Express By Holiday Inn Southampton M27, Jct 7

... to our other blog please let me know or alternatively you can search for shunny81 and this is the name of it. There are a few to read but it will take away the boredom on a Friday afternoon. <br><br>Hope your all well and the weather is not to bad. Just think of us when its raining having to take shelter of the 35 degree heat. <br><br>All the best <br><br>Nigel <br>

Sophia&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>Right it is Wednesday the 11th November we'll be departing in a few days!!!! Realy getting excited and a bit nervous now just thinking this time next week i will be on the other side of the world!!! Busy time now though ahead last jabs tomoz as well as seeing katie and lexie for the last time till i get back!! Then the evening ...

... I even saw a picture of the bathing compartments pulled by horses into the water so people could swim without anyone seeing them in their swimmers. I'm presuming it was for the women! I also presume their swimmers were neck to ankle... lol what would they think these days!!<br><br>I was going to have lunch on the pier but they weren't selling any food.. ah well you can't have it all your own way!

... south is also lovely with a huge Priory, which unfortunately was closed but we wondered down to the habour and saw all the yacht moored for the winter. OOh and the nasty swans.. I didn't know they hissed!! lol<br><br>Did I mention that I stayed in cowplains in Portsmouth and cowpitt lane in the New Forest.. mmmm whats this theme with all the cows??<br> Frank and Robert, Deidre's son's and their partners took me out to the Queens arms in the Forest ...

... instead.. lol. I still can't get over that they don't have huge shopping centres, everyone still has to walk between shops in the wet!<br><br>While I was there I had to work out how I was going to get from the railway to the catch the bus to the New Forest. My next port of call!<br><br>Southampton is also famous, well in the olden days ...

... him cannot? <br><br>Anyway, we had some beers. Had some Monteith's summer ale - was very yummy. Had some Indian for dinner, was yummy. First Indian on this trip actually. First impressions of Southampton is that it is pleasant enough but I am told that it is '****' by my host. I will investigate that further tomorrow.<br><br>Well, look. Bruce is about to achieve his cunning evil goal so I had better get back to the movie. More tomorrow!<br>

And so. Home! It was actually quite emotional flying in across a 4am London, still lit up and welcoming, and well, just home! The flight was made easier by some sleeping pills that sent up to sleep for 7 hours, so that the rest of the journey we just watched films and ate plane food. Touching down we both had the feeling that we'd had the ...

... from India, the bollywood channels, Spain, Franch and Germany. I could stay at home and watch television all day. But that would be a waste. I've noticed walking around, there are alot of poeple walking too. In the neigbourhood. Unlike in America everyone is in a car, and the girls are beautiful. They do wear a lot of makeup, I noticed.

... to decide what I'm going to do with my life. The main question is whether to take an engineering job, or take a year to do a Masters in renewable energy. I attended a number of interviews in my first full week back, to see what was available on that side. After attending them, I decided that becoming a student again was not my preferred option. The masters would not necessarily lead to the job I would be hoping for, and would be a large financial ...

... exciting, inspiring, scary, tiring and demanding all at the same time. And I wouldn't trade a moment of it for anything! There are many pros and cons to travelling on your own, especially as a woman; I've experienced them all! I would recommend everyone try it at least once, even if you know yourself well, you will still discover new things. So far I have travelled through Greece, Turkey, Berlin, Italy and Nice. There are many great memories, and I ...