alandchris

"don't let the best you have done so far be the standard for the rest of your life."

Al Ronberg

33 / Male

Woodford Green, Essex, England

About alandchris

Budding Member | Member since 1st Nov 05

Citizenship: New Zealand
Website: http://www.alronberg.com
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Chaplain/Youth Worker/Musician/Speaker
About alandchris:

I am a kiwi - married to Chris and travelling in and around the UK and Europe

Hobbies:

Music and Sports - and exploring the world... Love Tramping!

Favourite places:

South Island of New Zealand... Far North of New Zealand and Sydney. Borneo and Dubai and now... the Scottish Highlands

Activity : photos (9) forum (6) guide (0) blog (11) diary (0) trips (2)

Latest Blog Entry

It's heading into Winter

Posted by alandchris | 1st October 2006

Well.. It is the first day of October and winter is starting to sneak up behind you and tap you on the shoulder whilst running the other way... (That is such an Al thing to do). It is rainy outside with all sorts of Thunder and Lightning... I had my guitar in hand when it started and for some unknown reason felt it was a good idea to sing Lightning Crashes... I hate the subconscious!

I am a wee bit excited because things are all starting to fall into place... work is awesome.. the school is going well... the students are amazing and making some good friends with the staff team as well... The church work is a bit slow but starting to build momentum! We have a flat sorted out to move into mid october with a good long time mate from NZ... AND!!! This one is hugely cool - I am now speaking at my FIRST camp over here... I can now put INTERNATIONAL speaker on my CV... hehe...

Christine is going well... she is getting some great placements down here in London, but can travel a long way

Continued | Al and Chris go a-travellin'

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Al and Chris go a-travellin' - The world is ahead of us! Yay!

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Latest Property Reviews

Melbourne Hostel review: Urban Central
This place was really a sweet deal for us... A great place near the south bank and great room for our needs!

Overall: 4
Location: 4
Cleanliness: 5
Value: 4
Facilities: 5
Service: 5

alandchris stayed here in May 2007
Stayed at Urban Central in Melbourne? Write a review

Hong Kong Hostel review: New Garden Hostel
Oh dear... There are many ways to learn valuable lessons... one of them is to stay at the New Garden Hostel and meet the real world of making a quick buck in Hong Kong... They try to upgrade you to a room with better facilities and then charge you heaps for it... They then put you in a tiny box the next day - the room is LITERALLY the same width as your bed - and then you have about a metre at the other end of the room for all your stuff...
To be fair - we had low expectations, and they were very much met at the New Garden Hostel!

Overall: 1
Location: 3
Cleanliness: 1
Value: 3
Facilities: 1
Service: 1

alandchris stayed here in May 2007
Stayed at New Garden Hostel in Hong Kong? Write a review

Bergamo Guesthouse review: Abaco Centro Stazione
We stayed here over a FANTASTIC weekend in Bergamo in February 2006... The hosts were FANTASTIC and so very friendly... The Roma room was absolutely perfect for our stay and staying at Abaco was a definite highlight of our time in Bergamo... I would highly recommend this Guesthouse to everyone!
I am just gutted we won't be able to head back there now we are back in New Zealand!

Overall: 5
Location: 5
Cleanliness: 5
Value: 4
Facilities: 5
Service: 5