Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Mar 1st 2006, 3:00 am
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Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Here's my first stab at a list of 10 things I want to do before emigrating. I'm not talking about things like "sell the house", "get visa" etc, nor about things like "hug my Sister", "Tell my Mother in Law what I really think of her" etc. Just experiences that you want to have which will be hard or impossible to do once you arrive in Australia
Anyone else want to have a go?
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1. Go for a walk on Hampstead Heath. Have afternoon tea in Hampstead and watch the people go by.
2. Visit Wales again. (holiday now booked)
3. Visit Denmark, the only major Western European country I haven’t been to.
4. Have a really good curry in a quality modern Indian restaurant in London.
5. Have a really good balti in a grotty out of date Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
6. Swim in the sea off Pagham beach, Sussex and wallow in nostalgia for childhood holidays.
7. Stock up on cheap clothes at Primark.
8. See if I can find one of the last open back London buses and swing on the pole at the back while it’s moving.
9. Visit all the museums, art galleries and historic buildings in London that I have been meaning to visit or revisit for a long time.
10. Watch the canal boats locking through on the Grand Union Canal.
Cheers
Buzzy
Anyone else want to have a go?
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1. Go for a walk on Hampstead Heath. Have afternoon tea in Hampstead and watch the people go by.
2. Visit Wales again. (holiday now booked)
3. Visit Denmark, the only major Western European country I haven’t been to.
4. Have a really good curry in a quality modern Indian restaurant in London.
5. Have a really good balti in a grotty out of date Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
6. Swim in the sea off Pagham beach, Sussex and wallow in nostalgia for childhood holidays.
7. Stock up on cheap clothes at Primark.
8. See if I can find one of the last open back London buses and swing on the pole at the back while it’s moving.
9. Visit all the museums, art galleries and historic buildings in London that I have been meaning to visit or revisit for a long time.
10. Watch the canal boats locking through on the Grand Union Canal.
Cheers
Buzzy
Mar 1st 2006, 3:08 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
My only advice would be to do No:5 last ... or make sure you have a guide for the public lavs of UK 
Mar 1st 2006, 3:09 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Here's my first stab at a list of 10 things I want to do before emigrating. I'm not talking about things like "sell the house", "get visa" etc, nor about things like "hug my Sister", "Tell my Mother in Law what I really think of her" etc. Just experiences that you want to have which will be hard or impossible to do once you arrive in Australia
Anyone else want to have a go?
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1. Go for a walk on Hampstead Heath. Have afternoon tea in Hampstead and watch the people go by.
2. Visit Wales again. (holiday now booked)
3. Visit Denmark, the only major Western European country I haven’t been to.
4. Have a really good curry in a quality modern Indian restaurant in London.
5. Have a really good balti in a grotty out of date Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
6. Swim in the sea off Pagham beach, Sussex and wallow in nostalgia for childhood holidays.
7. Stock up on cheap clothes at Primark.
8. See if I can find one of the last open back London buses and swing on the pole at the back while it’s moving.
9. Visit all the museums, art galleries and historic buildings in London that I have been meaning to visit or revisit for a long time.
10. Watch the canal boats locking through on the Grand Union Canal.
Cheers
Buzzy
Anyone else want to have a go?
================================================== =======
1. Go for a walk on Hampstead Heath. Have afternoon tea in Hampstead and watch the people go by.
2. Visit Wales again. (holiday now booked)
3. Visit Denmark, the only major Western European country I haven’t been to.
4. Have a really good curry in a quality modern Indian restaurant in London.
5. Have a really good balti in a grotty out of date Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
6. Swim in the sea off Pagham beach, Sussex and wallow in nostalgia for childhood holidays.
7. Stock up on cheap clothes at Primark.
8. See if I can find one of the last open back London buses and swing on the pole at the back while it’s moving.
9. Visit all the museums, art galleries and historic buildings in London that I have been meaning to visit or revisit for a long time.
10. Watch the canal boats locking through on the Grand Union Canal.
Cheers
Buzzy
What about visiting echo beach or is that too far away in time???
Mar 1st 2006, 3:13 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Chuck dog poo through a neighbours letterbox....and tell the next door neighbour exactly what I think of him....that would satisfy me ... 
Mar 1st 2006, 3:13 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by CathnPaul
What about visiting echo beach or is that too far away in time???
But right now it is a little far away in time!
Cheers
Buzzy
Mar 1st 2006, 3:16 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Hmmm Echo beach in the song was defined as "Any place you want to be where you aren't right now". So I'm intending to visit it after emigrating, not before!
But right now it is a little far away in time!
Cheers
Buzzy
But right now it is a little far away in time!
Cheers
Buzzy
Mar 1st 2006, 10:21 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Here's my first stab at a list of 10 things I want to do before emigrating. I'm not talking about things like "sell the house", "get visa" etc, nor about things like "hug my Sister", "Tell my Mother in Law what I really think of her" etc. Just experiences that you want to have which will be hard or impossible to do once you arrive in Australia
Anyone else want to have a go?
================================================== =======
1. Go for a walk on Hampstead Heath. Have afternoon tea in Hampstead and watch the people go by.
2. Visit Wales again. (holiday now booked)
3. Visit Denmark, the only major Western European country I haven’t been to.
4. Have a really good curry in a quality modern Indian restaurant in London.
5. Have a really good balti in a grotty out of date Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
6. Swim in the sea off Pagham beach, Sussex and wallow in nostalgia for childhood holidays.
7. Stock up on cheap clothes at Primark.
8. See if I can find one of the last open back London buses and swing on the pole at the back while it’s moving.
9. Visit all the museums, art galleries and historic buildings in London that I have been meaning to visit or revisit for a long time.
10. Watch the canal boats locking through on the Grand Union Canal.
Cheers
Buzzy
Anyone else want to have a go?
================================================== =======
1. Go for a walk on Hampstead Heath. Have afternoon tea in Hampstead and watch the people go by.
2. Visit Wales again. (holiday now booked)
3. Visit Denmark, the only major Western European country I haven’t been to.
4. Have a really good curry in a quality modern Indian restaurant in London.
5. Have a really good balti in a grotty out of date Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
6. Swim in the sea off Pagham beach, Sussex and wallow in nostalgia for childhood holidays.
7. Stock up on cheap clothes at Primark.
8. See if I can find one of the last open back London buses and swing on the pole at the back while it’s moving.
9. Visit all the museums, art galleries and historic buildings in London that I have been meaning to visit or revisit for a long time.
10. Watch the canal boats locking through on the Grand Union Canal.
Cheers
Buzzy
For my top 10:
To be honest the only thing I would really like to do before leaving the UK (apart from all the practical things) would be loose 8 kilos, get thinner thighs, smaller bum, flat stomach, and less flabby arms! Oh, and grow about 5 inches... Where is your fairy godmother when you need her?
Have fun with your top ten,
Karin
Mar 1st 2006, 10:44 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Here's my first stab at a list of 10 things I want to do before emigrating. I'm not talking about things like "sell the house", "get visa" etc, nor about things like "hug my Sister", "Tell my Mother in Law what I really think of her" etc. Just experiences that you want to have which will be hard or impossible to do once you arrive in Australia
Anyone else want to have a go?
================================================== =======
1. Go for a walk on Hampstead Heath. Have afternoon tea in Hampstead and watch the people go by.
2. Visit Wales again. (holiday now booked)
3. Visit Denmark, the only major Western European country I haven’t been to.
4. Have a really good curry in a quality modern Indian restaurant in London.
5. Have a really good balti in a grotty out of date Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
6. Swim in the sea off Pagham beach, Sussex and wallow in nostalgia for childhood holidays.
7. Stock up on cheap clothes at Primark.
8. See if I can find one of the last open back London buses and swing on the pole at the back while it’s moving.
9. Visit all the museums, art galleries and historic buildings in London that I have been meaning to visit or revisit for a long time.
10. Watch the canal boats locking through on the Grand Union Canal.
Cheers
Buzzy
Anyone else want to have a go?
================================================== =======
1. Go for a walk on Hampstead Heath. Have afternoon tea in Hampstead and watch the people go by.
2. Visit Wales again. (holiday now booked)
3. Visit Denmark, the only major Western European country I haven’t been to.
4. Have a really good curry in a quality modern Indian restaurant in London.
5. Have a really good balti in a grotty out of date Indian restaurant in Birmingham.
6. Swim in the sea off Pagham beach, Sussex and wallow in nostalgia for childhood holidays.
7. Stock up on cheap clothes at Primark.
8. See if I can find one of the last open back London buses and swing on the pole at the back while it’s moving.
9. Visit all the museums, art galleries and historic buildings in London that I have been meaning to visit or revisit for a long time.
10. Watch the canal boats locking through on the Grand Union Canal.
Cheers
Buzzy
Mar 1st 2006, 11:47 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Included in my top ten would definatley be to stock up on loads of clothes from your favourite stores....Next...Dp's....H&M...& even Asda!
I definatley agree with having a damn good curry too and the visits to London...I'd love one more chance to see the museums
....plus I'd gorge myself on all the scrummy chilled ready meals you can buy in sainsburys!!....chicken tikka biryani.....droooooool
I definatley agree with having a damn good curry too and the visits to London...I'd love one more chance to see the museums
....plus I'd gorge myself on all the scrummy chilled ready meals you can buy in sainsburys!!....chicken tikka biryani.....droooooool
Mar 1st 2006, 11:48 am
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by Toryglen-Boy
How about 10 things to do in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales ?
2 - 10. See 1.
Mar 1st 2006, 12:14 pm
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee
Anyone else want to have a go?
- Pub lunch ploughmans with real Suffolk beer.
- Winters walk on Striding Edge.
- Climb a real tree with real branches, palm trees just ain't the same.
- Summertime camping trip down west country.
- Watch a decent band at the Leadmill (I assume they still have live bands?)
- Afternoon playing pool in a smoky pub full of old codgers.
- Go to a football match.
- Drink loads more beer.
- Enjoy the rain.
- Switch the lights off.
It's actually harder than I imagined.
Mar 1st 2006, 12:32 pm
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by gedge
If I could do it all again, this would be my list:
It's actually harder than I imagined.
- Pub lunch ploughmans with real Suffolk beer.
- Winters walk on Striding Edge.
- Climb a real tree with real branches, palm trees just ain't the same.
- Summertime camping trip down west country.
- Watch a decent band at the Leadmill (I assume they still have live bands?)
- Afternoon playing pool in a smoky pub full of old codgers.
- Go to a football match.
- Drink loads more beer.
- Enjoy the rain.
- Switch the lights off.
It's actually harder than I imagined.
Number 6 is great, especially on one of those days when you're supposed to be at work.
Mar 1st 2006, 12:50 pm
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by diddy
Number 6 is great, especially on one of those days when you're supposed to be at work.
and it pissed it down from the day we arrived for 4 days. We packed up our wet tent and drove home totally cheesed off with it all. Something I must remind the wife of next time she's feeling homesick. I also tried my hardest at numbers 1, 6 & 8.
Mar 1st 2006, 1:08 pm
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Originally Posted by gedge
We actually did number 4. "Summertime camping trip down west country"
and it pissed it down from the day we arrived for 4 days. We packed up our wet tent and drove home totally cheesed off with it all. Something I must remind the wife of next time she's feeling homesick. I also tried my hardest at numbers 1, 6 & 8.
and it pissed it down from the day we arrived for 4 days. We packed up our wet tent and drove home totally cheesed off with it all. Something I must remind the wife of next time she's feeling homesick. I also tried my hardest at numbers 1, 6 & 8.
For number 7, are you a Tractorboy?
Mar 1st 2006, 1:15 pm
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Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England
Ah my list
Visit Amsterdam for Anniversary
Short Weekends in London often
Go see a Westend Show or Play
Open topped Historic London Bus Ride
Cruise the Thames
Walk Picadilly to Westminster Bridge
Have Local Pub Sunday Roast
Renew my Season Ticket For Reading FC
Long Weekend in Belfast
Long Weekend in Paris
Camping in New Forest
Take Kids on Daft Weekends to Butlins
Take Adults on even dafter weekends to Butlins!
Spend day on Hayling Island
Have two weeks on long holiday somewhere in the world
Visit Mum in Spain for very cheap long weekend
Have another pub meal in another village pub
Go to Bingo for a laugh
Travel down to Dorest and Devon
Spend Holiday weekends in caravan – Cornwall
Take long day trips to Calais for snails and cheese and wine
Cheers
Visit Amsterdam for Anniversary
Short Weekends in London often
Go see a Westend Show or Play
Open topped Historic London Bus Ride
Cruise the Thames
Walk Picadilly to Westminster Bridge
Have Local Pub Sunday Roast
Renew my Season Ticket For Reading FC
Long Weekend in Belfast
Long Weekend in Paris
Camping in New Forest
Take Kids on Daft Weekends to Butlins
Take Adults on even dafter weekends to Butlins!
Spend day on Hayling Island
Have two weeks on long holiday somewhere in the world
Visit Mum in Spain for very cheap long weekend
Have another pub meal in another village pub
Go to Bingo for a laugh
Travel down to Dorest and Devon
Spend Holiday weekends in caravan – Cornwall
Take long day trips to Calais for snails and cheese and wine
Cheers
