Blogs from Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dear All Greetings from London! It has been a while since I last wrote a Travel Blog entry, as like many of us, I haven’t been doing much travelling for the past year. It’s been wonderful seeing and reading people’s travel blog entries on here on their local travels, or previous travels that they had not hitherto been able to write up. It has been a breath of fresh air during these times to read such stories and adventures, and see such lovely pictures from exotic, distant places around the world. Thank you to those who have written such stories, and inspired me to keep trucking on and looking forward to travelling again at some time in the not-too-distant future. So here is my entry on a local travel destination. Unfortunately I haven’t done much local ... read more

Here I am back at the Arthur Findlay College in Essex. It is an amazing place. Previously, it was owned by a family and it was bequeathed to the Spiritualists National Union for the purposes of education. The grounds are lovely, as you can see from the photos. Inside, the decor is that of a stately home. So far the weather has been kind and it is 0 degrees (wind chill of minus 3) and up to a balmy 9 degrees. At least there hasn't been any rain.... yet. This week, the course is Animal Communication and Healing and we focus on both living animals and animals that have passed over. On Thursday we have the option of going to a bird sanctuary where there is a bird hospital and rehoming for injured animals.... read more

We stayed at the ferryport last night. When I took Jeffery out first thing I was met by an unusual sight. Three motorbike tricycles towing caravans. I struggled to understand how the king of the road speed merchant bikers reconciled themselves with the conservative gentle caravanner lifestyle. Truly schizophrenic.... read more

I have been lucky to meet some wonderful people last week, plus spend quality time with my friend Kathryn - also from Hervey Bay. Here are some pictures from my last morning walk after breakfast, plus my tutors and fellow attendees at our final session. We have had a bit of a shamozzle with our Ryanair flights as Ryanair has cancelled many flights in order to force staff to take annual leave. Unfortunately, our flight from Stansted to Carcassone was one of the ones cancelled, so I am now on a coach from Stansted Airport to Gatwick Airport, in order to catch a 2pm EzyJet flight to Toulouse. From Toulouse, we have to get to Carcassone, over an hours drive away, to get to our pre-booked hotel in Carcassone. We have a few days in Carcassone ... read more

Thursday, we had a guest visit by the trance painter, Jose Medrado, from Brasil. In a lecture through his interpreter Marilla?, Jose gave a talk on how to connect to Spirit, his personal background and then as he felt his healing guides were with him, he gave a healing to one of the students. When he was doing this, there was a very strong smell of ether in the air. He said that his guides provide this as proof of their being there. In the trance art session, he went into a trance very quickly and then started painting. His assistant prepares by laying out all the tubes of paint and utensils around him and he chooses them as he needs to. She quickly cleans them as he finishes using them and then replaces them for ... read more