JK Rach

Hi All, We hope this blog finds you well and that you have had a great 2007! We are sorry we have not been in touch as often as we would like. We have not been utilising the travelblog as much since we are no longer travelling!! Regardless, we wanted to take this opportunity to say hi, give you a quick update on us, and wish you all the best for Christmas and the New Year. Where to start......? This year has flown by for us. We have now been home from the UK for 8 months. We spent our first 2 or so months back on the Gold Coast staying with Justin's family, catching up with mates, and enjoying the sun and the beach. During this time Rach was Maid of Honour for Nicole and ... read more

Here is the 2nd installment from our travels home to Australia in March/April......enjoy! Thursday 22nd March - To Pokhara There were no buses leaving the India/Nepal border for a few hours so we hired a taxi for 1800 Nepalese Rupees ($38 AU) to take us to Pokhara. This was an interesting drive to say the least. Respective parents should skip to the next paragraph! It was a butt clenching 5hr drive, twisting and turning through the narrow roads of Nepal as we dodged children, trucks and animals. When it got dark we didn’t think the headlights worked because the driver sure as hell didn’t want to use them. Eventually he did turn them on (when it was almost pitch black)and we did arrive safely in Pokhara. We checked into Hotel Fewa and after some negotiation ... read more

Well its finally time to leave this dark cold place that we have called home for the last 2 years. Whilst we are looking forward to our upcoming travels, getting away from this weather, and heading back to Oz, we are experiencing a feeling of sadness and loss. There is pleanty we will miss here. Life over the past 2 years has been like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book. But alas, it is time to turn the page and start the next chapter. We will be touching down in Brisbane on Wednesday the 18th April after 5 1/2 weeks of travelling through India, Nepal and Thailand. Naturally there will be a blog to follow these, but hopefully we can tell some of you about our travels in person for a change! During our time in ... read more

On Shrove Tuesday we - Lesley, Chris, Paul and Rach (an AXA Insurance team) entered into the "Great Pancake Race". The race was held at the Tower of London, a gorgeous backdrop for such a prestigious event. Our trusty cheerleaders - Stacy and Erin cheered our team - "Les Crepes Toussers" through our fist heat which we narrowly won. The final was another close call but our training paid off in the end and we brought home the Bollinger!!! Click on the link below to check out our news report and interview which was sent out globally! News Footage... read more

Just a quick blog on what we have been up to, besides working hard, we attended the London Pillow fight. Let us explain a little......there is a club you can register with online and they organise quirky flash mob activities around the city. The day before the event they email the time, activity and place and hundreds of people turn up to join in. The activity can range from pillow fights (like this one) to dancing to dressing up as santa. The location is always central London. This one just happened to be around the corner from Rach's work in the city at the foot of the gerhkin (landmark building in London). It was on Friday 15th December and the games began promptly at 18:12. So Brooke and us decided we should get involved. THE RULES ... read more