Reading Moat House Wokingham

So I haven't left yet. Thought I'd start my blog early. On Thursday last week I thought the remaining days were going to be fantastic: Friday - show my grandparents round my now immaculately tidy house and garden (it'll never be like that again) Saturday - sister's wedding Sunday - take suits back, do some reviews Monday - piping after work Tuesday - bowling after work, trying to maintain my 200+ average. Wednesday - curry after work Thursday ...

... I was introduced to the rest of the gang - Ian, a long-suffering electrician who was waiting to start his graveyard shift at the local power station. He told me a heart-rendering story about his abusive wife who he was convinced would be the death of him. He told me he only stayed with her because of their 10-year old twin daughters. Then there was Jane. Leanne told me she was quite ...

Huddled together on concrete steps beneath a railway bridge on London's Portobello Road bearing a huge banner declaring the Notting Hill Carnival 2007, we charged our plastic cups of bucks fizz and clutched our streaky bacon, sun dried tomato and mozzarella baps. Already the steadily rising thrum of base vibrations rolled out from the piles of speakers that were anchored to walls at regular intervals along the side streets like musical fortifications, and the shrill reports ...

hello everyone My hands are sore from typing so thought I would send my letter that I sent to my mom to make my life easier. It has all the latest updates on my trip. Too lum to type again! so here goes... I adapted and censored it slightly- not that you needed to know that I am staying with Sam at Glen's place for one night and woke up really early so thought I would quickly send u a note to update you on my stay here. I got the impression from your last sms that u were not ...

... beach worshipping, thong wearing, Fosters drinking Aussie draped in the Aussie flag spreading the word on how wonderful Sydney is. However, it's hard to resist a bit of a rant and rave (and occasionally gloat) to anyone that will listen about the upsides of living in Sydney. And they say the Poms whinge. I'm giving them a run for their money. I have always despised travellers that whine about "it's not the same as back home"..... I fear I ...

... a home-cooked dinner will be a treat. The weather here is a bit chilly, jacket and scarf required. Thankfully not as cold as this past weekend. We were told it hailed and "attempted to snow". Tonight will be relaxing and no plans yet for tomorrow. We will update soon! Pat & Des

... thing! Not the amount of drink you can stick down your throat in one minute Andrew, King of Vodka! Some point during the evening Blair took to the stage and compared, and he even got everyone else involved up on the stage - Blair being me, this is a strange third person passage - and everyone else would be the other members of the Team Present. so that's Lyle ...

... ducks... I'm busy saving up for my next voyage. Back to Canada! That's right, I'm on my way back home (temporarily) for a quick stopover to visit all of my friends, 'rents, my beloved Pepsi cat and, of course, the wedding of my Jelly Bean buddy Karen Davie!!! So excited for you KD!!! Aside from these I don't have too many plans for the rest of the year, just work and save up for my trips. I hope everyone is well and that I'll see you soon!! Hugs to everyone. Ciao, Sarah.

... Bugger. Back to square one. In the past when I have traveled in Britain, I have often rocked up to a nice looking pub, booked a room, eaten a counter meal and enjoyed a pleasant evening in a welcoming atmosphere. With dreams of finding such a pub or guesthouse, we set out towards the general direction of West (as I had left the map at Naomi's). Unfortunately it was also peak hour so our circular route was made far more interesting and it ...

... be some reason for it, but not sure what! We were going to Windsor today, but decided not to, so we headed for Buckingham Palace. After hanging around the gates for a while waiting for the changing of the guard, we saw a sign that said it wasn't going to happen today. We walked down The Mall towards Trafalgar Square, enjoying the walk. A police woman on horseback was riding along, stopping and posing for ...