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Hello Folks,

We have decided to write a travel blog whilst we are away to keep all you lot (friends and family) up to date with our 12 month RTW adventure:

I (Matt) have been given the task (by Kate) of keeping this travel blog up to date whilst we are away. I will say that this website has not got spell check and therefore most words will be spelt incorrectly, however i'm sure Kate will not be short of words and will want to add/check it over/check my spelling mistakes before every blog entry.

So far I have handed my notice in at work and Kate has had a career break agreed, we've booked the tickets (how exciting), arranged storage and ........well thats it so far, however we've got loads of time to go and i needed to do important things like the travel blog, i mean who needs malaira tablets and travel insurance..........

So anyway, kindly Kates parent are having us to stay from the 21st September in order for us to spend 2 1/2 weeks saying our goodbyes to everyone. If your free at all during the time before we head off it would be great to see you. Give either Kate or myself a txt or call.

We fly out on Tuesday 6th October from Heathrow to follow the route below:

Vietnam
Singapore
Malaysia
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
USA

I will post a couple of random pics on here just to make sure it's all working as it should.

Untill next time.....

Kate and Matt

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By KateandMatt
November 25th 2009

Week 7 - Australia - Cairns to Airlie Beach Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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Gorilla grip does it again

G’day Guys and Girls, How are you all? What is happening with you? So what’s new down under? Well, we have a new travelling buddy with us for the next 6 months. His name is Harold, he is 21 years old, white, very tall, used to be in the dog grooming business and he has been travelling Australia for the last 6 months from Perth to Cairns and wants to complete the whole circuit, so we are helping him fulfil his dream! Yes, you have guessed it (Well I hope you did) we have bought our Van, it is a young [View Full Entry]

By KateandMatt
November 17th 2009

Week 6 - Australia - Cairns Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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Old Jelly Belly

Hello Possums, I hope you are all well. Thanks to all that have sent us a message this week, it’s nice to hear what has been going on outside of our own lives. Last time we updated you we were just about to………..if you don’t know, shame on you for not reading last weeks, now go back and get up to date….. So, here we are in Cairns, Australia. Quick note, the guy in front of me on the plane from Langkawi to Singapore had 6 fingers on each hand, well actually it was 4 fingers and two thumbs, I wanted [View Full Entry]

By KateandMatt
November 10th 2009

Week 5 - Langkawi Island Asia » Malaysia » Langkawi

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Staying safe in the sun.....

Hi Di Hi Campers, What we have been up to this week in Langkawi….. Day 1: Sun, Car, Beach & Food Day 2: Sun, Beach, Night Market & Food Day 3: Rain, Room & Food Day 4: Rain, Room & Food Day 5: Sun, Beach, Haircuts & Food Day 6: Sun, Beach, Beach Footy & Food Day 7: Sun, Beach, Pack & Food (Brief enough Kate?!!) Our Asia experience has now come to an end and tomorrow we will be making our way from Langkawi to Australia. We fly into Cairns and plan to buy a Campervan and make our way [View Full Entry]

By KateandMatt
November 3rd 2009

Week 4 - Singapore and Malaysia Asia » Malaysia » Melaka » Melaka City

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Gorilla grip doing the business...Thanks age and Sarey

Welcome to week four of the blog, bought to you by your favourite “bloggers”. This week I have had writer's block so I have handed over the reins of blog responsibility to Kate. Over to you Kate………….. Hello readers I may not be as funny as Matt, but I will try to keep it a little briefer than Matt as I heard on the grape vine people were falling asleep at desks last week, so please forgive us and I hope you enjoy this edition!!! We left Saigon/HCMC last Wednesday, after finding a last bakery to sample and enjoy the delights!!- [View Full Entry]

By KateandMatt
October 27th 2009

Vietnam Week Three - Nha Trang, Mui Ne & HCMC Asia

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Welcome back blog fans, So last time we wrote the blog we were just about to go to the Mud Spa in Nha Trang. We rented a Moped from the hotel and I drove us to the Mud Spa which was a really interesting experience driving on the Vietnamese roads, particularly as they drive on the right, I’ve only driven a moped once before and I had Kate on the back! We got to the Mud spa in one piece with no close calls, apart from…….no we were fine, just a few shouts from me to Kate such as “stop wobbling [View Full Entry]

By KateandMatt
October 20th 2009

Vietnam Week Two - Hoi An & Nha Trang Asia

Bus to Hoi An

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Night Blog Fans, Photos comments are a little mixed, but i'm sure you get the idea.... Previously on Lost……….oh no…… previously on the Blog: Kate and I were about to head off to Hoi An which was a mere 4 hours on the bus. We got to Hoi An and found a hotel which ticked all of the boxes i.e. it had air con and no cockroaches. In fact, to be fair, it had the biggest bed ever, a bath in the bedroom as well as a shower room, a balcony and an outdoor swimming [View Full Entry]

By KateandMatt
October 13th 2009

Week one in Vietnam Asia

Not the EDF way

Firstly, I would like to welcome all the new subscribers to the blog,, Hi guys and girls, you know who you are. Secondly, I would like to thank all of those who have sent us a message. Anyhow, we (I say we, but Kate is actually asleep) have found five minutes in our busy schedule to give you working folk a brief, but detailed, account of our first week “travelling”. So picking up from where we left off last time, we had just arrived in Hanoi and got to the hotel, which turned out to be a real winner (thanks [View Full Entry]

By KateandMatt
October 8th 2009

And they are off....... Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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Hello Pop Pickers. After months and months of planning and weeks and weeks of leaving drinks/parties and goodbyes we are finally at the start or our adventure. For those lucky people we have seen over the past few weeks we have had a great time with you all (we may have to go away more often). We are now sat in our hotel room in Vietnam (serenity hotel Hanoi) after 26 hours of travel and looking forward to a good nights sleep. We will try our best to keep the Blog up to date as often as the internet allows, I [View Full Entry]

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