Blogs from Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hello everyone sorry this is not an exciting travelogue of adventures but is the quickest to update people who want to know how I'm doing!!! If you don't....stop reading now :) Good news: Am now out of plaster after only 4 wks . That's really good apparently. So I reckon it's all thanks to absent healing ( those who sent it to me ), Reiki and healing meditation I say. The consultant didn't think so!! Started physio on Wed and can walk with crutches properly at last. Am doing better than I thought as was vey anxious without plaster on to protect the leg. But there is no pain and I just need patience ....oh god there is always a catch !!! Bad news: It may be 3 months !!!!!for me to be totally fit to ... read more

I am writing this in my sister's spare room with one foot in plaster and a very bruised other foot! Let me explain!! The Indian disaster.... in trying to avoid Mumbai as my accommodation was round the corner from the Taj Hotel and seemed a bit risky so soon after the terrorists had visted, I planned to spend 1 night in an airport hotel before flying on to Pune. The hotel was at least 30 mins form the airport driven by an Indian who couldn't speak any English just called me sister and who didn't know where it was! When we found it around midnight, the car was searched by 4 very young security boys in paramilitary uniforms who really didn't have a clue. Next day found I was booked into a fab hotel ...45 mins ... read more

Alex and i woke up early to catch the bus into shepards bush to pick up some sleeping mats and drikns for the weekend, after that we set off from east acton into the london equivelent of spencer stree train station for our hour train ride to banbury. once a banbury we waited in line with hundreds of others for the 'happy bus' to northhamptonshire areodrome for the gatecrasher festival. the whole trip took us about4 hours but once we got there we quickly got in the mood as we walked in the gates. We picked up our free tents on the way in (we pre-purcheced a package that included a tent) then tried to find some of our friends who drove in with all the heavy stuff (beer!) it took a fair while as the ... read more

Hey everyone! This is just a test message to check that the blog is working properly. Can't wait till we get off on holiday.... read more

Well the time has nearly come after years of planning and saving to say farewell to England for a year. House has been rented, Jeff (Julian's car) has been sold and Bee (Claire's car) sorn. Claire has finished work and Julian has a couple of days to go. Injections have been received, visas applied for, malaria tablets being trialled as we speak (no hallucinations or other side effects yet!), bags packed and re-packed (trying to decide what you will need for a year is a difficult process and there is still stuff that has to go according to Julian). Goodbyes have been said and quite often re-said as some people we just can't seem to shake and of course tickets booked - first stop Delhi on 14th September. Plan is to visit the following countries - ... read more

Hi everyone, hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. We have at last got to the point where we are packed and waiting to go. In 47 hrs time we will be at Heathrow Airport, all checked in and waiting for our flight to be called - oh excitment!! Hopefully my next entry will be when we are in Hong Kong - my sister Mandy and her husband Steve will be joining us in Hong Kong which will be fantastic. We aim to meet up at Joe Banana's for cocktails to start the eveing when they arrive on 30th. Happy New Year everyone..........Helen and Bob... read more