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Elaine Evans
Joined: April 5th 2008
Logged in: July 2nd 2008
The blog of my journey in a big blue bus called Penelope from Dover to Darwin.


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Am begınnıng to realıse that ı may have to scratch travel wrıter from my lıst of possıble career choıces and feelıng horrıfıcally guılty for not havıng made an entry for so long!! Romanıa After Sıghısoara we spent a nıght campıng ın Rosnov after lookıng round the castle. Thıs was our fırst free camp and we could see the carpathıan mountaıns from our campsıte. That Nıght was really cold and ı was glad to leave the next day. We went straıght from there to Brasov where we stayed ın a hotel that was an amazıng contrast to the campsıte! There was a house whıch four people stayed ın and behınd that a huge games room wıth bedrooms off and behınd that a summer house where me and Carolyn stayed. It was a lovely place to wake up ... read more

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April 25th 2008
Night one: We spent the first night in Belgium which was so cold the tents froze at night. I spent the night shivering and wondering where the nearest airport was to get the first flight home!! Night Two: Night two was spent at our first proper stop in Cologne. We had two nights there and had time to look at the spectacular Dom Cathedral and went for dinner at a traditional German restaurant which sold Sausage by the metre. Night 4: Night 4 was spent in Bamburg where we sampled the local smoky beer. It tasted rather like a pint of liquid bacon and most people agreed was "interesting" and only has one pint. Had a quick look around Bamburg in the rain in the morning which is small and quaint in places but not ... read more

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With 4 days to go i'm clearing out my drawer and writing a list of things i need to get done, which seems to stretch for miles. However as its my last working day i'm going to forget all that tonight and say good bye to all my lovely friends in Guildford and Woking (and Cambridge Helen!) that i'm going to miss so much. There will be Gin and tears i'm sure. ... read more

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