The Langstone Hotel Hayling Island

I had to take Pete for a spin so I decided to visit Wincester, one of the oldest towns in England. Was setup as Englands capital at one stage and was pretty important place when England became a country, ie united under King Alfred around 7th century..

It did have a castle on the hill but all that is left are the foundation stones. The hall is still there with ...

Booked flight today - Guatemala on Feb 22nd 2010. So to mark the occasion I thought I'd start my travel diary today as well.

Two months to go - and a lot of list-making, planning, shopping, getting vaccinated, freaking out, and bouncing with excitement to do!

... ready to send a package home! ;) After a kebab lunch (I have had kebabs in cities in several countries (not Turkey) and Belgian kebabs in Turkish pide bread are the best I've ever found), we went to a cafe where I had arranged to meet a few people I had not yet managed to catch up with. We had a nice afternoon over beer and coffee, just about 6 or 8 of us, chatting about the past few years. In the evening I again headed out with the whole Bijnens family to have a nice Italian dinner ...

... to our other blog please let me know or alternatively you can search for shunny81 and this is the name of it. There are a few to read but it will take away the boredom on a Friday afternoon.

Hope your all well and the weather is not to bad. Just think of us when its raining having to take shelter of the 35 degree heat.

All the best

Nigel

... me lil sister and her best mate as well as a few drinks in wich-side wit the girlies amy jayde and rachael!! friday busy!! Saturday at the Robin for some food and drinks Sunday see me dad and various good byes and monday>>>>>>>> GONE. Bon Voyage!!!!

So next time i will be writing this will be in Singapore!!

MUCH LOVE!

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 ...

... 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.

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!

... cannons. One fact we thought interesting was that it could take 260 men to raise the anchor! After lunch, at which Roger and Jenny's daughter Rachel joined us, we went to Fishbourne to see the remains of a Roman Palace. While Roman artefacts had been found over the years it wasn't until 1960 when a trench was being dug that the magnitude of what was there was realised. Unfortunately a main road and several houses had already been built over what is now known to have been ...

... the most amazing chocolate sweet ever! Of course, Italy wasn't always so perfect. In fact, Rome was a shock. We had 4 trips up the Spanish steps before we found our accommodation, all this with 15 kg backpacks in 35 degree heat. Then, once we found our monestry accommodation, the nuns terrified us by warning us about the ladri (thieves) that would slash our bags from behind. NOT WHAT WE WANTED TO HEAR! But it got much better. Ironically,we managed to bump into, yes, bump into Mel's ...

... an MBA when I get back. Seems to only way I will be able to catch up and get another house and think about settling down. But plans change, and even the best laid ones fall apart but that's what I like, adapting in a crisis! Thanks for reading, I do like giving my fingers the exercise! Notes: A TEFL takes 60 Hours and about 8 Months to get, so I've not got time for that. Frieghter Travel is alittle too infrequent for my liking, so the airplane it is.