Blogs from Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 37

Ang does camping ! Bought a new tent and almost got enough tickets to get a Laleham club membership... Since I was in France last year, this was my first West family reunion. Water balloons, rounders in the park, barbecues and bacon sandwiches. Our Nan & Grandads would be pleased as punch to see three generations enjoying Laleham like the old days !... read more

Two weeks on and I'm back in England (after getting upgraded on our flight home to Business Class - we arrived back in style!) - I thought it was about time I put down some final thoughts and closed the travelling chapter of TravelBlog! I can't believe the adventure is over and now I'm back to the reality of life and the prospect of getting a job! Ok, here goes..... Total No. of flights: 22 Total No. of Countries: 12 BESTS Country: It's dificult but I think overall it's got to be New Zealand - such a beautiful country City: Melbourne - I loved it and also its the home of Ramsey Street! Nicest People: Australia and New Zealand Shopping: Beijing Most place likely to emmigrate to: Melbourne Greatest Achievement: Learning to dive, SCUBA dive that ... read more

So the adventure is now over, I am back in the comfort of my own home. My mum has decorated my room and has made room for all the boxes I have sent back. I now have the labourous task of sorting through everything and rediscovering what I have bought over the past 6 months! Time has really flown by this past 6 months, I can't believe half a year has passed and I have been the whole way around the world! People keep on asking me the same questions so I'm gonna break it down for ya'll. Total No. of flights: 22 Total No. of Countries: 12 BESTS Country: Thailand- because it was soo cheap, relaxed and full of culture China- because it was soo cheap New Zealand- because they have the best Lamb and ... read more

...in a far off land, two Americans found themselves dizzy on vodka and knee-high in pigs. How could they possibly have arrived in such a magical, new world? Well, probably on a first-class flight across the Atlantic, by way of a crack town in London, via a green stretch of London earth, through a few stale English pubs, and on a creaky old RyanAir plane that goes bump through the air. That's probably how. ...... Our flight on MaxJet was fabulous. After our pre-flight lounge time, we boarded the plane and were promply offered champagne and hor'deurves, which of course we happily accepted. There was a delay in taking off, but the crew entertained us with a game or two. Talk about service. The drinks flowed like water, and I believe I drank champagne until my ... read more

It's 10pm on Saturday night. More or less exactly 48 hours to go until we leave the UK on the first leg of our ten-month trip. Anticipation is gradually turning into mild nerves ! What is to constitute the entirety of our possessions for the next 10 months is laid out on the floor and looks remarkably scant ! ... read more