tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77039215491098893242024-10-04T21:06:38.603-07:00Where I go. What I do. Who I do it with. And thats my life...lomachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635582664121840565noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703921549109889324.post-12860672307937204532011-04-28T08:17:00.000-07:002011-04-28T08:17:09.654-07:00

I’ve been having these dreams, And so it seems, I’m headed to a land far, far away, For three months ago, I was sent there to stay. Off on a jet, clear across the pond. To the British Isles, where I would grow quite fond. I’d settled into my flat and found my way ‘round town, To Chichester, down south, with a cathedral of its own. At Autumn, publishing kid’s books, was where I would be In a barn

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Merry-go-round at Mermaid Quay Cardiff Castle After my little soiré night out with the ladies from work, I decided to take advantage of the long Easter weekend and head to Wales.  Cardiff is only 4 hours by train from Chichester and is the capital of Wales, so I bought my ticket and off I went.  I stayed at The Royal Hotel, right in the heart of City Centre.  It was a great

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I can't believe it's here.  Three months have gone by so fast, yet I feel like I've been gone forever.  It's bitter/sweet of course as I will miss all these lovely ladies I've grown so accustomed to seeing every day.  They organized a 'night out' for me that included a mini bus into Portsmouth and drinks (thanks to the CEO and of course, Sarah!).  We all had so much fun! &nbsp

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Another gloriously beautiful day in England and the forecast looks like it's going to stay that way over the Easter weekend as well!  After work today, I decided to jump on my bike and head over to Bosham, just two miles to the west of where I live.  I'm so glad I decided to go!  The weather was great... sandals and a tank top, a warm breeze and amazing scenery along the way! &nbsp

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Dunguaire Castle, Ireland This weekend I took RyanAir from London Gatwick Airport to Dublin, Ireland to see my long-time friends Claire and Cormac near Galway.  It was so great to get to hang out with them again and see the countryside of Ireland!  It has been six years since we last saw each other, but when I got there it seemed like just yesterday!  I was so fortunate to have

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Arundel Castle This past weekend was hands down the sunniest and warmest weekend in England since I've been here! I was fortunate to have my friend Dominic in town to visit, so I decided to take advantage of the company and amazing weather and head out to Arundel to finally check out the castle I've been gawking at from the train window over the past two months.  For some reason my train

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Champagne at Marly's How many times do you get to galavant off to Paris twice in one month???  Well I did!  Two weeks ago I went with my parents for the first time, and this past weekend two of my lovely friends came into town to visit me, so we set off across the English Channel via Brittany Ferries early Friday morning in hot pursuit of the Parisian culture.  One small glitch

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Gamla Stan, Stockholm The past five days I was in Stockholm, Sweden visiting my fellow co-worker and GROW-er, Kim!  I got a killer deal on Ryanair for a $38/rt flight from London to Stockholm, so I couldn't resist!  I got in LATE on Wednesday night, or EARLY Thursday morning, whichever way you want to look at it!  I made it to Kim's after getting off the plane, catching a bus

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Beachy Head Lighthouse After hitting Paris for the weekend with my parents, we drove back to my temporary home in Chichester from London in my parents rental car, or care hire, depending on what country you are from!  My dad had quite the experience driving a "manual" on the opposite side of the car and on the opposite side of the road in a country he is not familiar with!  We did

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Me & Mom at Notre Dame My parents flew into London on Thursday afternoon, so I met them in the city via train and we did a “quick” version of the London tour, starting at Big Ben, jumping on the Thames River boat tour to the Tower Bridge and walking back towards Trafalgar and Leicester Squares and catching a few z’s before jumping on the Eurostar early on Friday morning off to Paris! Me &

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Yesterday I ventured back out of the country with my co-worker Kathryn to experience to fashion industry of London... the notorious "fashion week."  We got our catwalk tickets and headed back into the city for one of the best people watching I've done since Disneyland! We perused through designer discounts and sipped on Chambord and Champagne before taking our seats at the catwalk to see

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Winchester Cathedral Today I ventured out to a town not too far away from me, Winchester.  Just about one hour by train from Chichester, I arrived around 11am on a somewhat sunny saturday!  Winchester is most known (at least to me) for being the home of the Winchester Cathedral, the burial ground for well-known author Jane Austen.  Most of you might know, that I'm from a small

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Autumn Publishing Office I still continue to feel blessed to be on this adventure.  One month in and still two more months left to go, I finally feel as if I'm settling in!   Today, I was featured on Bonnier.com, spotlighting my GROW experience here in England.  Check it out here:  http://www.bonnier.com/en/content/meet-lauren-machen. It just so happened to also be a

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HMS Victory Southsea Castle Portsmouth Harbour So I jumped on the train and ventured out to the West about 20 minutes over to Porstmouth Harbour, a port town famous for its historic naval dockyard and the newest addition to its skyline, the Spinnaker Tower.  You can also catch a ferry, cruise ship or hydrofoil here and venture on to France, the Channel Islands or just across the way to

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My Flat Chichester Cathedral Only a 90 minute train ride south of London, I arrived bags and all onto the platform of the Chichester Train Station to meet my new boss for the next 3 months, Gwen.  We loaded up my bags into her brand new Audi and drove off to see my new digs.  My place is great.  A two-bedroom, one bathroom flat in a complex across the street from Tesco's, a

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Okay, so I figure its about time I write on this blog.  For crying out loud it IS a travel blog, and I'm pretty sure what you would call my 97 day adventure away from the U.S. nothing short of that...a traveling adventure!   London Eye At Night For those of you who don't know why I'm spending these 97 days overseas, its because I was one of 18 employees within the Bonnier AB (

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2010 flew by so fast, I obviously never updated my blog... So here it was in a nutshell. January 2010Whistler, BC, CanadaRung in the new year with my cousin, Robin! Moved to La Costa with Kristen, Alli and Victoria (and Brody & Tatum)! February 2010First-ever hockey game in Denver during SIA! Supercross San Diego! Celebrated my sister's 32nd Birthday! March 2010TransWorld Snow Industry

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I know... It's been a while since I last posted ANYthing! So to catch everyone up QUICKLY, here is a month by month montage of 2009: JANUARY 2009 TransWorld SNOWboarding Rider's Poll Awards Las Vegas, Nevada FEBRUARY 2009 SPRING TRAINING Padres Game, Peoria, Az. TransWorld Media moves to Carlsbad, Ca. MARCH 2009 US Open of Snowboarding Stratton Mtn., Vermont APRIL 2009 "

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To inaugurate my moving back to the good ol' Temecula, a few of my girlfriends and I went out to the vineyards for some tastings of the fine wines.  Going with the holiday theme, we all wore red (not to mention, in case of an accidental red wine spill, no one would notice!)We started off at La Cereza Winery for our first tastes, which I must say, were amazing!  Then headed over the

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Kelli and were very fortunate to travel to the higher style of life in Jamaica recently.  Upon check in our BUTLER, yes, I said BUTLER, escorted me to my room, or dare I say "honeymoon suite" with a view of the ocean.  Although the forecast was full of rain, barely a drop landed during our full week stay in paradise...  Hummingbird was our drink of choice by the poolside, cooling us down for only

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Quick pit stop in the NYC, short and sweet, but very worth the while!  I got to spend some time in Brooklyn with a very good friend of mine, Ags and her sidekick Mads.  I took the subway from Brooklyn to the Rockefeller center to grab a bite with some old co-workers out at the Time Life/SI building, and swing by the NY TW digs to see Boyka and Shane not to forget to squeeze in the perfect friday

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First time out to the races this year, and it was a blast!  With a crew six deep, we did it right, all the way down to the tailgating with red cups!  It was the biggest race of the year, the Pacific Classic, millions of dollars at stake, (fortunately for me only about $2/race).  I got the lucky horseshoe and ended up winning $7 back from a total $11 spend.  Only down $3 on the day, not bad (and

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MUD...What better way to celebrate a friend's birthday than to go get dirty! I mean, get muddy, of course. Better yet, lay in the sun, bake and exfoliate... then lay in the sun some more... and all the while relax and enjoy friend's company.Glen Ivy in Corona Ca. was the place to go for a pre-celebratory birthday relaxation day for me, Natalie and Barbara. I highly suggest everyone de-stress

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"...let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." I live my life on faith in Jesus Christ, and through that, I have come to find a new joy in running. Since April of 2008, I began a journey of entering races with friends! RACE#1: TEAM BLACKOUT (Britney Style!) The first race in April, was an Adventure Race, a modified sprinter triathlon in which the swimming was replaced by tandem

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For the second year in a row, I decided to venture out to a tropical island in December. As most may observe, common winter travelers usually come from where it is considerably colder. Since I am traveling from San Diego, it is not rare to receive replies from fellow travelers like "What on earth are you doing leaving such a beautiful city!" Yes, I know, San Diego is beautiful, and the weather

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