The White Hart Hotel Newmarket

John

It was really sad leaving Israel. The flight back to Heathrow was about 4 hours by Jumbo then we bussed it back to Cambridge an hour late after I mixed up the bus tickets. We reached the flat in Cambridge around 1 am exhillerated but exhausted. What a brilliant two weeks!

Sue

It was very hard to leave Israel ...

... will exist in my backpack. This will take some getting used to I think! I also seem to have come down with a rather wonderful cold- still, better here than on arrival in Bangkok.

One week tomorrow- oh my god! I just can't believe its come around so soon, feels like yesterday it was just an idea and now its a week away. Still lots to sort out, scanning a million things I will probably ...

We arrive at Stansted at about 8pm and proceed to have a, probably, day old burger somewhere in the airport. Yum. Turns out that all the shops, in the departure lounge and outside, close at about 9pm so we have to sit around for 4 hours before our flight boards with nada to do.

Finally we get on the flight with a load of other backpacker types and head to Malaysia!

Yes folks,
If you have received this message its because you are lucky (or unlucky) enough to be included in the group email I am writing about my time in South America, starting with Brazil.
This is just a test.... check 1,2,3...... just to make sure that this site and format is all working correctly. The travelblog 'proper' will will begin on the 22nd October.
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T.xx

... decided on the spur of the monent to come and see me off. Unfortunately son Simon was in Scotland and could not be there.

Air Asia started a new service to Kuala Lumpur. This budget airline has several the usual add-ons such as in flight meals etc. My ticket cost me about $150 single which is lot less than current prices.I had absolutely no complaints about the service except that the new aircraft did not pick us up because of non ...

... fireplace (with built-in space heater), and lots of bookcases. And she doesn't have a roommate!

And the grounds at her college, Trinity College, are just amazing.

The old town where the college is located is full of old world beauty and charm.

Tomorrow we say our goodbyes to her and head to London to our hotel for the night so we can get on our plane bright and early Sunday morning...see you all soon!

... cultures and scenery and
people that I will meet there.




Meeting up with my fellow traveller
Sarah at the airport, got a call from her this morning, again she is
excited, yet not as much as I imagined. I am sure that it will sink
in later today.




Well first stop is Bangkok and my it is
going to be amazing. Can't wait.

... br>From Cambridge we decided to go and pay Helen's Aunt a visit, simply on the basis she has pet Chickens and a couple of Dogs I adore. On the way, we stopped off for lunch at Mildenhall and Lakenheath, two small towns that are fairly boring...except they are pretty much a part of the USA. Most of the cars are American, most of the population are, and the huge Jets ...

... Hard as I try, traveling light is always a challenge. Be prepared for anything is more my motto. A few observations: The French surprised me, twice, by returning money that they could have easily kept. Once I dropped a 5 euro bill as I was shopping in an open-air market, and a young man came running after me to return it. The second time was just a little while later when I gave a 50 euro bill to a young woman selling necklaces for a 10 ...

... contains these natural hot springs that were used by ancient Romans then forgotten and buried for literally thousands of years. Eventually the baths were rediscovered and enjoyed by Victorian Londoners starting in the late 1800's. They're now unusable because they've been contaminated by pigeons, but you can still see all the Roman ...