Jason and Jane

Ok - this is the draft of what will be a pretty long entry - done so much stuff in 3 days - will add more photo's to this blog as i find a place with better internet Phnom Penh in 12 Hours We fly in to PP via our cheap Air Asia flight from KL - think easyjet and you will be in pretty much the same place. The arrivals hall was interesting - a large number of uniformed police, who initially looked pretty scary, but were really just part of the initial plan to fleece tourists, being that all foreign nationals have to spend about US$20 to get a visa. This process was slightly delayed by us not having a passport size photo - I say slightly because it just cost us an extra ... read more

Essquibo week-end When we got back into town from the Rupununi we had a day in GT then headed off with Tors and some other GT possee to a beautiful house that we rented just near Bartica… This time there were enough of us to rent almost the whole speedboat for our group alone, meaning we were really riding in style. The house was a fantastic throwback to the days of empire, with bougainvillea along the balconies and a pool. The pictures kinda speak for themselves. We had a really relaxing week-end and shared Katherine’s Birthday. Time was spent in a very pleasant cycle of swimming in the pool followed by eating large meals. I have to say having only been out of the UK for 3 weeks we were still fairly impressed by the amount ... read more

Guyana Arrived off the plane to be greeted by Tors (which did give a certain amount of amusement value as the faces of the awaiting taxi drivers fell as we were efficiently whisked off to the awaiting wheels ) and headed off to her house in Duncan Street, Georgetown. Lovely place with big open plan downstairs with kitchen/dinner and then two/three bedrooms upstairs with a balcony, with all mod cons including A/C and running water! It’s only major downside is it’s proximity to the Christian Mission which is directly opposite, and practices extremely loud praising and worshipping four days a week, with a minister with a loud-haler and full karaoke facilities. Sunday morning lie ins are not an option. Around Georgetown First impressions - Guyana was a lot more developed than either of us had expected. ... read more

The big day - Forde Abbey, Near Chard, Dorset Well, the big day finally arrived. So did the piano player, but unfortunately he forgot to bring the CD of the music he had promised to play for the entrance and exit of the bride... Oh well, luckily we had the laptop and speakers then... To start from the beginning; Woke up at 2 am extremely nervous with a heart rate of over 100/min, wondering if Jane had given the rings to Andrew, the best man, or not. Contemplated knocking on her door to wake and ask her, but remembered just how scary a bridezilla could be when woken from sleep, so read myself back to sleep (eventually). Spent a nervous morning getting up and showered/shaved, prior to bumping in to the bride in the corridor (so ... read more