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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon July 5th 2007

To All, At the moment we are still planning our overall route, looking for campsites and attractions. There is lots to consider, costs, time traveling (in our case driving!) and also how to get to all the places! We will be keeping you informed as we know more. All we know at this point is we are booked on the ferry at dover at 6am on the 17th July 2007. This will be taking us to dunkerque (France) where we will be travelling to our first campsite on the outskirts of Paris!... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon March 12th 2007

Finally the day has come when we leave the UK. I say 'Finally', but really both Tom and I are scared out of our wits how the time has come so quickly. A month seemed like it was too close until leaving for comfort, never mind a few hours! But anyway, bags packed...repacked and we are now just pacing around trying to remember what we could have missed in our organising of the event. Our backs are aching in anticipation, waiting to be fully loaded by huge bags, so capacious they could infact accommodate the sahara desert's contents of sand. Ok, i exaggerate, but for two people who haven't even carried around a book-laden school bag for nearly a year, its a big step. First stop New Delhi. Slightly apprehensive about how well we'll deal with ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon February 19th 2007

Hey, Just a trial post on the blog site a few weeks before we go. It's all getting a bit more exciting now, with Tom almost finished with work and the stresses of job searching are long gone. Currently, the most daunting prospect for me is gauging how i will fit my mounds of travel gear, most of which is indispensable, into what originally looked like a huge bag. Now it looks considerably smaller when measured against what needs to be wedged in. And, apparently, you should leave about half the bag empty due to the amount of paraphernalia you acquire whilst on your travels. This is certainly not going to be easy. For either of us, i should add, seeing as Tom usually packs twice as much as i do! For once, he may leave ... read more

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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon January 11th 2007

We've actually arrived in England. There's so much to tell before I forget it all. The plane from Sydney was delayed by an hour, which kind of sucked. Fortunately, my Dad is the biggest con man in the country, and he managed to talk the good people in the Qantas Lounge to let all seven of us in. Go Dad! And the lounge was fantastic! Free food, soft drinks, beer, wine, spirits, comfortable seats and..... Showers! We spent about an hour of hard relaxation, then boarded the plane. I had the window seat, Tim sat next to me, and a very intimidating girl sat next to the isle. She had multiple piercings, massive tattoos and ended up bashing Tim in the head while she slept! Ever the optimist, I told Tim to make friends with her ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon October 23rd 2006

Ok we have now sorted the flights out and know exactly where we'll be staying in Nairobi. Acacia have kindly booked us into the Hotel Boulevard four star for two nights prior to heading out across Africa. Our intended flights are as follows: *24 Nov Heathrow Terminal 4 to Nairobi Kenya BA 0065 10:05 - 21:20 747 *23 Jan Jo'burg to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 0748 13:10 - 07:35 747 *24 Jan Hong Kong to Bangkok Cathay Pacific CX 0751 14:25 - 16:10 777 *24 Jan Bangkok to Mumbai Cathay Pacific CX 0751 17:20 - 20:05 777 *28 Feb Delhi to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 0752 07:40 - 15:10 A300 *22 Mar Beijing to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 0317 07:50 - 11:25 A300 *22 Mar Hong Kong to Bangkok Cathay Pacific CX 0751 ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon October 15th 2006

Hi folks. First off, thanks for taking an interest in Linz and my little adventure. The thirst for adventure sends us around the world but you guys are the reason that we'll be coming back. Anywho the intended itinerary at the moment is: Kenya to Cape Town via Acacia tours from 24th Nov to 7th Jan South Africa (basically Cape town to Jo'burg) 'til 24th Jan India and Nepal in February China in March along with Thailand and Malaysia leading into May / June Aus in June / July New Zealand in August / September Fiji in September Chile Venezuela Peru Brazil Home We intend to keep you all updated with stories, photos and videos as and when we reach some seminance of civilisation (dictated by the existence of an internet cafe with more than a ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon October 11th 2006

Well its less than a week till we fly now, so we thought we'd get a Travel Blog set up so all you lovely folk out there can keep up to date with what we are up to!! Hopefully, if all goes to plan, we'll be updating this every day or every other day with our adventures from the land of Oz! Happy reading!!... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon September 29th 2006

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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Wiltshire » Swindon September 25th 2006

So, here we are a mere 9 weeks (its ages!!!!) until we are off on our adventure. Starting to feel excited...wish we were going tomorrow! Phil brought home his brothers roller bag yesterday to see whether I thought it'd be big enough for us to use. Its tiny! I understand the principal of travelling light, but I don't think we are going to fit hardly anything in it. Might work on convincing Phil to buy a new huge roller bag and take the smaller one for all the things we will want to bring back! Things to do... not much... might make a list in a minute. Things to worry about... Sleeping on the flight, Funny smells (everyone knows my fears about these). Ah!!! Its exciting. ... read more




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