The Fox High Wycombe

"Failing to plan is planning to fail" The trite comment that's always a part of those insufferable management courses that thankfully I will never again have to attend.

I suppose though there is a germ of sense in the statement. But then, coming from one who can't get through the day without making a list of things to do, I would say that wouldn't I?

So you've guessed! No travel agent planned our journey - it's all been done though internet research ...

... out on our lifetime adventure.

Trepidation? Of course! Anything we've missed or forgotten? Are we visiting the right places? Should we be spending more time there? Is three months too long to be away from home anyway? A thousand more "should we" and "why haven't we" challenges are now too late to answer.

Well, we can't change any of this now. We've just got to continue with the countdown plans ........ relax ..... and enjoy the build up to the big day.

Hey all, I know Ive been slack, no excuses, I ve just been having an awsome time! As a city Im not that impressed by london, pollution is the worst Ive seen so far. Although I really enjoyed alot of the touristy stuff, london tower was historically awsome, big ben was nothin special, niether was the london eye, london dungeons were sickly but good. Windsor castle was amazing, beautiful gardens and structures and so was Buckingham But ...

... waiting for the NHS to call back and Andrew & Daniel had gone to buy our tickets for tonight's show, Liz & Shannon decided to visit the Natural History Museum across the road from BP House. Another wheelchair and we were off. We wandered through the dinosaurs (the life sized model of a T-Rex that roared at you and swung his head around to look at you was cool). Next was Shannon's favourite of the mammals - with a lot of animals ...

I know it sounds superficial but the weather is pretty important to us. Rain just makes you feel miserable if it is constant. It feels pretty constant at the moment. At least it is making me have fewer second thoughts about moving to the other side of the world. Start the week with a new month resolution - to focus on our ...

... name of the bell inside, not the tower itself), the Tower of London, St. Paul's Cathedral and rode down the Thames on a boat. Also included with that were a couple walking tours - one of those showed us right up close the changing of the guards. We actually walked right along with the guards while their band played - it was really cool. Buckingham Palace was pretty unbelievable. Unfortunately, it doesn't open to the public for tours until August, so we ...

... colour then it apparently makes the room feel more balanced. Well the earthy feel has brought me to a brown sort of theme. A weird start you may think and even weirder is that I'm not a huge fan of the colour brown. I consider that is is purely experimental at this stage and it is only £15 for a new pot of paint.. The three walls nearest the door have been painted a sort of ...

... by the first day this trip is going to be a blast!!! Went out the first night in Picadilly circus, the times square of London. Bright lights, clubs, restaurants, shopping. A group of about 10 of us went clubbing and had a blast. I cant wait for more!!!!

... was going to cost $40 for Paul and me to get I-and then we couldn't even take any pictures! Even though there are some interesting monuments and tombs inside, we decided that we didn't want to spend that much to get in so we just took pictures of the exterior. Next to Westminster Abbey is the Jewel Tower, which is one of only 2 remaining portions of the Westminster Palace. The rest of the palace burned in 1834. This particular tower was built in the 1300s to house ...

Left my job 2 weeks ago, therefore I have had two weeks to pack, plan and revise my round the world trip. Alas, I have spent most of the time watching "Trisha", talking on the phone and drinking heavily. A short trip to Dublin last week with my best mate Rob, acheived nothing if only to teach my liver a bloody good lesson. What little time remained between now and then, has been spent racking my brains and pondering my fate. Nevertheless, I am adapting ...