Strathdon Hotel Nottingham

... dinner last Saturday - it was fantastic! And to say to my mum - can't wait for our second christmas dinner this Sunday - woohoo!

Very excited at the moment about going on our adventure - but going to miss all our fantastic friends and family!

Ash

Ps won't miss the cold mind. brrr.

... raining still!

It has been a bit of a blur today, as well as the Royal Marsden we have been to Addenbrookes in Cambridge, THe Queen Elizabeth in Birmingham and now I am sitting in a cosy front room in Sheffield with a real fire!
I am excited about tomorrow as we will be going back to my home town of Newcastle. Yippee!!
I have taken a few pictures of the day.

Finally worked out my route.

Fly to Armenia, travel through Georgia to Turkey and fly from Istanbul to Mumbai. Work my way across to Calcutta and fly to Bangkok. Through Thailand and Cambodia to Vietnam, then onto China.

I am setting off early September 2010 and aim to be in China early December, maybe.

And then I have to get back...

Tow truck 3, turns up at 20:30, we get loaded up and set off at 20:45 only to find out that the AA have sent me a driver that needs to take his 45 minute break in under an hour. So I waited an extra 1.5 hours for him to arrive and then I have to wait ...

... to miss the jet setting life!

Descending through the cloud over Ireland, we get snatched glimpses of small bays being bombarded by waves and on the approach to the north of England it starts to rain. Touchdown and those words I have come to dread over many years of travelling, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Manchester". We taxi in through the pouring rain, stroll to reclaim all our bags and then meet Norah’s brother ...

... experiences and also the relentless hard work that both of them put into their lives not once taking the easy way out or giving in to any **** that sometimes comes there way, one phone call to either of them can always make you see things in a different perspective and reset your values on a situation. i have been a bit stressed out today with trying to get my web site finished and other things for the trip and not really had the chance to tell them that but i ...

This is a very, very short entry. Really more of a placeholder. When I get some time, I'll update with what's been going on, but I've been having a great time in Nottingham, visiting Nick and Jon. Again, when ~I get the chance I'll try and update my map pins to include places like Buxton, Bakewell, and where ...

... the desperate sobering up, which was OK as JB had helped me to stay on the sensible side of wankered. We had talked ourselves out of doing 'Super' Iraqi Occupations. It was a major concern that I would be denied access to my early flight to Sydney which cost $150, and I would end up missing my lunchtime Sydney flight which came in at a more impressive $1250. All was good though, because thanks to electronic checking in I didn't have to even speak to anyone. My ...

... London. Staying in a Kings Cross hotel to ensure we get to the airport on time tomorrow. Had to make a quick dash out to Oxford street to buy suitcases when we discovered that the ones we had were ripping. Cheap **** or over loaded ? A bit of both I think!

... first place, and stayed in Athens like I was supposed to, then it never would have happened. If that is the case, then I have to be thankful for having my stuff stolen. It was, after all, just stuff. And when you start thinking like that, you have to be really careful because people are going to start calling you a hippie. And my hair is just too short to be allowed into their club.