Garden House Folkestone

Next stop was Calais, sort of. We didn't really stay in Calais but we kept getting drawn back there for one reason or another. It is the closest city to the U.K at just 34kms of water in between the two. We first decided to stop there to stretch our legs and grab a bite to eat. The city isn't huge and besides a few nice buildings there wasn’t too much to see. We got some good food at a restobar ...

... toward the London Eye. I didn't have time to go up in the Eye, but, since it was a nice day, I walked along the river.

When I got back to Parliament, Greenpeace had perked up. Several banners were being held and noone was asleep. I assumed they were getting ready for the larger crowd rush hour would bring and would perhaps be coming down shortly. I could see several more police at the ...

... It is going to be amazing though, first stop is Kenya and we should arrive there at 8.50pm ish tonight (6.50pm here). Then we have to get our visas at the airport - I am feeling totally clueless about all this kind of stuff still, but apparently it is quite easy to do. We start our 'South East Adventure' as it is known on Sunday, so looking forward to meeting some of the tour group today on the plane/at the hotel.

Ross is still in ...

... 9 Oct:
Take Train – Bareilly Express to Abu Road
Departs 15:40. Arrives 23:41
Take cab to Mt Abu – 27kms
Night in Mt Abu

Sat 10 Oct:
Visit Mt Abu
Mid afternoon take RSTC bus to Udaipur – 4 hours
Visit Udaipur
Night stay in Udaipur

Sun 11 Oct:
Leave for Jaisalmer via jodhpur
Night stay in Jaisalmer

Mon 12 Oct:
Visit Jaisalmer
Night stay in Jaisalmer

Tue 13 Oct:
Visit ...

... trip started. I’ve waited a long time for this and I
still cannot believe I’m actually going! 11 days to go!!(Not that I’m
counting!)

All these years of hearing about India. From friends and family to
Michael Palin! Seeing it on documentaries and seeing it in Bollywood
movies. Finally my time has come!!

Will post Itinerary as soon as it’s anywhere near stable!

... to cook 560 odd recipes from Julias book in 1 year(365 days)
and will blog about her progress.

I've always thought about blogging and sharing my experiences with
people out there but have never got round to it. This movie has somehow
convinced me to start one! (and you too Vishal!!) and what more than to start blogging about
my journey to India!(Exactly 2 weeks from now, I'll be flying out to
Mumbai!...for the very first time!)

... calling home to tell them that we were ****ed. Nah – Jon said. Let's pass it off later as a minor incident.Ad we will still do that.
The mechanic finished a lengthy phone conversation from underneath the bonnet of the car, and told us that the part was out of stock. I thought it'd be all right if we kept driving, but for safety's sake and for peace of mind, we'd find the other renault specialist, and ask his opinion. I knew at this point that if the solution, even if it ...

... due to a couple of little incidents on the way. We had a new inverter delivered yesterday morning as the original failed on Friday so I attempted to install that this morning but ran out of time. We were making good time to Dover but we needed to fill up the gas before we left the country as we had no time to get a French adaptor. The pump we found filled ...

... my next entry. If you have any questions about living in the UK please ask. We may be able to answer them and if not I can find out. Enjoy the photos. Love to all. P.S. Lily did find what she was looking for in the compost bins (see photos). She found a baby ground hog or something. It rolled up and she got confused. She just kept pawing at it. We had to pull her away. Now she wants to keep going outside to find it again. Crazy dog.

... in late September, the best time of year to make the non-stop journey. Neither too hot, nor too cold, nor too crowded, nor too empty. Just Fantastic and the journey of a lifetime! To have rediscovered Europe and it's subtleties through new eyes has been a pleasure. I feel comfortable here in a way I'd not understood before, but it's primarily the comfort of cultural familiarity and the confidence this gives me to explore. Travelling ...