Blogs from Glossop, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Motor homing is all about making plans. Sticking to them. Changing them. It is all about spending the cold dark winter months reading other peoples blogs. Following their travels , earmarking places to visit and campsites to stay at. With almost two thirds of our year taken up with illnesses and a broken fly screen on Gabby most of our travelling has been in our minds. There has been a void between what we wanted to achieve and what we actually achieved. April and the French holiday passed us by. Planned trips around the U.K never materialised. Even when thought we would get away we were tied up waiting for probate and oaths to be signed at the solicitors offices. We were trapped waiting for valuers and now waiting for someone to want to buy Glenns ... read more

Hey everyone Well we are on our 6 week countdown to the big ole trip so thought we had better check this thing works! We pretty exited already and are almost sorted with the planning. Still having our jabs, poor adam almost passed out with his first one. Let us know you got this ok xx... read more

Hey all, jus a test entry really jus to setup and make sure this whole thing is workin. we dont know if this is goin to be our main form of communication with all back home but thats the plan for as much as its worth... Not much on here at the mo but keep tuned for our first entry from Beijing march 11th onward = )... read more

Only 3 days left at work before the preparations begin for my bike ride. I'm a little nervous and a tad sad, I've worked here 9 years, so I'm leaving some friends I've had for a long time. There will be 2 days of partying at the weekend before I set off; straight through one of the most picturesque places in the world, my beloved Derbyshire. We're right on the edge of the peak district here in Glossop in the NW corner so heading SE I will be travelling the length of the county. Here are some tasters of what i've got to look forwards to.... read more