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Northern Exposure (London to Glasgow and beyond)
Heading across the border from England, the countryside was covered in patches of snow from the snowfall the week previous, and the light was starting to fade. Welcome to Scotland. Wild weather, crumbling castles, and savage but amazingly ...
Easter in England
Hi everybody, Good Friday and Easter Monday are both holidays in the Netherlands, giving us a 4 day weekend. As we continue to pack in as much travel as possible before Melanie's contract ends in May, we decided to visit some friends in England and ...
Back to a new home
Arriving back in London to live. Staying weeks on poor Kats couch, to find an apartment just down the road from her! Visiting every tourist attraction in London thats free (theres ...
Home!! No No No!!!
Well, they say that all good things must come to end!!... In our case its come to an end much quicker than we ever thought it would! It has been so amazing and there is so much to tell. We can't believe a year has gone. It's flown by and now we are home, ...
Is it really over?
DOMINIQUE HERE: Day : 471 Temperature : 15 degrees Weather: Grey, Cold and Windy First of all apologies for not completing this blog earlier. It's taken some time for us to be able to look at our blog, such is the state of mourning that we are now in, as ...
Off again. China 2007.
Thanks for taking a look at my travelogue. I still enjoy taking an occasional look at the original diary and my favourite photos of the trip. As time goes on I am all the more glad I kept it This year I am off to China in September for the Foyle ...
Leaving drinks
Time to say goodbye - those that could make it, joined us at the Watermark bar in Port Solent. Claire, for the first time in her life was there early - thankfully as she nabbed us a prime location. From there in the guests continued to arrive ...
How NOT to pack for a World Trip?!?!
Hello everyone, Welcome to our blog. During our 408 day adventure we visited Central America, South America, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, and India. We experienced some amazing things and visited some of the most ...
Reality sets in..
I have been reading a book about the philosophy of travel. Here is a thought that seemed relevant as we touched down on a November day in London. "The sole cause of man's unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room" (Pascal, ...
The To Do List
Crikey. Only fourteen days to go now. I'm trying to get things in a little bit of order, so I don't end up running around like an idiot two days before we go. I still will end up running around like an idiot, but I thought I'd make a list anyway. In ...
And so the Sri Lankan chapter ends
And so the travel blog ends as it started, back in Baltic Carrickfergus! It's hard to believe that the Sri Lankan adventure is over. Here's a summing up of the last few days in sunny Hambantota. Wednesday was our last official day with the kids ...
Final week - counting down, gearing up
Thursday 19 May: Back home from our cheeky four day holiday in Tuscany; now it's time for the last packing-up slog. I'm frantically cramming all our personal junk into boxes for storage (the house is being rented out while we're away) while Rich is tying ...
First day in Inverness
We arrived in town at around 2:00pm, June 1, and got settled into our hostel (which was right beside the bus station). We spent the rest of the day just chilling in the t.v. room. We did go on a free walking tour of the city centre of Inverness at ...
Hogmanay
Snow, cold and Scotsmen in kilts is not something that I have associated with New Year's in the past but were certainly a high light of our week in Scotland! Nicky, Pru and I hired a nifty little Ford Fiesta for the week and based ourselves's at ...
Home Sweet Home (a naff but appropriate title)
I know it sounds stupid, but I almost thought we would never make it home. I spose its because I was looking forward to it so much and wanted to see my family so much I thought it might never happen. Was so relieved to land safely in Heathrow ...
Happy New Year
Dear All I hope you had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to the next year. It has been about 3 months since I finished 'travelling' and I am just about settling back into London living, trying new strategies to engage with people, like ...
A Night Sleeping in Heathrow
What can be said about a night sleeping in Heathrow other than I had forgetten that it was on the itinery and was pretty pissed off after two nights sleepoing in internet cafes to be landed on the cement floor. Good things to say chatted with Kristen, ...
Visiting the Isle and Dave's Birthday
Arrive back in Chelmsford at Dave's parents (who have just gone to Spain as Jane has manage to collapse her lung again - but is ok now - fingers crossed) to find the patio door wide open. We spend the next 10 mins stalking the house with kitchen ...
Is Facebook a threat to society
China likes to block Facebook the social networking application, so it is no surprise they ran this story to show how virtual friends aren't drinking friends. This is probably comforting to the Chinese Communist Party, as they don't want people ...
Get your oats
You could call it comfort food - or discomfort food for those with bad memories of lumpy, cold, or stodgy breakfasts. But porridge made from oatmeal has got to be one of the most nutritious and hearty ways to start the day, particularly if that day is ...
We're starting to smell!
Well the overnight flight from Toronto to London went pretty well. We seemed to have been being followed by a screaming baby from the airport terminal to two seats ahead of us on the plane to the bus when we were getting of the plane. (It reminded us of ...
And the wheels, they slowly turn....
So.....I handed my notice in. There was no begging to be done, no plea's to stay on( they were in denial). I guess both parties new what the score was. So now its moving in the right direction. Speaking of directions. Had a sudden change of ...
How to jump the queue at airports
From the wire: Queue jumping is one of the worst faux pas that can be committed in England, but some of the country's airports are charging for the privilege. Passengers at London's Luton Airport can pay £3 (NZ$7.43) to enter a channel taking them ...
London Calling
London Calling Reality bites... I'm back in London, having spent a fantastic, amazing and wonderful 11 months travelling. I met some awesome people, had so many laughs and 'breath-taking' moments. Its now back to the dreariness of finding a job, but ...
Edinburgh castle
Since we booked our flight out of Scotland with Ryan Air we had to print out our own boarding passes (pain in the butt!) or we would have to pay extra at the airport. We aked the hostel owner where we could print from and she really ...
Happy New Year
A trip back to Edinburgh to celebrate New Years and my birthday 05, no comments being made but it falls on the THIRD of January (every year). We went up here for the famed Hogmany, Edinburgh's street party. Now, remember I lived in Japan so you ...
Nearly there!
2 days until we go, and it's been a bit of a hectic week. The flat is nearly packed up, the rucksacks are already bulging at the seams, our arms have seen more needles than Cleopatra and the "to do" lists have more ticks than panicked underlines. We ...
4 Weeks and counting!!
Well, if you have got to this page you must be one of the lucky few on our distribution list. (the unsubscribe button is at the bottom of the page!!) 4 weeks today we are leaving to do "the travelling thing" and this will be our main form of ...
