"Where Do We Go Now, Sweet Child?" - Travelling Pt. 1

This summer I have been on an incredible journey. Whether it’s been by trains, planes, automobiles, boats, coaches or Ryan’s back (albeit that ‘journey’ being a matter of yards), a lot of miles have been clocked up, and it’s all been brilliant. Bar the 14-hour travel period from Bodrum to Chippenham... more on that later.

Well, I guess my first bit of ‘travelling’ this year would’ve been London in early June, to see Rage Against the Machine at Finsbury park for their free gig. We spent a weekend in London, with the event on the Sunday afternoon, meaning we had a lot of time to be typical tourists and go round doing all the famous stuff. At least that’s what I insisted upon. This meant that we visited places like ‘Ripleys Believe It Or Not’ museum, The London Dungeons and Madame Tussauds. It was mental and fun, although in the London Dungeons I got picked on and had to go up in front of everyone and be ‘judged’. Everyone laughed and at the same time, booed at me. Even Kat. I’ll mention the Rage gig in another blog, but it was awesome. And free.

After the London trip, Ryan drove Chris, Steve and myself to Derby for the Download Festival.. YAAAAAAAH ROCK ‘N’ ROLL! The trip was possibly the maddest part of the day, as we started drinking at 8.30am – I can certainly say it’s the earliest I have ever had alcohol, and surprisingly, it didn’t make me feel sick! Again, I’ll refer to the actual festival in another blog that concentrates on music of the summer!

A trip to Bournemouth was the last bit of national travelling on the agenda before the big trip of the summer. This consisted of Ryan driving Jake, Sukhraj and myself, whilst Chris took onboard Ian, Paul and Steve. It was an average day weather-wise, but we made the most of it, some of the guys making even more of the day by actually going swimming in the sea – I opted out this time. One moment of the day that sticks out is queuing at a little seafront cafe to get a sandwich, then Ryan pointing out some Jam doughnuts. He, and Sukhraj, ended up buying them.
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The next big trip was to Bodrum.. but I think I’ll have to leave a whole post for that.

So. After Bodrum.

After we returned from Bodrum, there was not much planned for a little while. It was tough getting back to life in England without having the freedom that we did in Bodrum, but at least this time (unlike with Fuengirola the previous summer) we had events to look forward to. The next big trip was Sonisphere. Another music event I will cover in another post.

As far as travelling goes, I’m pretty bored of typing this now, and there wasn’t a lot more travelling, other than our lovely little weekend away in Devon – organized by the generous Chris.

It was a brilliant mini-break, full of donkeys, drunkenness, and “King Dinghy”. Once again, it was sad to return to Chippenham. What made it more upsetting was the fact that we won’t be able to return to the place we had stayed, as we were informed that it had been sold. The possibility of returning has gone, but the memories of sharing showers, watching the Ricky Gervais Show, sleeping on the really comfortable floor, playing articulate, getting lost in a maze, drinking lots, and the Bruce Willis album will remain forever.

I thank you!