Travelodge Ashford

Well I'm getting quite excited now! last night I met Colin, Wendy, Leigh and Sarah, 3 of the team that will be riding with me. They were all really nice and Wendy had even made me a leather waistcoat but I might have to cut down on the doughnuts as it was a little snug! <br><br>It was good to meet them all and we discussed the trip, what gear everyone was taking and what the weather would be like. I told them that the sun always shines up North! but I don't think ...

Two days left - still can't really believe we're going. Excited and also a bit nervous - how will we get from place to place especially around Cambodia and China?<br><br>Working our way through our final to-do list and just hoping not to have any last minute panics!!<br><br>Suppose it won't sink in until we're on the plane:)<br><br>Viv xx

Well, I arrived down in Kent safely yesterday and have now settled in to my new home for the next couple of weeks before we set of on the trip. <br><br>I went out last night with Martyn and Jackie to get kitted out with my new biker gear! don't know about the pants but I like the ...

Now then, plans are set, although not in stone! I now have an idea of<br>where I&#8217;m going when and how to get there! A couple of domestic flights<br>have been booked too..and a lot cheaper than I expected them to be!<br><br>Sun 27:<br>Arrive Mumbai at 04:00<br>Take Cab/Bus to Dadar<br>Take Bus from Dadar to Pune<br>Arrive in Pune<br>Night in PUNE <br><br>Mon 28:<br>Drive down to Mahabaleshwar<br>Take bus/cab to Satara (unless private bus straight to Goa -12 hours)<br ...

... 3 hours 45 mins to get to Pune(a mere 100<br>miles). This is when I start realising that possibly half of this trip<br>might be spent travelling. <br><br>But that doesn&#8217;t bother me one little bit. On the contrary, it gets me<br>more excited and anxious. I have always wanted to see India but not<br>from a Limo window or from an aircraft window. I want to see India &#8216;Up,<br>Close &amp; Personal&#8217;.<br ...

Here we go......<br><br>I recently watched a movie called 'Julie &amp; Julia' starring Meryl<br>Streep as Julia Child and Amy Adams who plays a character called Julie<br>Powell. Julie turns 30 and has nothing interesting in her life. She<br>doesn't enjoy her job and wants to do something that she enjoys. She<br>loves cooking and is an avid fan of Julia Child who has written a<br>cookbook for servantless American women! So Julie then decides that she<br>is ...

... own what I see and beyond,<br><br>This is a song I wrote recently. It has no name. I was not sobre at the time.<br><br><br> Wednesday 27th May. 2:13 PM<br> Sam, really now.. How the **** can you have something if you do not know what you want? That&#8217;s why you keep ****ing up! Stop ****ING hurting people! I spoke to Gemma last night for a couple of hours. Made me really happy, like mega happy. I can speak to her and were both just speaking. Just talking for ...

... night we went to pick up the car. Steve spoke to the guy from AA who did the inspection and he said we were getting a great deal. He also said, "It's a really ugly car." And it is. We read a review online that said it was a great car for over 50s. That hurts a bit but it's exactly what we wanted so who cares. We took the train into Chatham (took about an hour) and the seller picked us up at the station. No problem. We have a car!! Yeah ...

Being here in Cheam with Wendy and James is turning out to be very special. I loved my chat with Wendy and James last night about a whole host of things, including the run down of this side of the family. Having never met my mum's mum Joy (passed away before I was born), I was very much taken aback by listening about my grandmother's sister, Gwen. Out of the four girls, both my mum and Wendy have commented on how similar Gwen and Joy were. Therefore, I'm particularly interested in ...