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Ok for those that might one day go travelling you might find this useful? The rest of you will think I am one sad loser that is writing about what he is packing. The back pack Karrimor 65L Pack What’s going in it? Sleeping Bag Mossy Net Pens Photocopy of Documents Sunglasses Belt Jeans x 1 - for those nights on the piss Waterproof top and bottoms - for when it pisses it down Sandals x 1 Shorts x 3 Swimming Shorts x 1 T-shirts x 6 Underwear x 7 Adapter Plug Alarm Clock Camera Padlocks x 6 Swiss army Knife [View Full Entry]

derekw10 - Derek Wright | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 13th 2008 | 72 Views | [diary=344755]

All Packed and ready to go :)

Hello Everyone. Well here it goes I guess the first thing to do is apologise for my English sorry I don’t do English those that know me will understand my Derekish I hope. Those that know me well will know I have been going on about travelling for around 5 years now. There are 2 main reasons it has taken me 5 years to finally book my ticket. Reason 1 - I had no one to go with and did not want to go alone. Reason 2 - My BALLS WERE JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH I have little tiny balls. In [View Full Entry]

derekw10 - Derek Wright | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 2nd 2008 | 67 Views | [diary=330179]


Last week, I went on the train to Newbury. My aim was to see Donnington Castle as I have a passion for old dramatic buildings and ruins... I did manage to get there but it is a 40 min walk from the railway station, more than I thought. Unfortunately I didn't get much time to see Newbury but I will come back one day and take the photos, Newbury deserves... Newbury is the principle town of West Berkshire but is probably most famous for its racecourse. The Kennet and Avon Canal, a man made canal which is 92 km long canal, [View Full Entry]

hanne kruse - Hanne Kruse Olsen | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 29th 2008 | 58 Views | [diary=304790]

Ruins behind the Gatehouse
Details on the Gatehouse
Boats on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Getting ready to move house has been a huge task and taken many man hours to prepare and still we are not ready. The loft contents are awiting packing in the lounge and the garden shed is swept and cleaned! Even the bikes have been scrubbed with a toothbrush, there is no mud on the tyres now! Shoes have been washed and disinfected and Eddie has washed all the garden furniture and sheila has emptied the kitchen cupboards and washed all the storage jars, oh so many!! Its not like just throwing it in the van and driving down the road [View Full Entry]

chaosathome - The Murphy Family | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 19th 2008 | 62 Views | [diary=268042]

Not another box?
How many chairs did you say?
Friends friends friends.

Time is ticking by and every day I intend to write something and find that it is too late or another job on the list has to be done first so tonight I intend to try one more entry and navigate my through the bog pages of instructions. i also realised I did not check my spelling either last time so apologies for any more typos! After almost three happy years at Priors Court School the time came to leave last Friday and I had the opportunity to say good bye to many dear friends and close working colleagues. It was [View Full Entry]

chaosathome - The Murphy Family | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 18th 2008 | 51 Views | [diary=267771]

Friends and Farewells

The Murphy Family
The Murphy Family
A rare occasion when we were all together!
Hi to all our friends and family who may have found this webblog and can't understand it all! Not being a technical wizard like Alex and Anne I do not expect this travelblog will be has good and as interesting as theirs but I will have a go. Once Kevin has joined us on our travels he will be able to add his comments too! This is only a short message and a trial entry really to see if I can get it to work so will explore there where's and 'whatfors' in more detail later and then begin to share [View Full Entry]

chaosathome - The Murphy Family | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 6th 2008 | 31 Views | [diary=263637]


So 2 days to go then! Having first applied for this VSO placement way back in April 2007, I've been feeling anxious to get on with it for some time now. Maybe giving up work so early was a bit optimistic, but really, this run up period has been absolutely amazing. Lots of lovely people to spend lovely time with, but also, I've really had an opportunity to ready myself emotionally for going away for so long. Whilst mindful that whatever I imagine my life will be like in India will no doubt be miles from reality, having had time to [View Full Entry]

HarrytheRiddler - Stuart Riddle | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 12th 2008 | 70 Views | [diary=255527]


more sun rays!
more sun rays!
Yes i was almost late for work because of the photo taking!
Imagine my delight when i checked and found that not only was the seat next to me on the flight free but all the ones to the front and back. Score! Imagine then my disgust when I walked up to my seat on the plane and a man (that smelt like the landing at Hollington when DizzyWizz has used it as a litter tray) said to me - "are you with me?!" followed by a leer. Hmmmm. He then proceed to tell me about how he was traveling with his mother, while he stuck me in the ribs in his fight [View Full Entry]

Fawkes - Alexandra Watson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 27th 2008 | 335 Views | [diary=253335]

Who knew Scratcham could be so beautiful?!
all the wee duckies in a row
St Nicks

First Class Travel
First Class Travel
We decided we had to go first class at least for once in our lives
Gday Everyone At the moment we are sitting in a hotel in Newbury, Berkshire having coffee after another delicious dinner. Where we left off we were on our way to catch a train to Dover. After a heated debate between our consciences we paid for First Class Seats on the train which was well worth it as we had plenty of leg room and a table to plan the next stage of our journey. We arrived at Dover at about 1.00pm and caught a taxi to pick up our hire car, which wasnt ready as we had it booked for 2.00pm. [View Full Entry]

MarkandJulia - Mark Forrester | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: February 7th 2008 | 84 Views | [diary=243929]

Me too....
The view from here
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By Laylap
December 17th 2007
The day before I go Europe » United Kingdom » England » Berkshire » Newbury
One day before I fly out on my big adventure, feeling elated, very busy, and a wee bit scared all at once, anyone who knows me will be aware that organising isn't my strongest trait. I'm sure theres loads i havn't thought of. Quick run down of which direction I'm heading. Starting in Beijing 21day tour of Chinas cities. 29 day tour Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia Couple of weeks to get from Thailand to Singapore 6 weeks Australia 4 weeks New Zealand 3 days LA. Got lots to do so Toodle pip for now layla [View Full Entry]

Laylap - layla Pankhurst | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 26th 2007 | 49 Views | [diary=228217]



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