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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hertfordshire September 6th 2005

Family, Friends & Former Colleagues, Welcome to our first TravelBlog entry! As you are reading this, you're well on the way to finding out what we're up to, where we've been to and where we're going next ... if our resolve holds good you'll find it all here as the weeks go by! We hope this is the first of many entries over the next 4 months, and that you will enjoy reading about our experiences in our whistle stop tour of South America / New Zealand / Australia / Indonesia / Philippines / Hong Kong / Singapore / Malaysia / Thailand (returning home in January 2006)! The two maps that accompany this message reasonably accurately plot our route around the globe - your challenge is to identify the rogue entries on each map (hint: no ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hertfordshire » Hitchin March 21st 2005

Today's one day to go. We're back home and haveto pack, clean , shift etc everything toimake our house available for our lessors. Lotsof 'stuff' to find homes for or donate to charity. Fortunately my sister-in-law Katehas come with Anthony and Philip to help us. We toiledall day long and tonight had our final meal before setting of tomorrow evening. Lots still to do but never fear we'll sort it. Moreexciting stuff tomorrow as we hit the airport and are truly on our way. ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hertfordshire » Hitchin March 18th 2005

Today I finished work after 14 years in the NHS. It was a glorious sunny afternoon and all my credit cards etc are sorted. What more could I want ? Oh yes ... polio vaccine. We've been trying to get our jabs for weeks but the vaccine was unobtainable. Suddenly it is and we'll be at the clinic in the morning. After that it's the first leg of our travels, driving up to Manchester to say tara to lots of rellies. Got to go now as we're still clearing the house and preparing MP3's ... read more
We're on our way to Lima

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hertfordshire » Stevenage March 16th 2005

Well it's 6 days to go and I've not re-arranged the standing orders or direct debits. Just struggled through Bloggs Banco On-Line registration and now have to wait 3 working days to get my pin through the post. How many days a week do banks work ! Added to that my Globetrotter Titanium credit card with 5 years interest free credit has not arrived either. Maybe manyana.... read more




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