Blogs from Chiswick, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Today was a looooonnnnggg haul. We started in Melbourne, leaving home at 9.45am, caught the train into the city, the Skybus to the airport, and then three flights: Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam, and Amsterdam to London. Kuala Lumpur airport's layover was enough time for me to do some work. Amsterdam airport was fogged over, so we really couldn't see the beauty of the city (and it was 5am local time, so not much happening at that time anyway). And then London... after an hour waiting in line with possibly another 6 airlines worth of passengers that just happened to have land at the same time, we were actually surprised that our luggage was there ready and waiting for us and we could just exit the airport. No extra scanning of the luggage, ... read more

Can I last two more days of getting up at 5:30 am and commuting to Chiswick during final Budget week? The thought of a pint on Friday night at the Royal Oak in Aston Abbotts is driving me on! Must book the coach today then we're nearly there. Sophie taking me to the airport on Thursday (must remember to check the flight time!) Phil W very kindly picking me up. Still got loads on the list though.... read more

M and I are all set and ready for our 3 month trip! Cannot believe it's actually happening... so much time spent dreaming about it, talking about it and actually taking the leap of faith to do what we REALLY want to do: see the world! well at least a part of it... We've said our goodbyes and are now waiting around anxiously, is it called hovering??? We want to leave and we want it to happen now, in the next hour! Next time I use this blog I'll be reporting from Tokyo, dizzy with jet-lag and excited at the prospect of eating sushi for 2 weeks! See you soon friends xxx... read more

So, a bit of an update. I’m writing this from the back of our van while on the way to a kite location for the weekend south east England with Dan and Jeremy (Kiwi). We really loved Barcelona, meet some really neat people in our hostel and did a few day trips to Monserrat and to Casteldefells to visit the Ozone importer Ian. The fun really started when we came back to England. Our EazyJet flight went off without a hitch…even with Dan spelling my name wrong on my ticket no one noticing. It seems to be a comedy of errors. The issue was that we had extended our stay in Spain by a day but it coincided with Champions League Final of football, someone from UK verses Barcelona. This meant that there was NO accommodation ... read more

The one week countdown to the big adventure has begun. I officially left my job yesterday which was very emotional, and that now means I am unemployed arrrrgh!!!! The journey begins on 7th April flying to Bangkok, the plan is then to spend a couple of days there and head straight on to Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. I'll then head back to Thailand, then Singapore for a few days to see my friend Georgia, followed by Bali where we will be joined by Dad and his partner Caroline. After Bali i will head to Australia where I am hoping to work for a while and then to New Zealand, Fiji, LA and then home.... I will be away for 12 months in total and am being joined by my beautiful sister for the first 4 months ... read more