Guildford Hotel

... put my feet up and not worry about where I am going or how I am going to get there and the inevitable stress that may surface as a result of just winging it in the normal Jade way.

The time difference is GMT +5:45 hours which is a weird one? And the weather was about 14 degrees on Sunday when I checked…. the other half somehow managed to find the only website for another Kathmandu which had a ...

... lodging that I normal go for.

Apparently the trek that I've booked is a bit Machu Picchu-ish and therefore I need to be fit to survive it and avoid being helicoptered out (can you imaged lol?) if I don’t make it to the end!

I’ve been doing the usual kickboxing classes to ensure I’m well prepared… and even got myself cornered into taking a grading a couple of weeks ago, as I had turned up thinking it was a normal ...

We have just had our last supper in the UK. It was curry, as it is the nation's favourite dish after all. And Dom's, obviously. Most of the preparations have finally been finished. It has been a long process of quitting jobs, moving houses, getting jabs, buying equipment, packing, cleaning, banking, reading, printing documents, having leaving drinks & dinners and you name it. Only a couple of ...

Well we are back in london. Dave started work again, and i had a little time off to finish my ONP course. Well wahat a wast of time that was, they didn't even read the book! I am now waiting for my pin no. so that i can work as a registered nurse and i am hoping that will come soon. I met a guy in the onp course ...

... to a minimum and probably missing the train. My current approach allows for little or no delays during the journey, making it far from stress-free. I have now decided it is about time I changed my thoughts on travel and that I should allow a bit of spare time on my journey to ease the stresses and strains. Taking this radical new approach (for me anyway) I have decided to adopt it for my travel to a meeting in North ...

... do not start off well since there are radio reports that due to a train derailment at my main station in London, England (London Waterloo) the suburban trains are totally screwed. Anyway, the upshot is I need to drive up somewhere close to south London so I can drive on elsewhere after work. Surprisingly my car starts with no problems but it does smell a bit dank.....(not been used for the best part of two and a half weeks cos ...

... to this production there before about 5 years ago and even then the ground was dirty and it was still a fairly rough looking venue. The show has changed a little but the concept remains the same. It's like no other production you have ever been to... totally awesome! It's very hard to describe but I'll have a go.. It's a standing theatre so you all pile into the circular room which is the Roundhouse and then the show starts.. things going on all over the place as you get moved ...

Tomorrow I fly out of Heathrow to Madrid. I start my 12 day tour of Spain on the 1st of August and have the night before in Madrid to do my own thing. Now that I have had some experience with Contiki tours, I will not go so crazy and spend all my money straight away. Spending 3 nights in Ibiza will be interesting! It was an easy drive back up to Heathrow. I checked into my ...

... of my mind and concentrated on finding us a room for the night. This saga started with the public library being closed - no access to free internet. The only other internet available was a coffee shop charging 1 pound for 20 minutes. The BOSS can type much faster than me and her fingers were flying but all we came away with was the knowledge that a hotel at Heathrow was going to cost us a minimum of 85 pounds ($200). We managed to get one ...

... excuse us if some of the info included seems a bit unnecessary. Have also just found out that a family friend who is a teacher will be getting her class to follow us on our trip as part of their studies - that may impact the photos we upload! Will send the sign up link to the credit card subscription site separately :) Have now recovered from our leaving do (I think) - it was great to see everyone and as the photos show everyone seemed to have a good time. Thanks to ...