Bedford Lodge Hotel Newmarket

... s hard to explain - there was obviously so much more to explore and take in...... like unfinished business. Then...

The taxi driver asked us if we would be coming back again. When we replied "no", he knowingly said "You will be back! See you next year!"

What could we say??!

Maybe he knows something we don't....

... will exist in my backpack. This will take some getting used to I think! I also seem to have come down with a rather wonderful cold- still, better here than on arrival in Bangkok.

One week tomorrow- oh my god! I just can't believe its come around so soon, feels like yesterday it was just an idea and now its a week away. Still lots to sort out, scanning a million things I will probably ...

We arrive at Stansted at about 8pm and proceed to have a, probably, day old burger somewhere in the airport. Yum. Turns out that all the shops, in the departure lounge and outside, close at about 9pm so we have to sit around for 4 hours before our flight boards with nada to do.

Finally we get on the flight with a load of other backpacker types and head to Malaysia!

Yes folks,
If you have received this message its because you are lucky (or unlucky) enough to be included in the group email I am writing about my time in South America, starting with Brazil.
This is just a test.... check 1,2,3...... just to make sure that this site and format is all working correctly. The travelblog 'proper' will will begin on the 22nd October.
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T.xx

In the days before my departure I saw the harrowing TV pictures of the havoc caused by the storms in the Far East and I wondered what lay ahead as I boarded the plane at Stansted Airport. Daughter Julia drove me there with Rose (wife) and it was a nice change to get to the airport in 30 minutes rather than the long trek to Heathrow Airport in London. As we walked to the checkin I was bowled over to see Nadia ( other daughter) coming towards me. She ...

... good for Magnolia Carts to finally expand overseas.

A taxi then took us all to our bed and breakfast (no more hostels), where we checked in and then trekked to the college to see Shelby's room. (She and Grandma had checked her in while we were meeting the AHT guy.)

Shelby's dorm room has to be the nicest dorm room we have ever seen for a first-year (the term is "Fresher" over here) college student. Bed, sofa, sink ...

... cultures and scenery and
people that I will meet there.




Meeting up with my fellow traveller
Sarah at the airport, got a call from her this morning, again she is
excited, yet not as much as I imagined. I am sure that it will sink
in later today.




Well first stop is Bangkok and my it is
going to be amazing. Can't wait.

... the locals being the most friendliest people I've met since Australia; the fantastic University buildings; the Weeping Willows drinking from the river; the diversity of it's market (Caribbean cakes for dinner!) and just a nice ambiance about the place. Can't rate it enough...and a 100% better than it's rival, Oxford, which we visited soon after for work reasons ...

... very funny to see . it gets to 12.30 and me and hayley have had enough and head of home in a taxi leving danelle and nic and lets not forget ness in white hart but are going to hit big DS ( good luck) i get home at 1.00 and need some sleep my feet hurt and im so tired , so of to bed i go for so well needed sleep xx

... cafes are everywhere, so make the most of them with your travels E-mail account (we used Yahoo). Keep a note of important document details, e.g. passport nos, health insurance telephone nos etc as well as friends and family addresses and tel nos Internet bank account which offers free cash withdrawals overseas and direct money transfer from one savings to current (we used Nationwide) "Skype" account (excellent for free internet calls to either PC or ...