Crowne Plaza Reading

Well just over a week to go before I visit Heathrow's gleaming new terminal to begin my trip to the New World.

Having had an elongated period of time to prepare for this trip I'm still in a sort of half controlled half panicked mode. I know I've got a week to get everything sorted out and I'm getting through stuff at the appropriate pace but still think it will all be a rush at the end.

If all ...

... to doing this....
go to youtube.com and check out the videos I have uploaded. They are from Australia in July up to Vietnam in September. My username is ELONMICHELLE, or you can search for me using my gmail address. Enjoy!!

Cheers,
Michelle

... remote farming country. We saw Aborigine (BCF) on moorings, also a boat called Esther, with the T shaped like a cross - possibly BCF candidates? We arrived at Thrupp and David and Anne came and collected their gazebo, bricks and other things that we had transported from Banbury, to save them carrying them to their car. We joined them later for an enjoyable meal at their house. Wed 7th Oct A cloudy day as we cruised south from Thrupp past all the people living on their boats. We ...

... Reading festival was being set up and over the river were some massive houses. Trust me, the boatsheds were bigger than our flat !!!

Thirty minutes later, we were in Reading and the end of day Seven, the halfway mark, so we jumped on a train and went back to Cholsey and drove home.

And Finally

Total Kilometres so far - 171.6

Bridges Seen - 8

Bridges Total - 108

Locks Seen - 3

Locks Total - 21

... can fish for varieties such as cod, mackerel, plaice or pollack. Fishing is a good way to get to know the locals, most of who speak or understand English. I'll be there in time for the midsummer night revels on the eve of June 23. Sankthans or the feast of St John's is one of those pagan festivals which were adopted by the church and given a Christian ...

... into the weekend. I'm still looking for a place to live. Not making much progress on that front. Today is Saturday, may try to do some sightseeing type things today. Wonder if I can convince anyone to come to a musical tonight. I haven't seen anything since I got to London. Partly because it's so expensive even if you use the half-price ticket booth.

... hour trip to Stanstead. Then there was no connecting bus driver. We left an hour late with the new driver complaining she was not the correct driver. We were crammed in like sardines. It was hellishly hot and took another 2 hours to get to Heathrow which made us (6 of us) late for our connecting bus to Reading. The driver claimed she did not know the phone number to ask them to hold the bus for us. We got in to Reading and it was instant pandemonium; people rushing ...

... year or two, little supposing I might ever have such occasion to use them. It may have been the sight of the Gothic letters in the newspaper I was engaged in reading, that aroused the curiosity of a stranger who took his seat by my side; for he soon began a conversation, in the course of which he said he was a Swede from the isle of Gothland. On telling him I might possibly have to pass through part of Sweden in a few days, and asking his advice on sundry matters of ...

... Visit to an African snake park * Camel trip and traditional Masai village visit * Camping overnight under Mount Kilimanjaro * 2 nights on idyllic Indian Ocean beaches * 2 nights in Zanzibar 16 August 2006 Nairobi - Johannesburg - London Heathrow (Arrives the next day) After 206 days travelling around the world, we arrive back at home ready to show you the several million pictures and videos we've taken. I hope you're already excited! I know I am.

... that everything is so costly. We ordered a bowl of rice & that was already 2 quid! S$6 for a bowl of rice... oh puh lease!! that's ludicrous. We ordered a starter, vegetable, chicken wings, chicken curry & Thai noodles & the bill came up to 50 quid! But I've got to admit that it was a really delicious meal, & aunty Prema was reluctant to leave the restaurant & face the icy cold weather. After dinner, we walked along Traffalgar Square, & caught a glimpse of the famous fountain that ...