TravelMc
"There is always a silver lining!"
About TravelMc
Full Member | Member since 29th Sep 04
Citizenship: New ZealandOccupation: Marketing and Instrument Schemes Manager
About TravelMc:
The Travelling Mc - I left NZ in 2002 to see a bit of Europe and hopefully have a lot of great experiences. I've been in the UK ever since and have managed to make it around Europe ticking off all those places I've always wanted to see. I have now found I love Italy passionately and would live there if I was told I couldn't return to NZ. In the meantime I'll make do with visits!
Hobbies:Acting, Rowing, Travelling, Martial Arts, watching movies (which sounds very lame but I really enjoy going to the cinema)
Favourite places:Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Nice, Cannes, Milan, Avignon, Le Grande Motte (for the sun!), Florence, Glasgow, Fort William, Fort Augustus, Edinburgh, Brighton, Arundel, All of Devon, Cheshire, York, NEW ZEALAND!!!, Brisbane central, The Gold Coast, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Hua Hine, Cambridge UK, Marazion, The Minack Theatre, St Michaels Mount UK, Caen, Prague...
Activity : photos (68) forum (64) guide (0) blog (28) diary (0) trips (6)
Latest Blog Entry
Beautiful Florence – Belissimo Firenze
Posted by TravelMc | 2nd October 2009
Friday
Dawn hadn’t even thought about cracking when our alarms went off at 3am. However, in 2 short hours we were at the departure gates ready to head to Italy for some beautiful sunny days of cultured art, architecture and food.
We landed in Pisa airport to 29 degrees and bright sunshine, got ourselves sorted and headed for the train that would eventually take us to Florence Santa Maria Novella station.
We bowled up at our hotel (gorgeous Hotel River right by the river Arno, 5 mins walk from the main city centre) a couple of hours early expecting to only be able to leave our bags and have to come back later to check in only to be warmly welcomed and given our keys within 10 minutes. Instant good impression made even better by the fact this was achieved despite their computer system being frozen and the concierge not even being able to see if the rooms were ready. (Fortunately he was a smart chap who just called the housekeeper to find out if our room was sorted!) The heavenly b
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Most Recently Visited
Cambridge
05 May 2007
Made it all the way back with lots of stops in 16.5 hours!! Mammoth driving by Dad and passengering by me and Mum!
Trips
Cambridge_JohnoGroats_n_Back (1266 kms)
03 May 2007 - 05 May 2007
Visiting: United Kingdom.
contiki2003 (3150 kms)
May 2003 - 23 May 2003
Visiting: France, Monaco, France, Italy, Germany and Netherlands.
Scotland November 2002
Nov 2002
Visiting: Scotland.
Travel Help
Europe
I have compelted my working holiday and seem to have 'moved in' to England. I have travelled through France, Italy, Catalonia, UK and Ireland. I have also spent time in Thailand, Australia and NZ naturally. I am happy to help with any questions on those regions about anything to do with Travelling - backpacking to staying in hotels.
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United Kingdom
I live here and have done for over 3 years while I travel about in my spare time. I can help with all sorts of questions on living and visiting as well as general information for Travellers.
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New Zealand
I am a kiwi and have spent a large portion of my life travelling around NZ (the North Island especially). I have a lot of local knowledge I'm happy to empart.
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Oceania
I have travelled a bit around Aus and as a kiwi have a slightly different appreciation of the country to any other visitor.
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Thailand
I have travelled around a protion of Thailand alone and am happy to talk to anyone about it - it is a different experience and can be quite a culture shock if you have never travelled to such a different place before.
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