Dave's Travel Journal

Running Out Of Thai'tle Ideas From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1295 days old)

Thankfully I was feeling better the following (Tuesday) morning. At this stage I was growing less fond of sweet lady liquor, and was in a mindset to make the most of the holiday, having pretty much co… more

The Adventure Continues From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1298 days old)

This is being written up really late, so consider it not so much of what I am doing, more a kind of holiday memoir. We rose early on Saturday to do some snorkelling and swimming. This was Mum's las… more

Thai'gers Should Be Free From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1310 days old)

Dave woke up the next morning keen to move on following last night's episode. I was less keen to, as I was not only a complete ledge there, but a hero now as well. The new place that we found, however… more

Fi Thai Foe Fum From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1318 days old)

I smell the blood of an Englishman (say the over-friendly Thai mosquitoes). We got to Koh Samui in mid-afternoon Sunday and settled into a nice little hotel called Seabreeze, on Lamai Beach (Hat La… more

Thai Me Kangaroo Down, Sport From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1325 days old)

We headed up to Kao Yai National Park early the following day. It was a 3 hour bus journey followed by a minibus and taxi. We got up there and, partly due to our sense of adventure, and partly because… more

Thai'm Flies From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1332 days old)

First holiday installments, my minions. My holiday started in fantasic fashion - at Heathrow airport. At about 5 or 6, while wandering throught the duty free section, as you do, I stumbled upon a J… more

Pictures of Kent From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1349 days old)

Here are a selection of photos of Kent taken on a nice hippy bike ride this afternoon. Enjoy. Some will understand what the last one symbolises. Work it out for … more

Dave At A Bollywood Party From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1366 days old)

Dave runs into old friend Brad Pitt at a recent Bollywood premiere.… more

I've got ID - still not using it! From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1383 days old)

Here's my latest passport photo. I didn't realising how dashing I am. I'm sure to be the next James Bond.… more

Dave in India From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1392 days old)

Here is a picture of Dave soaking up the culture.… more

More pictures of Dave From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1400 days old)

Dave with the group of mates he dubs 'The beautiful people'. And we call all see why! The beautiful people make a flying visit to Gravesend to be photographed against the church named after a s… more

Another year another euro From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1404 days old)

It's getting harder to write stuff, probably because I pretty much don't do anything any more. That said, there are a couple of interesting incidents to report. After work one Friday before Christ… more

Gracious in victory From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1421 days old)

Victories came one after another on Sunday, as Alexi was roundly thrashed at Jenga and Pro Evo 5 within half an hour of each other, displaying, as if we didn't know, what a dangerous opponent Alan But… more

Quiz Time From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1436 days old)

An interesting little thing: If you are asked to pick a random number between 1 and 100, on average how many attempts will it take before you get it correct? If you did it 100 times, what are th… more

Increasing world population. From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1440 days old)

I have been saying for a while now that the increasing world human population is one of the biggest threats to a good quality of life. I was unsure about the scale of the problem and pondered the actu… more

Too busy to write a blog From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1442 days old)

Now that I am in employment, though still pennyless, I have very little time to write a blog entry at all. I hardly have time to get on the train to go to work in the morning, because I'm so busy work… more

Winning the Champions League, then losing to Palace in the Carling Cup. From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1468 days old)

I received a phone call saying that I had impressed in the interview for facilities assistant for Omni Whittington in London. However, I failed to make a similar impression when interviewing for M… more

Dave In China From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1472 days old)

Dave with his 'crew'.… more

So bad can be so good From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1472 days old)

This is a tribute to William Shakespeare by William McGonagall which is well worth reading. I would love to know what Shakespeare would have made of it. An Address To Shakespeare by William McG… more

The circus comes to town From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1480 days old)

Another week comes quietly to a close and I find myself in better spirits. I have sealed two interviews, both in a fortnight's time or so, and hope for my rejuvenation is alive. The interviews are tho… more

The name's Craig. Daniel Craig. From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1486 days old)

"One rises to meet a challenge." "I thought Christmas only comes once a year." "I've always wanted to have Christmas in Turkey." "I have been known to keep my tip up." "See? It's a perfect fit." All c… more

Sitting precariously next to the fence From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1490 days old)

Having received a phone call this afternoon offering me an interview tomorrow for a mortgage company, it looks like this is my first good chance to say: "Balls to your JSA!" followed closely by: "… more

Champ etc. From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1493 days old)

Talking Champ, I have finished the first season fourth with Maritimo (1st - Benfica, 2nd - Porto, 3rd - Sporting.) It's pretty much as good as I could expect, having only spent €120,000 on players thi… more

Sven ruins my day, again From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1493 days old)

I watched England's pathetic 1-0 victory against Austria this afternoon, by the way of a penalty. Q: Why is it that so many of England's best players play so well for their clubs and are dreadful … more

Wow! An apocalyptic day! From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1495 days old)

I awoke at 5:00am for the gruelling 15 mile slightly uphill bike ride to Gravesend to see the nice people at the DSS who wouldn't give me any money. That turned out ok actually and, having ran a coupl… more

Thursday From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1495 days old)

On the back of two heavy chess defeats to my old man last night, this morning started with absolute carnage. Having woken up, I went momentarily absolutely mental. Literally. Having said this, I had s… more

Wednesday From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1496 days old)

A mental morning. I'm suffering a bit after yesterday's spontanious exercise. Dave has left us a note about how he is doing in Moscow - which is nice. I've emailed him that, if he wants a really good … more

Tuesday From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1497 days old)

An early rise (pre-pm) for me today and I was hard at work by 3. Applied for a couple of jobs, did a bit of gardening to keep the old fella happy and then went on a run (with intermittent walking) aro… more

Another busy day. From alanbuttle in The Day To Day Life Of Mr Alan Buttle (1499 days old)

Hi everyone! Went to airport at unearthly hour to see my brother off on his once-in-a-lifetime trip round the world on foot, and I got back and put some valuable Champ time in. Only broke away fro… more