Archive for October, 2007
Well, the weekend’s over and it’s back to South Wales and work but the Dolphins v Giants at Wembley Stadium was awesome I’m glad to report. Wasn‘t a classic I’m told by the experts but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Most of the crowd got behind the Dolphins as they were the home side but to no avail as they were easily beaten by the Giants.
I was with my wife and daughters so I stayed on for a couple of days to catch up on a bit of culture in the British Museum as well as some Shopping in Oxford Street, Bond Street and The King’s Road. A word of caution to husbands or partners venturing unprepared into these areas with their loved ones - your credit card could go into meltdown if you’re not careful! Enough said. I got away with just a slight dent at Jo Malone - a great perfumery just off Bond Street.
October 31st, 2007
At 6ft 6ins and 288lbs Jason Taylor is big man, but this week a 26 foot animatronic version of the Miami Dolphins defensive end has been touring around London because on Sunday, the city is home to the Dolphins as they entertain the New York Giants in the first regular season game on British soil at a sell-out 88,000 capacity Wembley Stadium. I’m lucky enough to have tickets and already looking forward to my first live NFL game. Although the Dolphins are bringing their cheerleaders I suspect that the Giants will have plenty of support in what should be a road game for them. 
Both teams are treating the game very seriously so apart from a Dolphins private party at the Tower of London on Friday (to which I did not get invited) the players will be kept from view. Shame really as I’m sure the teams would have enjoyed an open top bus tour of London, a visit to the Tate Modern Art Gallery or even an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
October 26th, 2007
Hello again from Wales and a big thank you to all those who read our first blog installment. I think that launching this blog was more nerve racking for me than hurtling across a field on a quad-bike and thus I was very grateful for the positive feedback. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your comments.
We have had an exciting week again here in the UK, as I am sure many of you will know we Brits are big fans of the sport of Rugby and this week has seen England reach the finals of the Rugby World Cup! Although England are reigning world champions this achievement seemed almost impossible based on form leading up to the tournament. Needless to say we are all very excited about it, however I finished last time telling you about my recent adventure trip around Wales as part of the “Showcase Wales” tourism convention and promised that I would continue…
October 18th, 2007
Hello and welcome to the myguideBritain Blog. My name is Darryl and I am the manager of the US and Canadian markets here with myguideBritain. For those of you not familiar with the site we are an online tour operator specializing in customized tours to the UK. What makes us unique is that we are based here in Blaenavon, South Wales within the UK and therefore we see, experience, live and breathe this amazing destination every day of our lives.
October 10th, 2007