It is my last week at work and I can not believe how time flies. I am already starting my goodbyes which is pretty sad. I will miss all my friends and family over the next 6 months and no matter how adventurous you are, you are bound to feel homesick at some point. However, with these goodbyes, I am also looking forward big 'hellos!!' as I am seeing two of my bestmates who are currently in Australia. Very excited about these reunions! One of them is married in Brisbane and the other is going to be my new travelling buddy [View Full Entry]

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Our original plans were to spend two nights in Nottingham, one in Manchester (and catch a Manchester United soccer game) and one night in London. Our main goal was to NOT spend all of our time in London, but to venture out and see the country side. Apparently this was a good plan but the way we intended to go about it was not the best idea. We were talked out of Nottingham by everyone with whom we spoke. And so it took us a while to get our bearings with our new itinerary. A good thing about taking a boat [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone, just checking up on my blog site as I'll be off on my travels again in a couple of months and wanted to check who would like to stay on the list for blog updates. This trip is 3 months in India so the potential for some hair-raising adventures is pretty high!! Let me know if you're up for sharing the ups (and hopefully few and far between, downs) of the trip and I'll make sure your name is on the list, because if it isn't then you know the rules - you ain't coming in... Carole x [View Full Entry]

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Hi everyone I am now in Bristol. The bunfight was a great success on Saturday apart from the fact that Abbots Leigh has no mobile signal which was very frustrating as we couldn't use our dongles. I leave tomorrow morning on the 7.45 coach to Heathrow Terminal 5. Best wishes to you all. Liz [View Full Entry]

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So the end of part 1 and we're back in the UK. We land to wind, rain and grey skies ... good 'ol Blighty never fails to give a warm welcome. Last day in BA was spent at by far the grandest cemetery I have ever seen, row upon row of two storey marble tombs for the great and good of Argentinian life. Finished off with an evening at the tango hall .... superb show. Specifically for Pete ... to your New York barmaids perfect stomach I can now add an exquisitely toned back, the one in the middle in the [View Full Entry]

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Online check-in complete. Boarding pass in hand. Its actually happening in 24 hours! Wahooooo :) [View Full Entry]

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First entry After time in the UK, a wedding, christnaning, Egypt, a cruise in Norway and time in Bristol and Staffs the final last few days in the UK before we set sail on the Queen Mary 2 over to New York.. Lots to do. [View Full Entry]

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....Shall commence on 27th August! It will go like this... 29th- 2nd Sept: Darwin 3rd Sept- 26th Sept: Tour from Darwin- Perth 27th- 3rd Sept: Perth 3rd Sept: Christchurch (New Zealand) 4th Sept - 30th Nov: Seeing some New Zealand 30th Nov-Auckland to Nadi (Fiji) 1- 8th December: Fiji plus birthday! 9th December: Back to Heathrow :) [View Full Entry]

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Dale and I went on a lovely weekend away to Bristol, timing had it that we were there for the annual Hot air balloon festival. During the day there were the Red Arrow jet planes conducting aerobatic tricks right over our heads. Dale and I sat in the beer tent enjoying the hot, hot sun we cheered when we heard there were two kiwis flying in the team of nine. On the city bus tour we went for a drive up the Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon Gorge I was so surprised to learn that back in the olden days [View Full Entry]

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Alcohol aids appreciation of art . We queued for 3 hours with a couple of cans of local cider - it seemed appropriate as Bristol is the home of scrumpy and Bristol is the home of everyones favourite street artist, Banksy. In the queue, his name was in the air like tropical mosquitos- 'Banksy...buzzbuzzbuzz... Banksy...buzzbuzz... Banksy' The waiting crowd - teenage students with backpacks, little kids in raincoats, mums and dads on day-trips - were all hissing the name and asking who he was, chatting about what the images meant, relaying what they had read in the paper about Him. [View Full Entry]

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