Blogs from Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

So I am all set and ready to go... NEARLY. So flights are booked and work all finished. I have planned where I will be stopping on my trip to Aus. I am going to start in Perth with family for just over two weeks. Then I am going to fly across to Melbourne where my buddy Rach is. I am going to have 1-2 weeks there and enjoy exploring and planning to stay in St Kilda. I will then work my way up to Sydney where I will spend the majority of my time 2-3 weeks. I am going to visit the Sydney Opera House, sky tower, harbour bridge and bondi beach!!! I will then work my way up the gold coast to Brisbane for my final stop. I will then fly home from there. ... read more

So I have decided to go to Australia for two months!!! It has been a quick decision and with only two weeks to plan it all I have alot to do! So... Where to begin. I still have to get my travel insurance, backpack and thats just the easy bit. Will keep you updated!!!... read more

Day 4. What is it about life that when something goes wrong another disaster quickly follows? Today was such a day when things didnt quite go according to plan. Suzy is comfortable to live in despite the colder weather. However to be fair the dank, damp and miserable weather has been replaced with much crisper November weather. The sun is shining although weakly and we havent had the snow that has blighted the South West. Our first snow of the season and with the threat of more on the horizon as by the end of the month the forecasters have given warnings of temperatures dropping to minus 15. We are not winter people and yearn for a bit of sun. Since the clocks changed the mornings have become lighter but the evenings are dark by 5pm ... read more

A relatively easy journey to our hotel near Heathrow courtesy of Josie. Puntuated by a very good lunch at the Plough Inn, Bolnhurst near Bedford (found via tripadvisor). Would thoroughly recommend it and worth the slight detour from the sat nav instructions to Heathrow from Newark. Must end now as wi-fi is £5 per hour at this hotel.... read more

Paul and I are yet again taking part in the Staples to Naples Banger Rally. The rally takes place over 4 days - starting at Calais and ending in Naples. This year it is taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Much more to follow....... read more

I offended someone. I think. The gentleman in question has never actually said he was offended, he forwarded my blog and said “Look what Lisa Kelly wrote about us.” After which two men wrote some rather nasty comments about me. However if they had read the blog properly they would have realised it was NOT about them at all but a general comment about expats globally. As you all know my job is important to me, I love what I do so I decided to delete the “offending” blog and sent an apology to all the men that received the blog. Two men came back and told me not to worry as they enjoyed what I had written as it was accurate. This incident led to me temporarily closing my entire blog and then making it ... read more

Today it was the day. This was my first trip, ever. It was a long day, started at 5 am (Dutch time) when my alarm waked me up. We had to leave at 6 am. However, I was so excited, that I didn't sleep that well. Together, with a friend, Hans we booked a trip by Effeweg (Dutch organization) to the South (East) of England, called "Highlights of South-England". This was an 8 day trip were we should visit London, Oxford, Winchester and Stonehenge, and many more! Also, breakfast and diner was included. After my parents picked up Hans, we went to Nijmegen, where the bus should pick us up. Here, there was a check-in point, where a bus of Effeweg should came. Here, we could check in, and the bus brought us to the central ... read more

The time has finally come!! THE PHILLIPS SISTERS HIT SOUTH-EAST ASIA!!! In an attempt to comemorate this amazing moment in our lives as well as informing all our friends and fam of what we're doing I have decided to start up my very first travel blog. Being a blogger virgin please be patient with my waffle(s) and general IT incompetence. Alors, there are only two days to go until final departure and I find myself at good old Papi Phillips' house! A lot of tea drinking, cheese on toast eating, pipe smoking and national anthem singing (OK maybe not the last two but you get the idea!) is being done so as to fill up on all things quintessentially British before I get bombarded by strange and wonderful Chinese traditions! Scorpions and manky eels AHOY!!!... read more