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Wow - only one week to the day before we make our way down south to London town to stay in the very affordable 'heathrow' travel lodge.

Liz in in Manc saying goodbye to friends and family and i'm sorting the last bits out for the fresh box before we go.

Just wanted to say thank you to Ron and Sue for ...

A quick update. Things have moved on, including us. We're pleased to report that a few days ago Brian the van was declared healthy, after some serious re-constructive surgery!

On Monday we left Norfolk and began a series of public transport journeys that would take us from Norwich to London, London to Cheltenham (to visit with friends for a couple of nights) and then Cheltenham to Birmingham to finally pick up our beloved Brian. We ...

Finally worked out my route.

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.

I am setting off early September 2010 and aim to be in China early December, maybe.

And then I have to get back...

... market, car shopping is very convenient, the use of stored-value tickets, the one card in hand, you can take all the buses. The use of stored-value tickets in the future can also be extended to minibuses, taxis, subway, shopping malls, etc., a card can be used in various places.
3. Can improve the efficiency of vehicle operation, saving travel time. Use of non-contact type IC card stored-value tickets, to complete a ...

... certainly have all the gear, including a solar panel charger for all things electrical, (thanks to JT for that), a torch/smoke dectector/emergency signal (thanks to RW for that one) and enough medical supplies to kit out a small hospital (having doctors as friends is most useful).

So one 55l rucksack, a lot of tears and tantrums later and I am ready for the off...

P.S - Does travelling business class count as cheating???

... t pull their finger out and we can’t get in to decorate and make the necessary representations to the council for approval for sub-letting? Do we try to do it from abroad paying someone else to decorate or do we delay departure and potentially mess up our convoy with friends and volunteering plans? We haven’t decided yet what we should do and we are just hoping that it will all play out in time ...

... 45 minutes while he takes his break, what a joke! We stop at a service station and I wait around while he takes his break and we get on our way again. Finally I arrive at Helena and Phil's house at 00:30 and sneak in a get straight to bed. What a day!!!

... personally enjoyed the challenges that we’ve encountered here. Although I am happy that I could live abroad we have a suspended life in England to resume, whatever it will be after being away for twenty one months – Yes, wherever did it go?

Faro airport is quite busy and touristy, lacking in the buzz and impressiveness of some international airports and having an obvious JW rating of 5 in the big tourist duty free shops ...

... leaving present that is really going to help for the long journeys!) We are really really grateful for everyone's support :) I'm not packed yet and neither is Joe but we should be okay, got everything ready I think but my backpack is probably going to be way too heavy as I kept spotting useful stuff :s I'm so tired but I just can't wait to get on the plane then i can relax. I'm going to miss everyone though! Not sure how often we will get to ...

... vast 'empty' expanse of the bush, where the a single dirt-track road could be the only visible mark of man on the landscape. Was it OK travelling together? When we were planning our trip, a lot of people suggested it was a little risky for our relationship to be travelling together- that travelling might prove to be an intolerable strain, or that we'd discover we didn't really have the same interests, etc., etc. I can understand the concern in some cases - who you are ...