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Mourning and More pretend work in London
Back to Hammersmith to annoy my parents (yes I think we have pretty much annoyed everyone we know by now - if not please let us know and we will stay with you.). We continue our work and Dave has some telephone interviews for jobs in Oz just in ...
Imaginary Races in the rain
Head back to Wrexham again to see Den and Jo and also Nick and his family (Nick kindly sponsored our Cargill night out in Bangkok last year). Saturday we are all due to go to Chester races. Den and Jo are in the posh hospitality tent c/o ...
Castles, Cakes and Camping in Wales
Leah says: We set off on the 24th June heading first through traffic filled London to send home our 2 tea chests of accumulated gear back to Adelaide. Once that was sorted we hit the road to head off with the aim of getting to Wales although with no ...
Castle Fever (Lochawe to Mallaig)
... to have reached to the top but at least I was able to say that for a minute there, I was the highest person in the United Kingdom. After the long climb down (much easier than the way up), we drove back into Fort William and paid a running visit to the ...
The Quest For The Indian Visas
Andy has had to go off to Edinburgh in the hope that we'll finally get these visas after all the crap we've already been through. Luckily, after a bus, a taxi and a boat, he's arrived back in Belfast with our visas... looks like we're going to India ...
Passport to Rio
Well folks the long awaited day has arrived and in an hour`s time we`ll be on our first flight of many! So excited!!! We`ll finally get into Rio at 08.10 tomorrow after 15 hours on the plane, but it`ll be worth every minute! We`ll keep you updated and ...
Whats the Story?
Drove and ferried to Isle of Mull to stay at the wonderful Bellachroy also Dave sister's Debs hotel and pub. They are incredibly busy redecorating rooms, getting ready for the season and awaiting new chefs. We generously helped them eat lots of food and ...
Home home on the range
Travelled 2200km / 1370 miles over land, including a 65km trek. Plus flight of 390km. Highest point 4850m. Tally: - I only got lost once and that was in Abu Dhabi airport at the start of my trip. I lost my hat, momentarily, in the Himalayas and shortly ...
Houston...we have lift off!!
For the majority of you it's been 3 years since the crazy idea of me going to work/live abroad first came up in my head, 2 years since I've been dabbling with the idea of where exactly to go and do this said galavanting and in the last year (my favourite ...
A chance to help Smile!
BARN DANCE!! When - Saturday 12th April 2008 @ 7pm Where - Greenisland, Co Antrim, N Ireland Help to support Smile's work in Sri Lanka. You can see a snippet of what they do by reading my blog! Great night's entertainment for all ages and you ...
Last minute panic....
Right we're off this morning.... Flight via Zurich to Hong Kong then into China..... We have wizzed round England and Wales in the last few weeks, apologies if we didn't make it to see you, some piccys above, sorry Chris... Rachel's brother got ...
Travelling Cows
An overnighter in Manchester with Adrian and Tracey led us to the cows. The Traveling Art Cows (I'm sure I have seen them in Sydney) have managed to travel more than I have and since seeing them in Manchester I have run into those cows in Zurich and ...
Stevenage night out
Hi people!! Thank you to everyone who came out last friday, we both had a great time. Hope u like the pictures. Keep in touch, speak to you all soon :) ...
Last Stop - London
Last city, last hostel, last few days of absolutely no responsibility. I know when we bought our tickets home I was excited, but at this point I'd postpone going home if it was practical. Still, we had three days to spend in London and that was still ...
Nearly the end of an era.....
It's spring and the birds are busy nest-building, but we're doing quite the opposite, stripping out the house and garden ready for the first viewings by prospective tenants. It's looking naked, but smart, but there's ...
Thats Austria you idiot!
We stopped at McDonalds because young Tracey had a hankering and i left her alone for about two seconds when a pack of lads descended on her. When she answered that she was Australian one of them wittily said "throw another shrimp on the barbie" to ...
All set for the off!
So the big day has finally arrived! Thomas and I are about to head off on our big adventure travelling around New Zealand and Australia. Who knows what it will bring but whether good or bad it will be an experience! So on that note it's time to go ...
4 days to go....
Hi all!! This is my 1st entry and i'm still in bright and sunny NI!! I've uploaded some photos (if i ever work out how to do that!) which show details of where i'll be staying, who i'll be working with etc! I'm just thinking, the next time i'm ...
How times have changed
Back to Chelmsford and then Hammersmith. Gone are the days of drunken nights down the river and occasionally to Le Palais (thank god!). Instead we have a wild and debauched picnic on Saturday in the Square outside my parent's house. ...
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 ...
The pay days are running out
Less than 8 months to go, 8 salary slips to come in, then the end of 17 years working for one company - the end of security, safety, but hey, Life isnt a rehearsal, and I cant wait to go - the time is just dissapearing, and I feel I'm ages from ...
Ash and Shivani's Wedding
A great day at Ash' and Shivani's wedding. An early start meant we were there in time to see Ash arrive in an old Morris Ambassador, ride his horse to the "House" and then a day of wedding ceremony (Civil + Hindu) and catching up with loads of Emma's ...
Tourists in London
Two weeks before Melanie started her new job, we took a few days as tourists in London. We found cheap flights on EasyJet and used Chris' accumulated Marriott points to stay at the wonderfully located Grosvenor Square hotel. We did a lot of ...
The Tara Centre
Well I am back in the Tara Buddhist Centre for two weeks. I am getting back into my mediation, meeting great people. One lady tonight who broke her neck in car accident. As well as being beautiful she is an inspiration witty and intelligent. Its ...
How time flies while you're waiting to have fun!!
Sunday we leave this country behind for a whole year. We set off at 1400 hours from Heathrow to Boston and head for a bit of R&R at Aunt Ann's house in Newcastle, New Hampshire, USA. From there we head down the East Coast, stopping off at Washington, ...
A Brief Stop in England
Early in the morning (similar to the last time we visited them!), Thijs and Barbara dropped us off at the train station where we caught the train to Schipol Airport. Our Air Canada flight stopped at Heathrow Airport in London where we spent a couple ...
Weekends in London..
First day at Southwark Council today. They have flexi hours and as long as I work a certain amount of hours each week - and get to work by TEN AM they are fine with however i choose to make up the hours. Very quiet day today, meeting people, walking ...
A list of what we carried for 1 year
We thought that we´d write a list of the things that we took with us. They are not written in any particular order and I´m sure will differ from person to person. Perhaps it will be of some use to travellers to preparing for a big trip although it is ...
Uncle Jawad
After over three years away I finally make it back to England. The reason? Have a look at the ...
