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With time rapidly dwindling I went down to Banbury way this afternoon to visit my brother et famille before I leave, taking the opportunity to say goobye to two young nephews - one of whom was able to appreciate some of the implications of what I am doing, "But what if you get sick?" he asked. :-)

Back up to Stoke in the late evening. Last day of preparations tomorrow.

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 ...

Ahh Paris is over - and the long journey home to Australia is just beggining!

So this morning started with a little sleep in - well compared to our regular mornings! Relaxed brekkie and checked out of the hostel by 10, with little plans for the day except to pass the time!

So we wandered up our street - the Rue de Fabourg de Temple, filled with butchers, bakeries and cheap clothes stores - very cheap! If only i lived in the climate where i ...

... I was in need of cough medicine, and we needed another suitcase for all our stuff! Of course we managed to buy other stuff, but not surprising. Milton Keynes is similar to Chaddy or Chermside in terms of size - you can buy everything from there!

Yummy tapas for lunch, then we headed home for a bit of r&r before heading out for the night with Aunty Sue and ...

... at home! Stocked up on some souvieniers - Josh got a Heineken bottle with his own name on it!

So that ate up a couple of hours, so we just wandered around the shopping district for a little while, grabbed some postcards, beanie hats and a pair of fetching yellow clog shaped slippers for me! Back to the hotel for the bag, then up to Central station for the train back to Schipol - truly getting to and from the airport is just so easy!

Lower Shelton, England, United Kingdom bronandjosh09

Hey all!

Well the past few days have been spent catching up on sleep and catching up with family. When i blogged last we were in Edinburgh, waiting to get on a bus to head back down to the motherland. Well needless to say not too much sleep was had. Josh and I managed to score the back row of the bus so had an extra seat between us, but it didn't make much difference - plane and bus seats just aren't meant to be slept in. Plus there ...

There’s a picture of Laura and me taken about a year ago, standing in our pyjamas on the morning of our wedding with the event location owner. We were deciding the pudding menu for the reception that evening and I was yet to pick what I was going to wear for the ceremony and the party. So with that sort of attitude to organising our own wedding, it’s not surprising that despite a year’s ...

... were warm and helpfull. The room were clean and comfortable.

Breakfast buffet was good, and we did explore the grounds a bit and took pictures like paparazzi, haha. We can see wild rabbits every morning from our room. Totally enjoyed our stay there and the course was an eye opener too. Sedgebrook Hall is one of the Principle Hayley Hotels & Conference Venues. I saw some other location in the Hayley brochure ...

... it was my 1st time to England i left myself open for them telling me their life stories and every little face about the place they could think of. Still, I'd prefer these two when compared to my crazy German/Russian friend. Time seems to be insignificant when your flying. You go to sleep for a while and when you wake up you think "well there mustn't be long to go now" only to find that your still 8 hours from your destination. The cool thing was ...

The stay at Oxford has been plesant. I saw a bit of the city.. it is bacically a University town with all sorts of different colleges that are affiliated with Oxford. We are at St.Anne's college. I'm not really sure what they are teaching at this college.. but it is a decent place to stay (in the dorms). Yesterday we went to the Bodlien library.. (pretty famous library for you smart types) where various scenes of Harry Potter ...