http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , England , Surrey en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:45:27 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:45:27 BST As the end of the first session is drawing near we are doing a lot of activities for the kids as a farewell. Although I have always participated this year I am actually in charge of them. Oh first I forgot to order the wood for the bonfire that was a problem then I though I lost a box of TShirts for signing and they were next to my desk. They don't really make marshmallows in England so http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Egham/blog-300145.html I'm Actually not in Surrey.. but oh well.. haha..So my trip is nearly at it's end.. I have to say for the first time.. I am actually quite happy to be going home and missing some of the creature comforts.. Not to say I haven't loved traveling... but I think it might be time to get back to reality and start working again sigh..I'm in London in a random internet cafe awaiting the arrival of on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Guildford/blog-299727.html We have had a problematic 6 months to say the least First we had a buyer for the flat and then we didn't and then we did. And again it has all fallen through and our hopes of travelling have been put off yet again but we will get thereWe now hopefully have set it in stone that we will be off February 2010 Yes 19 months away and counting. We are still as excitied as we were the first tim http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/blog-299543.html So after 7 years of get up go to work come home eat and sleep routine I am just 7 sleeps away from my year long adventure. This is also my first travel blog I am writing so lets see whats happens over the comming months. My aim is to update this at least once a week depending on the access to the internet and the conection speed. To all my Dear FriendsThanks you all for all the Cards Emails http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Purley/blog-299228.html I had a wonderful time last Saturday in Guildford summer festival called 'Guilfest'. I have been in Guildford for few months for training. The usual suspects from our social club decided to attend the festival. As I am new to social club I didn't know what to expect on the day. So I turned up to the club on Saturday morning rather innocently only to be jolted by the vision of grown up men all d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Guildford/blog-298684.html That's it...I'm officially unemployed... and so happy about it I had my last shift from hell thanks to this new 2 for 1 vouchers yesterday... and it only lasted 13.5 hours so you can imagine why I am so happy... I haven't yet understood completely that I am free that I don't have to work any more for a long long time and that from now on I can do what I want when I want except for t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Guildford/blog-297914.html Leaving the UK until who knows when tomorrow. We've had some great leaving dos and have really enjoyed having the opportunity to see everyone before we go. Although emotionally I think we are both glad that it is finally time to go. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Ash-Vale/blog-297155.html So I finally made it to the Victoria and Albert Museum. As life is extremely busy here in Thorpe and it's my job to organize the trips it's sometimes more than a chore to actually go on them. I did however get into London visit the museum and eat at Wagamama's Tiffany I could only think of the afternoon I spent with you there and how you literally taught me how to navigate Harrods. My Harr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Egham/blog-297109.html As I have been here for over two weeks now I am finally spending a quiet evening alone. Things have been quite hectic with my new position here at TASIS. I am running new trips and am completely familiar if not living London and southern England. I do miss having a dorm and the girls but my flat is just adorable and the yard is beautiful. I do work long hours from 9 in the morning until some http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Egham/blog-295403.html Brookwood Military Cemetery was originally established during WWI as a place to bury those who died from war wounds in hospitals in the London area. Being on a military trip we decided to incorporate it into our visits list and I'm glad we did. The cemetery is very big...there are service personal from numerous nations burried there. Despite it's location near Brookwood the grounds are quite tra http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Woking/blog-295166.html Home As I write this message it has yet to have dawned on me that I will be sitting on a plane heading for the other side of the world in three short days from now and further from home than in my short life. The thought of heading eastward towards Beijing ten hours on board a 747 in economy has finally turned into reality. Who'd have thought I'd be undertaking this trip Things left to doSt http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Esher/blog-291342.html Well I arrived safely in London on the 19th of June at 6.40pm. I am staying with Flo and Mark in Dorking. Dorking is such a beautiful place.On the 20th I ventured into London on my own. I got off the train at Victoria station and had a nice day wandering around I went to Buckingham palace the Queen happened to be home but there was no invite to come in for tea how rude. London is awesome I lov http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/blog-290960.html EURO TRIPPING 2008I was fortunate enough to be sent to England for a monthlong assignment. While in England I had the oppertunity to see various sites from around the country. At the end of my monthlong work term I have two weeks of leave allowing me to travel about the continent where ever I please. Although my plans are not final I am looking into seeing the following countriesFranceBelg http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Woking/blog-290946.html it was nice seeing everyone before i left i will try and attach the phots of my leaving party as some of you have requested sry theres only 3 they take ages to uploadJamesps having a brilliant time in Bankok will talk about it in my next blog http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Kingston/blog-290606.html The worse nightmares of a waitress are the Surrey housewives and the teenagers... well the restaurant were I work seems to have them both by the million... I've been working there on and off for about three years... and I have decided to put my little stories together to give a clearer idea of how a Spanish girl feels working in a restaurant in Surrey...Worse times I want the foreign girl to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Guildford/blog-289641.html Monday 26 May Sunday 2 June 2008After a month in the US of A it was absolutely divine to spend a week in England at Alexrsquos place where everything felt totally normal I even had vegemite on toast for breakfast. We had a pretty relaxing week mainly spending time with Seanrsquos sister Alex and her family Andrew Niamh and Carrig. I think I will definitely appreciate the Australian w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/blog-289239.html So much to do so little time. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Purley/blog-287691.html When I see Surrey from the ground I see a place full of Surreyhousewives those evil creatures that go to restaurants to complain about how much dressing their salads have or how their Pinot Grigio is not cold enough unleash their little terrifying monsters to let them run through the restaurant and spend hours talking about nappies useless aupairs o high heels...From the sky Surrey opens t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Guildford/blog-276873.html Our flight from Cambodia arrived at Bangkok airport at 2pm on the 5th May and our flight home was at 00.45am on the 6th May so we knew that we were going to be in Bangkok airport for some hours however it turned out to be much longer than we thought.We got to the gate about 11.30pm having spent many hours in a restaurant to be told that the pilot was sick and that they were trying to find a re http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Epsom/blog-274390.html Deplaning after more than eight hours squashed into a seat that didn't recline with the Toddler on my lap was a wonderful feeling. We could have landed anywhere and I'd still have been euphoric. In fact at one point it looked like we might have to land somewhere else. A male passenger developed chest pains and sitting in the back row right by the bathroom I heard the flight attendants talking i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Woking/blog-269923.html With 4 days to go i'm clearing out my drawer and writing a list of things i need to get done which seems to stretch for miles. However as its my last working day i'm going to forget all that tonight and say good bye to all my lovely friends in Guildford and Woking and Cambridge Helen that i'm going to miss so much. There will be Gin and tears i'm sure. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Guildford/blog-265397.html Hi trying again need some advise but like going on this site reading about other peoples adventures. can't delete some previous things I have written and cant find some of your messages will keep going for now. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Woking/blog-264479.html Is nobody going to write to me so I can practice on this blog...where are my friends that promised to keep in touch I hope you won't be like this when I go away http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Woking/blog-259389.html Well not lost exactly some losses some plusses some just plain curious. Friday night and the weekend starts here. Albert Lee plucking at the Half Moon in Putney Fantastic I feel as if I will be deaf for a month at the end of the night but he is just magic on a guitar descriptions seem mild in comparison to the effortless way that he coaxes sounds form the instrument. The band with him Hogan http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Farnham/blog-254684.html What a fantastic weekend wedding was amazing. Can't wait to get on that plane and head off for the beginning of our honeymoon...roll on Buenos Aires http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Esher/blog-252064.html Well the count down began a while back...in fact I need as soon as we set the date for the wedding we have been counting down the Months weeks and even days...After many requests to be kept updated on our wedding and travels as well and photos we have taken some advice and started a travel blogSo the intention is to upload photos as we go and to write a little bit on each place we see so that http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Epsom/blog-247208.html This is a spanishonly blog for those who don't speak english to try and explain them how to get around this site...you guys are not missing anything here really... but we hope you enjoy the pics... Este es un blog para explicar a los que no hablais ingles como manejaros por esta pagina...y para anunciaros nuestras intenciones de recorrer un pedacito de este mundo para volver a Europa empezando http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Guildford/blog-246910.html One day less than yesterday but one more than tomorrow to go and the clocks are against us as each day seems to have an hour more than the previous one they get longer and longer and it's very difficult to find something to do other than looking at maps and dreaming of roads that are waiting for us without them knowing. As you all know because I've been saying it for months now we're goi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Guildford/blog-246263.html Hi thanks for dropping by to read this. This will probably be more of a journal on how life is living with manic depression AKA bipolar with a journey inside my head with a few photos of things I see along the way rather than a deep insight into a country that has a very troubled history. I'm only going away for 3.5 weeks but I'm hoping it will be an adventure of a lifetime Having bipolar http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Surrey/Kingston/blog-242522.html