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Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Shinjuku July 3rd 2012

Well our first evening in Tokyo has gone brilliant. It is like New York but 50 times more vibrant. Even the side streets are a blaze of neon colour. We are planning to go to see the Imperial Palace tomorrow so we have to try to get around on the underground/metro system. For anyone who has used the underground system in London - just look at the complexity of this. We just found a great place to eat - mind you Tokyo seems to have millions and yes I mean millions of them. Anyway jet lag is now hitting so signing off. Night Night... read more

Arrived in Tokyo

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Shinjuku July 3rd 2012

View from Hotel in Tokyo

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Arrived in Tokyo now and it is hot and humid. At first glance it seems very industrialised and concrete but that is only my first impression. Guess what we got from the airport to the hotel without a bad word between us (we must be learning, ha ha). Once booked into the hotel, Mike goes for a shower and I start reading the hotel directory. The last section is on personal safety - which puzzles me until I start reading it and it tells you what to do in an earthquake situation (talk about scaring the living daylights out of me). Not only that just as I finish this section the bed starts to shake (and before you say anything Mike still in the shower) and then the room rocks. What do I do? Scream Mike ... read more

Heathrow Leg 1 of our journey complete

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London July 2nd 2012

Mike in LHR lounge

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Hi there. Well leg one of the trip from Manchesteer to LHR now complete. We are waiting for the next journey TOKYO oooooooh it is real now. Anyway lets start at the begining I get up to go to the loo last night at the airport hotel and guess what! I turn on the bathroom light and there is a big flash (No Mike was still in bed, ha ha) I blew the bloody fuse. As I was still half asleep I thought I had blown the hotels electrics but Mike explained that this would not happen. So we get to the check-in lounge to drop our bags off and Mike puts his rucksack on the scales first. It weighed 10.7kgs, so the moment of truth came when I put my bag on and guess what ... read more

At Manchester Airport

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater Manchester July 1st 2012

Manchester Airport

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Hi there everyone - well the big journey began at 2.34pm (please note the 34 is Mike not me - I would have said 2.30, ha ha). Anyway my son (Chris) and his fiance (Niki) dropped us off at the Radisson hotel here in Manchester. A couple of friends are meeting us here for a drink tonight. Am I excited? Yes. Am I amprehensive (you damn right I am). Ohhhh Heathrow next stop tomorrow and then Tokyo.... read more

Well Tomorrow at Airport

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire June 30th 2012

Our View

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Hi there Well Mike retired yesterday and today we have completed our last breakfast club for the homeless until December and also gave the apartment up. Now you could say that this is all par for the course but to be honest it is I change after another which is really freaking me out!!!!! Anyway just brought a new camera today so going to try to upload a photo now. As I am bloody useless at this techno stuff you never know what the hell is going to happen but here goes!!! Just think tomorrow I will be blogging you from the Airport hotel and now doubt being a quivering reck, ha ha. Here is the view from my house - so going to miss it but hey ho someone has to go round the world!!!! ... read more

UB40

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire June 28th 2012

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Well it official I never go back into the Miller Street building as an employee again! So what are my thoughts on this? Well sadness, which to be honest,I did not think I would feel like that. I think it really hit me when my pass was taken from me after being escorted to Reception - that is when it really hit home. Since leaving school I have never been out of work and it feels real strange. What is Mike going to feel when he leaves the building on Friday!!! Anyway trying to catch up with everyone making sure they have my contact details. Just spoke to a close friend on the phone and guess what! When I put the phone down what was playing on the bloody radio "dont you forget about me" talk ... read more

Last day at work

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire June 27th 2012

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Well today is my last day working at the Co-operative. Am I sad, yes, but also think it is time to move on to different things and experiences. Am I lucky to be getting voluntary redundancy well all I can say is a big fat YES. Getting ready now for the big adventure, to be really honest I am now looking forward to getting on that plan to Tokyo as this waiting bit is really getting boring now. Anyway will miss all you folks out there but hopefully you will keep logging on to my blog and leave me a message if you can telling me what is going on in your lives. Speak soon - keep reading!!!!!... read more

Mike's shoes.

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire June 24th 2012

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Got mike to agree not to take 5 pairs of shoes ha ha... read more

Not long now

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire June 24th 2012

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Well not long now before we are off. Just applied for the Australian visa. Getting phone unlocked and probably going to have to tell mike that he cannot take 5 pairs of shoes ha ha.... read more

Got to go down to the post office to pick our passports up. Hope everything ok and we have our Vietnam visa. Not long now before we are off I am getting so excited now. So much to do but hey ho if I don't get it done then what's the issue !

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire » Clitheroe June 20th 2012

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Picked the passports up from the post office so now just got to get the austrailian visas sorted. Thank goodness this is electronic.... read more

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