Blogs from Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

Well, as I write this I'm in one of the spare rooms at my grandmothers house in Castle Donington England (in the middle). The journey is and was a long one, having taken off from YVR at 835pm pacific time on Sunday, and arrived here by train from London at 10am pacific time on Monday (it's 8 hours ahead, so it was 6pm here). I took some pills called 'No Jet Lag', so we'll see in the next couple of days whether they work, and I'll either recommend them or not. The journey itself was pretty smooth all in all. The plane was almost to the minute on time. The transition through Heathrow Airport in London was pretty easy, and I slept on the train for the most part. Ironically, tomorrow I'm driving (along with my ... read more

My first experiance traveling to Europe.... read more

Apologies once again for the long time since a travel blog has been published. I have a tale of woe!!! After heading to the 6 Nations England - Italy game in Rome, Big Red decided that she would start to weep oil from the dip stick tube. In Italy, I got a garage to change the oil and I don’t know exactly what grade they put in. They also fixed a leaking diesel injector and replaced the small tubes that link them. They cleaned around the injector with some spray and washed it down with water. The injector does not leak anymore. However, when the camper is under load (I drove over the mountains to Rome) the oil was leaking out of the dip stick tube. I thought this may be the wrong grade oil so ... read more

6 Days to go..........Fully Jabbed up.........Jobless and Homeless.........BRING IT ON!!! Christmas all over now and already 10 days into the new year, it's coming around fast and thought it about time to start a blog as promised (whatever the hell that is???????) Packed quite a few times now and don't know how we (Jen) is going to cope with the lack of clothes and hair dryer!!!!!!! Think mum(s) will have to bring over more supplies to Thailand. Davey cat knows there is something going on, she keeps getting in our rucksacks.... Having one last night out on Saturday with our mates and we have promised them this is the last leaving doo.....We are costing them a fortune, they wish we were gone already (Tim). Just finalising money, bank accounts, insect repellants etc etc and you will ... read more

Would you believe me if I told you its 8 weeks since I came back from China oh how time flies when I am having fun!!! I have been very busy catching up with friends and family since my return and have managed to squeeze in a short trip to Munich in Germany to catch up with some friends I met on my travels in Beijing. I have also spent time in London, Cambridge and Reading aswell as catching up with the jobs around the house. Well I am now entering the final phase of my career break and will be heading off to Australia via Singapore on Sunday for two months. I plan to take in Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania & Perth and catch up with a few people I have met on my travels over ... read more