Taunton, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

6 Days to go!
Jul 30, 2007 (1 photos)

Hello everyone, I am flying to Mexico on sunday, time is fast approaching!! It has been great meeting up with everyone and I am going to miss you all! When I arrive in Mexico I have a arrival camp which is organised by the charity I am going ...

Goodbye! We're nearly off......
Jun 12, 2007 (14 photos)

... too for everyone for helping us move, organising the BBQ, and all the support we've had We catch the Berry's bus (so Taunton!) to Heathrow on Friday morning and will be flying out at 7:25am on Saturday 16th via Madrid.  Arrive Lima approx 5:30pm ...

Camping photos - wouldn't fit on last entry!
Jun 13, 2007 (7 photos)

Camping pics - Woolacombe - May 5th- 7th 07

Leaving do - to test this thing
Mar 22, 2008 (3 photos)

It was a good little party nearly all my friends in one room.

2 weeks to go before we fly from Heathrow to BKK
Jan 28, 2008

So, we have finally set up our blog page for our long awaited trip to Sunny Siam (and other sub tropical countries) and to commemorate this milestone we have packed our rucksacks with all of the necessities for 140 days living it big! I was very surprised ...

thumb twiddling and planning
Feb 5, 2008

so...Jo has one more day at work and I have to suffer two days until Thursday! Twiddling thumbs and trying to put together lists of all of the things we should remember to take with us (whilst keeping the weight and space down in our bags) and last ...

Simply Scrumptious!
Jun 13, 2008

On Tuesday, we went on one of our many gorgeous rides through the southwestern English countryside to my cousin's house!  I settled in and then Leea got home, so I got to 'help out' (really just watch because I'm not too good at the farming stuff) ...

BEEEEEER FEST!!!
Jul 11, 2009 (10 photos)

I have discovered one of the best things ever over here! its called a beer fest! amz took me to one at North Newton, that runs over a weekend but we only went for the night. Its sooo good, you pay an enterance fee and then you get a pint glass and buy ...

Liskeard to Taunton - 88miles
Jun 10, 2008 (16 photos)

... impressed with our adventure and remarked "Rather you than me, mate".  Last stop in the afternoon was at a lay-by before Taunton.  Arrived at Travelodge in Taunton and all got cleaned up and ready to go out to dinner. Words cannot describe our ...

Holiday traffic and sunburnt ears
Apr 17, 2006

Perhaps we should have expected it but with sunny weather and near the coast the traffic was dreadful. At least we could cycle past, all be it rather slowly. Abandoned plans to go into Weston instead heading back to Brisol over the Mendips.

The Route (well...all being well...)
May 11, 2007

We are going to Beijing where we will then make our own way south to Singapore over a couple months passing through Cambodia, Vietnam and finally Thialand where we will fly to Chile via Sydney and then Auckland. Once we arrive in Santiago (Chile) we ...

The Wedding
Jan 13, 2007 (4 photos)

Jacki & Garethīs Wedding Yup, thatīs my sister for those of you that donīt know. So, err, one day after a whirlwind exchange, completion and moving-into-flat drama, it was down to Somerset for a country style wedding. Proceedings started with clay- ...

Organisation of travel blog
Sep 21, 2009

This is a test. Only 8days left in the UK until departure! Scary stuff!!!

Ups and Downs
Apr 16, 2006

Not a flat bit of road all day. Good weather quiet roads so a perfect cycling day. Support teams 1 (Nic) and 2 (Ann) in full action picking us up in Taunton and cooking dinner back in Bristol.

5 Weeks to go!
Jul 8, 2007

Getting ready to move! Only  few weeks now. Will upload pics when we arrive on the 18th August!

English rose?
Aug 27, 1992

Visiting family.

Somerset
Jan 28, 2006 (5 photos)

Caught the Train from Reading to Crewkerne, where Nikki and Steve picked me up, we drove thru some quaint villages to their place in Ilminster, a really pretty village. Saturday morning we woke for what was to be an epic journey across the Salisbury ...

Somerset
Aug 27, 2008 (5 photos)

Ilminster Visited the beautiful little town/village of Ilminster today, whilst visiting my great Aunty Joan. The weather stayed dry, and warm, so we walked down into the centre and had a look around. cobled stone roads, tiny little boutique shops ...

Getting ready
Sep 20, 2006

Hi Guys. We have created this blog so that we can keep in touch and give you some news whilst we are away . We hope that it will be easily accessible and that it will give us the opportunity to let everyone know where we are and how we are doing on a ...

Taunton
Jun 18, 2005 (5 photos)

We are here in the county of Somerset. Came down here to stay with gemmies parents. they are teaching here. really nice typical english countryside around here, with the hedgerows and the tea gardens, scenic drives to the seaside. and the wonderfulness ...