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Travel Blogs from United Kingdom
In the Beginning.....
Well this is the beginning of a new chapter of my life. I have left behind a successful career to fulfill this life long ambition . You may ask what ambition ? Well, I always wanted to explore the world, I've left it until the age of 28 to begin my ...
Back home - for now at least + Trans-Sib Itinerary
Just back from Deb & Nicks after a good drive. Had to post a couple of e-mails we received after sending some enquiries to Kostya (a Russian) related to our Trans-Sib trip! ------------------------ Hi David. Glad to hear from you. I got ...
Back in Blighty
I wanted to update this. I will change all the dates on here also, in order that they refect my travels. At present I am back in the UK . I flew into Heathrow yesterday ( even after a delay, we made up time and arrived on time), and managed to bypass the ...
Stag Nights and home comforts
The long journey home and the sad feeling of knowing most of the exciting stuff is behind you really starts to kick in. Theirs a weird sensation as you cross the international date line, and start the day all over again. Flying air New Zealand is a ...
London - It was the Best of Times, It was the w___
London - A Dickens of a Tale After a smooth flight we touched down in London. While waiting for our bags we talked with a bloke who recommended the 'Billy Elliott' show at the theatre across the street from the train station terminal where we ...
We have Flights!
After numerous iterations and changes to the route, we've finally booked our flights. The first of many major milestones in making the trip a reality. We searched around on the internet, read books, visited STA/Trailfinders and spoke to friends to ...
June and Tris Wedding in Belfast
Before we landed on English soil, it was time for a whistle stop tour to Belfast and to attend June and Tris wedding. We heard of their wedding plans whilst on the trip and the timing couldn't have been more perfect as it meant we could drop in on ...
Leaving the UK
What a nightmare morning!! When I had planned what my last day in the Uk would be like before I headed for the other side of the world, I had in mind feeling calm but a little nervous, and really excited. Instead I ended up feeling panicky, angry and ...
Back to western civilization (for now!)
After nearly 3 months in Africa, we were eager to return to western civilization and indulge in some modern comforts. Although we only had 3 days in London, there were several things on our to-do list: eat some of our favourite foods (ie. Chinese, ...
Begin here!
The Ethiopian election results have been postponed a month, and are now released on 8th July, instead of the day that we are due to arrive. Which is nice. To explain, Fred Siwak contacted me to ask if I could help him by taking some of his art to ...
Christmas pudding & turkey review
Cracking time back in the UK for Christmas. We were spoiled for 12 fantastic days by family & friends. Dinner cooked for us every night, rounds purchased in pubs, meals shouted in restaurants, it was short but sweet, just like ...
I'm still sodding here...
I have changed the date of my flight to India and I am now leaving on the 30th June. Cost a tidy 100 to sort out tickets and insurance. Girl the other side of the counter has permission to whack me if I come back and change my dates again. She was ...
Duck and Glover!
This is a story to be told in 2 parts... Prior to my adventures commencing i received a phone call from a very good mate of mine, Sarah Atkins. 'Hello mate, how are you'? she enquired. 'STRESSED!' was my retort.... And i was. After having 4 ...
A haunted Castle
With no idea of what we wanted to do for this trip, who ever wasn't driving would have a look at the lonely planet, or a random brochure we picked up and say "Hey, lets go there". It was this way in which Tracey hit upon the Haunted Castle. Not only ...
A slight pinch
At this rate, I might as well be making this travelogue, a "what's it like in Farnborough" logue. What has changed since last entry. Not a lot. I've had the first of my jabs. Rabies 1 and Hep 1. Nurse says I have loads of time to squeeze them all ...
Typical British Bank Holiday
We are hoping the weather will hold out for the weekend as we are going camping with the Walkers. Our meteorologist friend does a forecast which we don't like but he won't change it. Friday and Saturday weather is ok if a bit cool. Manage ...
Socks, cream teas and pin cushions
Very excited, we have a sponsor! Come this weekend we will be proudly sporting what are (probably) the most gorgeous mohair socks in the world, thanks to Steve from Corrymoor www.corrymoor.com and his pedigree angora goats. From Stockland in the ...
Our Good news!
After what seems like an eternity we finally had our 3 month scan yesterday for our little baby. Very exciting! All appears well so far which is great news as we were both pretty nervous. I have never willed 3 months of my life over so ...
The last leg...
With just two days left before flying home, I could have been forgiven for feeling a little sad that this long journey was nearing its conclusion. However, I genuinely didn't feel this way as I was just looking forward to seeing everyone again, and ...
Return to Auld Reekie - our first month back
When the plane landed at Edinburgh on Wednesday 5 April, I cried...that's it, it was ALL OVER. The trip we'd dreamed about and planned for so long, the 10 months we lived to the full and immersed ourselves in a medley of exotic new places, colours, ...
Newcastle-Ijmuiden
Newcastle to Ijmuiden Would you believe there are no ferries running from Edinbrough on a Wednesday? Oh well, it's a lovely day for a drive down to Newcastle, England. That done, we were last to board the big P&O Queen of Scandinavia Ferry to ...
5 Months to Go
So time is creeping up on me...pretty much finished what I need to do to the house to leave it in a reasonable state, am slowly buying everything I need, and packing everything I don't into the loft. Have had most of my injections , Hep A & B, ...
Out of Asia
The next morning (19th) we got up by 10:30 because we had to check out by 12:00 and hadn't packed anything yet. Considering we didn't get to bed until 5 in the morning the few hours of sleep that we got just really didn't cut it ...
OZ is GO!!!
- Drove down to Wrexham to see Den and Jo in their converted barn for about a week. Den is a bit of an obsessive compulsive so we had a great time not using coasters on his lovely furniture. Drank lots of wine and eat a lot there too plus also found out ...
No!!!!!!!
It's bloody freezing. Thats the first thing I noticed. So cold. And I know my tan is gonna disappear within a few weeks. Anyway, I had to endure nearly 12 hrs of flying to get back to the UK. I am on the best airline, which is a comforting ...
Glasgow
Hey all, Liam here. Wow, we've really lost track of time since last we managed to update this thing. We've travelled quite a way since the last entry, but I'll skip the boring bits and relate what is (hopefully) interesting. Since last we wrote, ...
A present, hurray.
Adrian bought me a weekend away as a present (smart boy) and took me away to Rochester , , in Kent. A couple of hours out of London, Rochester is a quiet little town famous for its Cathedral, Old castle and Dickens (as in Charles). Being a quiet ...
