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Willie and Kath came up for a few day's at half term in October, to catch up with Sid and Debbie and to get a wee rest if that is possible with two small children!! They went on a pumkin hunt at Blenheim but did not tdo the hunt , instead they had a fish and chip picnic in the park, and ran around with the kids all afternoon. Here are a few pic's mailnly of Maisie and Ruan.

... passport and it took me about 5 months. More on Polish bureaucracy in the next entry. <br><br>2. Vaccinations - I am a bit paranoid so I wanted jabs for everything I could have them for: Hep A, Hep B, Hep C, polio, rabies, typhoid, yellow fever, jap. enceph., meningitis. (I know, it looks quite comprehensive but I'd rather be safe than sorry). It's taken us 6 months to have them all. There were times we would visit our ...

About 16 months ago we were walking down the street with my then boyfriend, Michal, discussing what we wanted to do in the future; buy a house, move to another city, travel for a few months. We both agreed that travelling was a far more appealing option than buying a house. Funnily enough when we said that, we'd just passed Trailfinders in Oxford. It would have been a sin not to go in and at least ask about the trip so this is how the idea ...

... breakfast of Full English for John and Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon for Jane, fortified us for the next leg of the car trip, this time to the Midlands.<br><br>Once the Sat Nav (aka "The *****") settled down we discovered we had only gone in a 50km circle twice and after a 5 hour ramble through the English countryside along the A30 and M5, we arrived at Tetlbury, a charming village in the Cotswalds ...

I think I ended up back in Trowbridge at the best time of the year... lol What with Halloween and Guy Fawkes night!! <br><br>I was a little exhausted when I got back. I think I was happy to be somewhere where I didn't have to literally live out of my suitcase! <br><br>While I was back, I opened a bank account and also applied for my national insurance number so I can work in the UK. It was a fairly short process because I have a British passport! I've applied ...

... to Pizza express.. and they have these entrees called Dough Balls!! lol more fat and more grease to eat!! By this stage I was finding it hard to walk normally down the stairs to the toilet.. woops<br><br>I think we ended up at another pub and with Ally's brother and his friends.. was quite a fun night but the headache the next day.. ouch. Apparently its because I had mixed my cider and wine.. a no no. Ah well you live and learn!

My name's Jay Shuttleworth, my mum would say its Jason Shuttleworth, either will do. I am very close to the end of a 24 year career in the British Army, Royal Corps of Signals where I have been heavily involved in IT and communications systems. I have had a good time, loads of travel, lots of friends and lots of experience that has shaped my life and delivered ...

... be Magic Busing it at the same time- have to admit its nice to know that I'll now have a travel buddy (think Ben feels the same) so its not so scary now! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek so excited... got a funny feeling in my tummy!!! Hoping to keep this as up-to-date for you as possible...hopefully Ben will too, else it could end up just a Cat blog lol... Take care....13days to go Cat xx

... that mask from Lush works) we did some furniture shopping and spent the afternoon at Lydiard Park in Swindon. Corporate games were going on so we were treated to some free music making for a lovely day in the park. We couldn't visit England without sampling Shilo's favorite commonwealth meal, Chips! For dinner we had some excellent chips with beans and few more beers. Jared introduced Gabe to the gastronomic excellence of the traditional "Chip Butty." A very British sandwich ...

August 13, 2000 &#8211; Sunday<br><br><br>London to Stratford to OxfordAfter the usual European continental breakfast, we headed off to Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon. We arrived in Oxford, and I was overwhelmed by the old, and I mean very old, buildings. <br><br>We toured a small part of Oxford University. There are over 30 colleges at Oxford and there really isn't a 'campus&#8217; to speak of. Oxford is known ...