voyage home is still on, despite the massive amount of flight cancellations into and out of England. We’re leaving an extra hour early (5AM BST) to board the bus for London, where we’ll then begin to trudge through security.  I’ll be amazed if we leave the tarmac as planned.
I was [...]

Filed under: Sights, travel   |  1 Comment

Breaking News…

10Aug06

The story broke around 6AM BST this morning. UK Terror Plot Thwarted:
A terror plot to blow up planes from the UK mid-flight has been disrupted, Scotland Yard says. Heightened security is causing severe delays at airports and the threat level has been raised to “critical”.
Home Secretary John Reid confirmed that there had apparently been [...]

Filed under: General   |  1 Comment

Oxford paper status:

09Aug06

Complete! No academic concerns for seven days.  High fives all around!
Time to do everything I’ve been meaning to do in Oxford + pack in a little under 36 hours.

Filed under: Academics   |  2 Comments

London Round 3

09Aug06

Tuesday, August 8th: I left Oxford on the 11:00AM train to London-Paddington, and planned on meeting up with Hollander’s class at the BBC. The ride into London was uneventful, but I was able to finish up some research for my final paper on witchcraft. Oh how I miss train travel. Above [...]

Filed under: Sights, travel   |  Leave a Comment

Twinings Infusions

07Aug06

In case you’re looking for a new tea to try out, I strongly suggest some of Twinings Infusions: Orange, Mango & Cinnamon. Great for 10:30AM, 3:00PM, or 11:00PM tea!

Filed under: General   |  2 Comments

Week #6!

07Aug06

It’s amazing that these six weeks in Oxford are almost over. I’ll be heading back across the Atlantic on Friday morning, and my first visit to Europe will have come to a close. It was great to finish up my last journalism paper yesterday, and I’m working through my final paper on witchcraft [...]

Filed under: Academics, travel   |  Leave a Comment