Mansfield, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

A day of rest and some good news
May 6, 2009

Well, today didn't turn out too bad. Lorna went to Nottingham to go and catch up with her work mates in the afternoon. She starts back to work on the 1st June. And, talking of work, the place I went for the interview yesterday rang me today and offered ...

A day unpacking and looking for jobs!
Apr 29, 2009

Today was all about unpacking our bags and opening a years worth of post. No major surprises, so all was well. Tonight we just stayed in at Lorna's parents and enjoyed a nice home cooked steak and wedges.

Finish Work 4 Weeks Today!!
May 9, 2008

Time is so flying by. We finish work on Friday 6th June AND THATS ONLY 28 DAYS AWAY!!

Back Home....Again.....More fun to come though!
May 14, 2009

Rainworth

122 Days to go!
Feb 4, 2008

Well it's been a long time since the last blog, but there's now only 122 days to go!! The plan is set now for June. We will be travelling down to London on the morning of Tuesday 10th June and are staying overnight. Then we fly out on the 11th at 12.10 ...

Leaving on a jet plane.....
Apr 27, 2009

... . I'm just glad I spent the time writing this blog so I can keep reminiscing when I'm feeling blue back in overcast Mansfield. IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING AND WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE MADE ALL THE BETTER BY BEING ABLE TO SHARE IT ALL WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE!! We ...

What has it cost so far?!?!?
May 14, 2008

27 days to go until we head down to the nations capital before flying off to Hong Kong! Just thought I would log down some of the stuff we have had to fork out for. As we are amatuers to the year long travel scene, we have definitely overspent on a lot ...

Curry Night in Mansfield
Apr 30, 2009

Tonight I went out fr a banging curry at Modhu Mitha n Mansfield with Jeff, Phil and Mark. We obviously did the obligatory visit into the town bars to letch at the young ladies that were out tonight first, but the curry was the main objective. A ...

Shopping and BBQ
May 4, 2009

I have managed to get an interview for a job tomorrow, so today's first job was to go out and buy some respectable clothing. I don't think that turning up in a Beer Laos T-shirt and some yellow speedo's is going to get me the job somehow!! A new suit, ...

Beers in Blidworth and boxing
May 2, 2009

Tonight, Lorna went into Mansfield with all her tarty friends on the lash. Photos below will explain the evening. I went to Blidworth for a few beers then down to a mates house to watch Ricky Hatton get battered in the boxing. Managed to stagger home ...

Two tours that we have booked...
May 17, 2008 (15 photos)

We have decided to book two tours whilst on our travels (we may book more as we go). We booked both the tours with Geckos Adventures and because we booked them early we got a 20% early bird discount on them. The first one we booked is called "China ...

Back in the rainy England, but only til next week!
Apr 28, 2009

Slept really well on the plane - must be because we are used to the old Bolivian bus travel! Woke up this morning at 8.35am, but this of course was 12.35pm in England. We had a bit of brekky and waited to land. We actually arrived into the arrivals ...

A ROUGH Plan of our route.
Jun 9, 2008 (16 photos)

I thought I would post a rough plan of where we hope to go on this trip. As many of you more established travellers are aware, this will probably change everyday that goes by, but it's a rough guide. Starting in Hong Kong on the 12th June (my birthday, ...

Second Tour that we booked
May 28, 2008 (3 photos)

... 100 silk shops offering same day service for tailor made clothes at unbelievably low prices. If you'd like to learn more about the Kingdom of Champa, the ancient ruins at My Son can be visited inside half a day. Here you can see more than 70 historic ...

Change to China Itinerary
May 30, 2008

As expected, we have had our China Odyssey tour itinerary amended to bypass Chengdu. The only change is that we cant go to the Panda sanctuary near Chengdu because of the major earthquake that occured. Instead we will be visiting two other towns in China. ...

Moving Tomorrow
Apr 26, 2007

Big day for us tomorrow. We are moving in to our apartment for 12 months as the sale of our house goes through. This is gonna help us save some more cash ready for the big haul. It seems so far away, but then I thnk of all the stuff we have got to do, ...

4 Months and counting
Feb 5, 2008

Well it's been a long time since the last blog, but there's now only 122 days to go!! The plan is set now for June. We will be travelling down to London on the morning of Tuesday 10th June and are staying overnight. Then we fly out on the 11th at 12.10 ...

Before We Leave...
Sep 2, 2004

Before we set off on our driving tour around South West USA, we pre-booked all our stuff as we knew we wouldn't have time to do this on route. Here are the the things we booked and who we used : We booked all the flights, accommodation and car hire ...

still waiting and saving for morocco
Mar 15, 2007

Along with my hubby's family we are going to Agadir, morocco in june. Yes its a package holiday, but we are hoping to go to different areas in morocco and explore all the sites. I dont know how this is going to go especially as we have a 4 year old ...