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Hello everybody <br><br>We are still alive and well. We are in Cambodia at the moment. Apoligies for not sending any travel blogs for a while. As we're are trying to do 2 blogs at the same time it has become too much to keep both of them going simultaneously, so this one has been neglected for a while. If any of you are interested in our travels I can add your email ...

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 ...

This will be my third trip to Australia, and this time I've decided to take my time and soak up the atmosphere and scenary. I'm going to sit on beaches, wile away afternoons in beachside bars, stroll through forests and explore quiet hillside and seaside towns. And most of it's going to be in a ...

... woops. I'm still in one piece so its all good. Must have given the driver a heart attack...<br><br>Deidre and John also took me around the New Forest and showed me an old oak tree that is 600 years old!!! And of course we had lunch in a pub, a nice roast with HUGE... I mean HUGE Yorkshire puddings. Beaulieu is a lovely place too, an old Abbey sits on the rive in town. I saw where Ric************ owned a huge place within the forest. Christchurch ...

... people coming from London to take in the sea air and take to the water, ie the spas! Jane Austen apparently stayed in Southampton for a time as well.<br><br>The last night with the Smiths and we had a bit of a party night, I bought Indian... the music was put on and we were dancing and Olly was playing with his guitar and the dogs!<br><br>

Ok, three weeks until launch and we're into the finer details of planning and packing. It would seem we took more **** on a two week holiday to Rome, less a shed load of injections and malaria tablets, than we're intending to take on a 7 month journey around the globe. So, we're jacked up on Hep-A, Typhoid, Hep-B, Yellow Fever, Rabies and the obligatory DTP booster. Quite an ...

... all these silly things people don't think about when they first hand over their grand for the plane ticket but i'm sure as long as it's all sorted out at least a few days before take off that me and sean will do fine and dandy. ok so think that's all i'm going to write tonight seeing as alex told me off the other day for writing 'war and peace' but one last thing to mention relates to this constant struggle to pick the right malaria tablets. ok so story so far goes one nurse ...

... Cha Cha Cha".After a few attempts me and Mary made a quick escape. Attended our first Spanish Lesson in the afternoon but decided not to continue at it was too confusing. Decided to power walk 3 laps round the ship (1 mile) it was very breezy and still force 7-8 but reducing as we headed further south. Both feeling rather queasy, but after a whisky and dry ginger and a Brandy and Rum we were fine. Went down for dinner and still the other ...

... our thoughts move to our family on the other side of the world. Soon it is time to leave and we make our way back to Tony and Dee's house for another fabulous meal, and enjoy some good wine along with some fantastic cheeses that Tony has bought, to bring an end to another great day. Sunday 24th December Christmas Eve has arrived, and we have a very leisurely morning, having a late breakfast and spending time reading the Sunday papers. In the afternoon Gail &amp; I drive ...

... our i-pods with enough music to last 2 weeks...continuously! It soon dawned on us just how many day-to-day things there were to organise / cancel; direct debits, phones, Sky, internet, bank accounts, sell the car etc before we could start to get excited about the reality of leaving. It's turned out to be a fortuitous decision to 'wing-it' around the world after Sydney, as we wouldn't have had time to fit in all the planning. The ...