Good morning the UK!! Ok, i am cheating here- i got back to Brum on Sunday, but as the states was a rush, i didn't get time to add anything to the blog, so i am doing it today!! Its good to be back!! Day 36 Last night was another pool and beer evening with Andy and i managed to avenge the drubbing i got previously with a surprisingly tactical 4-3 win!! Afterwards it was just chips for me, but Andy's bravado means he has to have another kebab!! Not surprisingly, he doesn't finish it and feels all the worse for [View Full Entry]

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Hello the UK!! This is my last blog from the land down under!! I still have the rest of today and tomorrow, but i am not going to blog again till the states (hopefully!) My flight to LA (which i am calling the LOST flight, on account of it being the same one as the award winning series, Sydney to LA) sets off at 10:40am local time, takes 13 hours and arrives at 6:30am- the same day!! Not sure how i am going to cope with that level of jetlag, but gosh darn it, i will give it a go!! My [View Full Entry]

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Hello the UK!! Just some news. Well my travel agency weren't exaclty telling the truth about the other tour, the following day they tell me the place has already gone!! The other alternatives were tours that didn't start till late June- which would have meant at least another two weeks paying for dorm rooms in LA!! So- i have decided to cancel my American tour!! I am going to get some compensation back for it and thankfully my accomodation in LA and New York still stands, but it now means i am aiming to come back on the 21st or 22nd [View Full Entry]

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Finally!! Got some good news for you good people!! STA have managed to get me on my original tour- but going the opposite way from New York and ending up in LA!! Whoo!! I am waiting for absolute approval of this, but it will cost substanially less than trying to stay in LA for nearly two weeks to do a shorter tour!! I had worked out i will need to spend close to 300 quid for that, whilst two flights from LA to New York (i hope you are following, see the '*' at the bottom of the page!) will probably [View Full Entry]

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Good morning good people of the UK- first off the bat- i am coming clean- not in a bad way!! I have decided to cut my trip by two weeks!! I was originally going to be in Oz for 4 weeks, but a combination of money issues and accute homesickness have tempered my mind to making a sensible decision!! I will now be back on the 11th July- IF STA confirm to me that they can get me on an earlier tour of the USA!! Heres hoping!! Ok now for my latest updates!! Day 15- Packed up and had taxi across [View Full Entry]

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Hello again the UK!! Wanted to start off by saying congrats to Si and Hels and their new bundle of joy!! Ok i am doing this later in the day as i thought more people might read it whilst i am still in town!! Essentially this is my last evening in Phuket and i go with a mixture of sadness and relief!! More on that later!! Here is the continuing saga! Day 8 I had headed into town to internet and left G to fend for himself!! It was ratehr a warm day and i was armed with my Ipod- yes [View Full Entry]

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Hello the UK!! Dave here for more tales!! Good to hear i made you all laugh with the case story!! So here is an update- i was going to do it tomorrow, but i needed to book my flight back to Bangkok so done that and continued!! Its cost me about 35 pound, not bad!! The new itinerary is thus- i am staying in Phuket till the 23rd now and flying to the capital for three nights before Oz!! And yes i have met up with Uncle G and it was his advice that led me to decide to go for [View Full Entry]

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Hello the UK!! Hope you are all well, i hear the weather has been rather warm- but i GUARANTEE its not as warm as it is here!! So i have finally managed to find an internet shop and am happily typing away at 2 bhts per minute!! I have started a jornal, so here is the kind of abridged version!! I will then add some photos as i go!! Day 1 After a rather protrated drive down to Heathrow (took nearly 4 hours, but bless you both ma and pa!) the plane was actually half an hour late leaving!! The good [View Full Entry]

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Good Afternoon!! How are you all?? So here is my first article and yes i am still in the UK!! But i did promise that I would put my itinerary on the site so peeps would know where i am going to be (and also acting as an added security element!) I would have done this sooner, but i have been otherwise engaged with other activities (such as deliberating whether i am going to use a suitcase or a backpack!!). There is a plethora of information that i have been trying to disseminate- from friends, family, the net, various book, guides, [View Full Entry]

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