Britten House Lowestoft

How many pairs of socks? Can my underpants survive several iterations? Is it safe to wash them in the Tonle Sap?

So many questions and no simple answer.

Planning is something best left to Project Managers ... or boring people. I prefer to let my bag pack itself. But there are some things one should always remember for a jaunt in the crazy land of Khmerdom. I have about 10 days to remember what they are!

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... to keep in touch with us whilst we are away. Many think we are not going to come back-but we will!

Our first stop is Bangkok which I am SO looking forward to.We have 2 days helping in an prphanage and then 2-3 days of visiting the floating market,temple of the reclining Buddha,fisherman village,Erawan shrine etc.

... br>Its going to be a a ******* Ball!!!!!
The Goodbye Party Organised and i think everything is sorted!
No more clothes to buy...maybe just a few xmas presents before i go.
And i have packed and unpacked my bag about 4 times already!

Its really bad i am just wishing the next few weeks away!!!

I'm sure i won't be sleeping for days before!!!!!

Only 553 hours to go!!!
Yippie!!!!

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With time rapidly dwindling I went down to Banbury way this afternoon to visit my brother et famille before I leave, taking the opportunity to say goobye to two young nephews - one of whom was able to appreciate some of the implications of what I am doing, "But what if you get sick?" he asked. :-)

Back up to Stoke in the late evening. Last day of preparations tomorrow.

A quick update. Things have moved on, including us. We're pleased to report that a few days ago Brian the van was declared healthy, after some serious re-constructive surgery!

On Monday we left Norfolk and began a series of public transport journeys that would take us from Norwich to London, London to Cheltenham (to visit with friends for a couple of nights) and then Cheltenham to Birmingham to finally pick up our beloved Brian. We ...

"Whatever can go wrong at the most inopportune moment, will" Sod's law

All I had to do today was to get the laptop ready for travel: clear out old files to make space for photos, transfer my planning files with all the hotel, travel and other necessary detail; and check in.

First the laptop email chose ...

... him again so soon. With Levon Chilingirian, who amongst other things is a violin prof at the Royal College of Music, Melvyn had helped to organize and foster this event, and though it's good to know there is a showcase for the most promising up and coming musical artists, Christo and I were there really to hear Melvyn play. We weren't disappointed and were treated to a Concert in D for piano, violin and string quartet by ...

... Delicious Katsudon, a welcome change from Greek gyros and salads :)










And before we depart, we tried to board the train from Platform 9 3/4, but I guess we didn't run fast enough towards the wall, hehehe...

... waterfront after strolling across the bridge and browsing the gift shops one of which had a wonderful collection of figurines. A light snow was falling as we returned to the car and drove in to Lowestoft, one of the more complicated road systems in Norfolk! I did find the harbour this time and drove brazenly around the boat moorings until we were stopped by a fluorescent yellow clad male who threw that old turkey at us again about the health ...

... of malls. My conclusion - same type of malls as everywhere. People maybe a bit more colourful as they seem to come from a greater variety of places than in Canada and the US. A sideline to all the heat is that we are taste testing many types of squash (as in fruit drinks) such as Ame, Orange and lemon barley water, cordials with sparkling water. Before dinner, another cold meal, we again had wonderful Pimms, lemonade and fruits.