Archive for September, 2009

2009

17

Sep

Florida Pekiti Tirsia

By Gaz under Martial Arts, Travel

Having been practically chained to my computer for the past week, I’d been looking forward to getting outside to soak up some of that glorious Florida sunshine this morning. Doubly so, because I’d booked the first of my private training sessions in Pekiti Tirsia of the year with my buddy Dino Martinez for first [...]

2009

14

Sep

Back Yard Lizard

By Gaz under Travel

Glamorous though it sounds, being an internationalist can be just as ordinary as working 9-5! I’ve spent the entire week trying to make some headway against the backlog of work I didn’t get done while we were preparing to relocate to Florida, and while we were chasing back and forth between Orando and Saint Pete’s [...]

2009

8

Sep

The Joys of Being an Internationalist…

By Gaz under Travel

With our Harley’s back from being serviced in Orlando, and the gorgeous Mustang reluctantly returned to the airport, we spent yesterday settling into our new little home set just back from the beach in Saint Petersburg.

This morning, I managed to stay in bed until 8am, so I think I’ve finally shaken the jetlag. After breakfast, [...]

2009

6

Sep

Passing through Orlando

By Gaz under Ramblings

Our plane touched down in Orlando on Thursday night, almost 20 hours after we originally departed from the train station in Worcester, England. Unfortunately, the car hire company at the airport were out of compact cars and had to upgrade us to a swanky red 2010 Mustang at no extra charge!

We spent the last couple [...]

2009

2

Sep

Last Few Days in Blighty

By Gaz under Travel

I’ve been back in England for almost 3 months now, and with only 2 sleeps left until we jet off again I’m going to take up my virtual pen (and actual camera) and document the next few years of our travels.

This is a just a test post to see how well I can post from [...]