European Inn Derby

... further south to start the journey in the light of the advancing winter - but as a man once said, "Go big, or Go home!" (I make no judgement as to whether he was a wise man). Starting in Amsterdam is more memorable and allows me to pass through three more countries (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) for the sake of an additional day or two on the road.<br><br>The countdown is at 15 days and 21 hours...

... for a few days; thanks Steve. :-)<br><br>This week will consist mainly of waiting for my next vaccination and another set of goodbye drinks but the process of refining the contents of the pack is practically neverending. Tonight i started filling plastic baggies with spices and wondering idly whether or not they will get me arrested at customs... might have to reconsider the larder options.<br>

Finally worked out my route.<br><br>Fly to Armenia, travel through Georgia to Turkey and fly from Istanbul to Mumbai. Work my way across to Calcutta and fly to Bangkok. Through Thailand and Cambodia to Vietnam, then onto China.<br><br>I am setting off early September 2010 and aim to be in China early December, maybe.<br><br>And then I have to get back...

... and second-generation ID cards. <br> Liu said that the ever-expanding capabilities "City Card" The goal is to create digital Shenyang, in 2002, the company had to examine the "City Card" brush gas and water features. <br> "Now, Heping District, Shenyang, Guiyang cell being tested, the residents that very convenient." Liu said, but because of lack of funds, it is not to promote the city. <br> She is in Shenyang, "p. 200 million"

... standards and already packed much of my stuff in to my brand new (and rather sexy) backpack. Fortunately it appears that I can fit everything in despite the fact that I'm having to carry an obscenely bulky amount of anti-malaria tablets as well as other delightful disease prevention measures such as a mosquito net and enough insect repellent to bathe in. However, the only bug I intend to catch is the travel bug (boom boom) so ...

... we are probaly too late to get anything sorted before we go away. <br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br><br><br>We have anther house hunting weekend planned for Oct 17/18 in Northumberland, but this will just be a fact finding trip. We don't expect to complete a Purchase<br><br><br><br>

... day was spent relaxing in the caravan until the highlight of the evening, a £3.50 carvery a couple of miles down the road! Noma actually drove us there and back and didn't even manage to get us lost! (it is only 2 roads I guess!) So the carvery was as yummy as the last time although Noma did have something to say about the non-cheesy cauliflower cheese! Good all the same!<br><br>So we headed back to a nice bottle of wine ...

... kept putting my head in the bubbles. Mummy thought I'd get upset about putting my head under water, but I wasn't bothered. I kept trying to get my hands on the glass of pink bubbles - but mummy was keeping those to herself. I didn't want to go to bed so I stayed up until 11. That's dead late for me and everyone wanted to go to bed but I wouldn't let them!!<br><br>Then I fell asleep and that's the end of my first day!

... fit a black box in and were waiting for the part to be delivered from the stores. I know how stores operate - long weight, bubble for spirit level etc! Anyway finally arrived in Amsterdam at 7.45pm and went to my Dutch lesson - I'm getting pretty good at it all now! Busy week this week with job interviews, so will let you know how it went - unless you're bored of reading by now and vowing never to log into this thing again!!

... gig of theirs I've seen. As part of the set they celebrated the 20 year annivesary of the Master of Puppets album by playing the whole album from start to finish in its entirety. What a mind blowing experience it was, totally awesome. The songs go Battery, Master of Puppets, The thing that should not be, Welcome Home Sanitarium, Disposable Heroes, Leper Mesiah, Orion (instrumental) and Damage Inc. I ...