Marriott Tudor Park Hotel Maidstone

... believed me.<br><br>We now have all the accomodation for the trip sorted thanks to some generous family members and one of the cheapest Motel deals in the UK! <br><br>Today we got a call from the local newspaper, confirming that they will be running Colin's story next week and Colin's justgiving site reached over £1600 which is great. Well I better sign off for now as Jackie is trying to watch the "X Factor" and the Jam Doughnuts are calling me!<br><br><br><br>

Two days left - still can't really believe we're going. Excited and also a bit nervous - how will we get from place to place especially around Cambodia and China?<br><br>Working our way through our final to-do list and just hoping not to have any last minute panics!!<br><br>Suppose it won't sink in until we're on the plane:)<br><br>Viv xx

Well, I arrived down in Kent safely yesterday and have now settled in to my new home for the next couple of weeks before we set of on the trip. <br><br>I went out last night with Martyn and Jackie to get kitted out with my new biker gear! don't know about the pants but I like the ...

... and drove down to Bodiam Castle. I'm not exactly sure where this castle is, but it is pretty darn cool. It's a proper castle, so it has a moat! And a lot of ducks, too, very loud ducks. We met a blue badge tour guide there and she told us about the castle and took us around. <br><br>Cool fact: The entrance is on a straight walkway, but the original bridge was at a right angle to the front of the castle. That way, invaders would have to go parallel to the castle before ...

... least that's how I like the think of him. Some of you may have read about this gentleman in my Facebook postings. I asked him if he knew when Greenpeace intended to come down. He shrugged and said they hadn't yet mentioned that. He went on to cheerfully talk about how their demonstrations worked and how they had scaled the walls. A bicyclist happened by, laughed, and asked how the demonstrators had ...

Wedding pictures are here... http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/mark.will iment/LouiseAndMarkSWedding02#<br><br> travel blog starting soon<br><br>

"Oh, we aren't going to be getting married in Mauritius anymore. It's too far for everyone to get to...and it wouldn't be a valid wedding. So we are going to Bali...that's closer. Sort of".<br>-My sister, November 2008. <br><br>When she uttered these words I didn't think much about it. I was laying in the sun at her home in Melbourne, contemplating my trip back to the UK after half a year having a ball ...

... there and had about 35 mins to wait for the shuttle, time for a quick (expensive) beer.. (remember that when I get back!!!.. The Gatwick experience is ok, not as scary as I thought (Being a country bumkin).. checked in and straight to the sport bar (Sells beer & allows Jiff to smoke) verey body happy.. The journey to India much the same, long, uncomfortable and bloody tiring... anyway..... Ten hours and 10 minutes later we are in ...

... was that the toilet was full of women. The thought process gathered steam and I realised that I must be in the wrong toilet, so I beat a hasty retreat. The flights were uneventful as flights usually are and between we had a less-than-thrilling 5 hour wait at LAX. It had been decided since about Vietnam that when we went to the states we wanted a Taco Bell. The idea of Mexican fast food seemed absolue genius to us. However, for some reason it is not allowed and not ...