Cirencester
Travel Blogs from Cirencester, United Kingdom
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The day before the day before we go!!!!
DOMINIQUE HERE : The leaving parties are over and a great time was had by all. Thanks to the team at the Nuff...had a lovely time on Sunday :-) Although there definitely is a nervous curiosity growing inside me about the Himalayas....since I couldn't put ...
I need a bigger rucksack!
DOMINIQUE HERE : Ok, 6 days to go until the biggest adventure of our lives begins and I'm wondering how I am going to stuff my clothes into my rucksack when it is already bulging at the seams! I have prioritised the priorities and have managed to ...
Is it really over?
... , two hours waiting to get through immigration at Heathrow (what a joke!) and finally 2 hours in the bus we eventually pulled up at Cirencester bus station back home in good old Blighty. What a shock to the system it was. We had a small welcome back party ...
Packing
DOMINIQUE HERE I know I mentioned yesterday about the volcanic ash cloud, but seriously it was a joke! Now with 5 days until departure the news is reporting possible disruption from tomorrow until Tuesday "at least"....that's still OK, we leave on ...
Thames Walk, Day 1
In life, I have a job which keeps me supplied in travel vouchers. And everyday in my the bank where I work at Canary Wharf, I sit at my desk looking out, and all I can see is the Thames, and I dream. On day two of the Hadrian walk, we ran into ...
Jetlag Recovery in the Costwolds
... and a big stone church, and my favourite – a big tesco extra – they sell everything! The days in Cirencester consist of sleeping, watching tv, occasionally eating, and more sleeping. I seem to be experiencing the worst jetlag I've ...
The Calm Before The Storm
Ok, It's a week before I go, and lots of people have been asking if I'm keeping a blog or not soooo.. This is my attempt; I've never even managed to keep a diary going for more than a week so this could be interesting.... I'm going to try and link it all ...
Ahoy, me hearties
Finished work at the end of August to have a leisurely September before heading off into the sun. Yeah right! Very busy few weeks dashing here there and everywhere to see people, do stuff and learn a bit too. Finally get to my last weekend and off to ...
The Move to Foss Cross
Our next move was to the Foss Cross. It was just outside of Cirencester in the Cotswolds. It's a very posh area. We only spent a few weeks there. But we had a comfy home and we made a few hundred more pounds to fund our travels around Europe. We left ...
Please come and join me!
... am having a couple of days off catching up with friends and hopefully getting a bit of press coverage. MONDAY 1st Sep- From Cirencester I shall be following the Monarch Way through Tarlton, to Rodmarton. TUE- From Rodmarton I shall take a lane to the ...
Last day in England
Saying my goodbyes was a hard one for me as I kept getting things in my eyes which made them water and there wasnt anything to count...........! I am truly overwhelmed by the love and kindness of everyone, it just makes me realise how lucky we are to ...
New Years Eve in England - 10hrs after Oz
... . The rest of the day was spent eating kfc and being stuck in a 2hr long traffic jam on the way back to Cirencester. New Years Eve was spent in a place called Bournemouth, 30mins from SouthHampton which is 90mins from Swindon. The journey there was ...
Into the Cotswolds
... yellow lines which all and sundry ignored. Cars should really have been totally banned. We drove on across country to Cirencester. We followed a goods vehicle out of Painswick down a single lane muddy road into a valley but it decided to stop in ...
A weekend in the Cotswalds
... seemed to gain a few pounds with all of the mud that had collected on the bottoms. After the Slaughters, we headed south to Cirencester to find our hotel. After checking in, we walked over to a nearby pub and played cards for an hour or two. Dinner ...
Home from home
... of getting a meal followed by a lift, but there was nowhere available nearby; in the end we settled for a guest house in Cirencester, for which we needed a taxi. Apparently taxis won’t go to Sapperton after dark, although it appeared to be a hotbed ...
3 weeks to go..
Just got home from my leaving do at work, and it finally dawned on me just how unprepared I am. 3 weeks to go, and all I have is an empty backpack, and an appointment for an unknown vaccination on Tuesday at an unknown time. I was feeling slightly more ...
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