Author - frenchy

Manchester – Day 2 – Take ONE

Once again, Blogger. com has let me down. I wrote a very long ‘Manchester Day Two’ blog, tried to post it, and got an ‘error 500’ message. Whatever that error is, it’s so serious that Blogger.com even notifies an engineer! Then I tried to go back so I could...

Manchester – Day 1 Part 2

After a much needed nap in what was possibly the most comfortable bed ever, I tried Abi’s room again. Finally, he answered, telling me that when I called, he was sound asleep. I told him about Shroder’s shower setting off the fire alarm. He said he’d heard the alarm, but...

Manchester – Day 1 Part 1

After my five and a half/seven hour flight to Manchester, it was a quick ten minute ride to the Copthorne hotel. My main objective for the day was to get my cell phone unlocked, allowing me to use a UK SIM card, which is cheaper than using Cingular. Coming across Guinness would just be a...

Manchester

It’s time once again for my semi-annual WWE sponsored vacation to the UK. This time Manchester will be the unfortunate recipient of the WWE TV crew, or, as we have been called in the past, ‘Invasion of the Septic Yanks.’ International travel is usually painful. The best...

And Then There Were Two

After riding my BMW F650 Dakar, essentially a glorified dirt bike, to Alaska, and riding in a tight crouch across the United States on the Hayabusa, I’ll admit it, I am tired of not being comfortable on long motorcycle rides. I’m tired of strapping a duffel bag on a bike and...