Macdonald Parkside Hotel Milton Keynes

Right...23 Days to go!! Not long now since i started counting at 385!!!
Only 10 actual days of my "real" work left to do then i'm out of here! I can't actually belive i'm going it somehow does not seem real!
I think the nerves are setting in and the waves of happiness and fear come and Go!!!!!
I never though for a minute i would leave the comfort of a perfectly good job, home and my family and friends to travel on my own ...

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.

... now in Northampton, tomorrow we leave for Dover, and on Friday morning we board the ferry for France. Hurrah! If all goes according to plan :-) We'll let you know how we get on of course.

Having got our hands back on everything we own, we're now able to upload some pictures we took of our time in Norfolk, in case anyone fancies a look. They're below.

Hopefully the next entry will come from France, please cross fingers for us.

... to work, then during the day we kept losing broadband connection. With an over booked plane it was imperative I checked in as soon after 7.20pm as possible so as I could to preserve our precious seats. Eventually after fraught nerves but good assistance from son Stephen I got the job done.

Off to bed with some relief.

... for them: clearing cupboard andwardrobe space, and giving the place a thorough spring clean. Vanda has spentweeks getting the (already very clean and tidy) house in tip top condition.There are places I’m not allowed to go now for fear of making them dirty oruntidy again.

As a riposte I preparedanother list: “The House Sitters Guide to Living at Nsansa”. At least Barbaraand Steve will know where things are and what to do if they go wrong.

... up early to be first in the check-in queue, smile at the check in lady and, standing on tip toe, ask for the emergency exit seats, because you say, with such long legs the other seats are too cramped. But airline have now got used to the wily passenger and have started charging extra for extra legroom seats.

To find the best seats (and there can be several which are not exit seats), find out what plane ...

Not only is it 2 months to the day that we get up at 5am and make our way to Heathrow and start the SE Asia journey, its also my 27th birthday. We traveled to Milton Keynes this weekend to stay with my parents and complete phase 1 of our flat move and also declare the Almeria off the road (it was like losing one of the family)...... but that's 2 tasks off the ...

... texts whilst I have been away, no doubt will catch up with you all so very soon to hear the latest goss, share a glass of wine and a giggle, and bore you to death with the 274 pictures that I have taken...... Hope I have entertained you, take care Love and stuff xxx Ps - You do realize I have the travel bug now......If I do get the crazy urge to do the rucksack thing again, please someone remind me that the ninja turtle look is not this season....please !!!!

Ok so Johnie K in London, finally you made sense I have taken your advise and set up a traveloque , blog thingy. I am at my desk, just finishing my lunch with a count down time of T minus 43 days left at this desk. So the plan goes like this, I leave this desk on the 24th of June, home to Kent where I come from, there I sort out my junk (these are all my worldly goods collected from the very best charity shops, bootfairs in the world) I need to do this ...

I wish I could say, All or Europe was wonderful! But in all reality I feel I have only postponed the GREAT ADVENTURE. and sadly have spent 1/3 of my hard saved money in the process. I would never turn my back on Europe. I will forever see it as a second home, but this world trip was to be an eye opener, and with Europes Culture being so ...