Basingstoke
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2006 here i come....
Well well this year is going fast already, and I am not doing much with my time other than working!! I have a 3 day weekend (extremely rare according to the rest of staff! so i am organising going somewhere, god knows where...!) (actually its edinburgh, ...
Just a wee email
I did end up getting 2days off this week (unfortunately! all i have done is spend....!) so heres one last email before my (Moroccan) birthday! They were calling for Harry Potter auditions the other day. i wanted to audition but you had to be 17. ...
Audleys Wood
From Thailand we came back home for a few nights and spent the time in the Honeymoon suite at Audleys wood. (seriously nice place) The following few days were spent in blissful luxury and I would recommend a stay there to anyone. ...
Planning stages - first leg - USA
Planning stages.... OMG what a lot of planning to do! The idea is to fly to Seattle and catch a train to Chicago. Then buy and insure and RV (see learning the lingo already!) Only problem is the information on doing so is extremely thin on the ...
Location, location, location....
I had started planning this about a year ago, and I think in years to come and even after the new year when I do finally set off I'll look back at these pages and laugh at myself about how little I know/knew about travelling. But we all have to start ...
Merry Christmas
... a ring and a cheap dvd player so i have something to do on my 3 hour breaks on split as i am in the middle of nowhere!) Basingstoke is half hour on a bus one way and Winchester half hour the other way on a bus (which runs once an hour....) Alex is driving ...
How the time flys!
Oops. How much of a liar do I feel!?! Its March and things are a bit stagnant in the planning phase, I'm still bitten with the bug. My plan has updated a little and now instead of selling the house. I think I'll only be shooting myself in the foot. I ...
So maybe tomorrow, i'll find my way home....
Hello all!!!! About time, but i have just booked my trip to portugal/spain! i fly to lisbon april 23, spend 2 days there, overnight train to madrid, spend a day there, and then train to bilbao for 2 days to see the guggenheim museum!! ever since my ...
I want to fly away
Hi guys!!!!!!!!!!!! =) sssooooo cant wait to get out of this pub, im going mental knowing i only have days left.....! This will (maybe) be my last group email for a while (but now ive said that u will get one next week probably!) i finish at 6pm ...
London
I can't believe my latin wanderings are over (well for 2007, anyway)! My last few weeks were a little hectic as I made a last minute decision to do a reseach project while still in BsAs. That involved setting up interviews with 3 people from Villa ...
just another update
Well, the time plan is slipping somewhat! I went to the Dr's on the 28th Nov and got a list of the Jabs that I need, then my plan was to put the house on the market as soon as possible. Its not happening as quickly as I would have thought, but then I ...
More planning - Vaccinations + Chrismas lists :-)
More planning on the side of vaccinations and getting together a christmas list with a few toys that I think will come in handy. I'm trying to keep it minimal but somethings that I think I will need. The solar battery charger to me is a must, I will have ...
Wake in the mornin in hope somethings gonna change
Hey all! God knows how long its been since i wrote a group email, i think 3 weeks or so, maybe when we ended up in France.....? Anyway have been to any crazy countries randomly the last few weeks, although my flatmate Steve and I were up and ready to ...
Working hard to make a living.....
... a villiage with 2 pubs, a mail box and a chinese restaurant. Thats it. This place might seem to work out a bit convienient. Basingstoke is a 30minute bus ride/8minute drive from the pub, where there you can find shops, libraries (more pubs) (more ...
This could be a Movie....
Ok so you're all probably thinking i have karked it somewhere in the snow (my god its snowing! its great! I love it!) Not much has happened, i worked and worked and worked. O yeah did i mention i worked?! When i was in London a few weeks back my ...
Take 4
Take 4... Well, after several false starts, the trip is finally back on the agenda. House is going on the market in a few weeks and I hope to be on my way in May. The route hasn't changed much, just added a bunch more detail - its amazing what you can ...
Steadily Closer...
I get taunted all the time."are you still here, you're never going to do it" Mind you I think if I just took the bull by the horns it would work out just fine. I finally ripped the bathroom out and have been replacing it over the last few months. Come ...
Another Day, Another Year
Hello again! I hope everyone had a great christmas, apart from working, mine was really good. £50 in tips isnt half bad either! I worked from 10-4 and it was quite an easy day because everyone already ordered their meals, and the whole 19 members of ...
Getting ready to go...
So finally after weeks of counting down the days, my designated fly time is now upon us. I have been packing things here there and everywhere, moving, moving and yet again moving. It has been nice to finally get evrything sorted after months of ...
Hi my name is denise and i live in ...
Hi, My name is Denise and I live in Basingstoke with my boyfriend Mike. About 5 months ago, a friend of mine announced that she had got a working Visa for Australia and was handing in her notice at work to jet off into the sun...the way she spoke ...
Touch Down in London Town
... to visit London (that will be next weeks adventure), however i have vistied a few other intriguing places. Apart from obviously Basingstoke which is just south west of London, where there are many beautiful parks and lakes to walk around, i have ...
Home
On Monday morning we checked out and then went to Venice Beach and Santa Monica where we shopped some more. We then took the car back and went to the airport. The flight left at 17:35 and was just over 9 hours. We arrived home yesterday at around 11:20am ...
Booked at Last
On Monday 21st September i'm going to America to California, Arizona and Nevada with my parents for 2 weeks. It was supposed to be for their anniversary but they invited me and so I literally got booked onto the trip just yesterday. I don't even ...
Itinerary
The other day we recieved a book that the travel company have put together for us so now I have a bit more of an idea about where we're going, although we haven't planned what we're doing in each place yet. The places we're going to are: - Palm Springs, ...
A Day with Thomas the Tank Engine
Ok I'm down at Basingstoke in Hampshire. John and Louise Hutchison have made me welcome and today we took little Daniel to ride on Thomas the Tank Engine. Daniel is two and is as besotted by the book and tv character as huge numbers of small boys and lots ...
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