http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , England , Shropshire en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:24:37 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:24:37 +0000 Taming of the Shrewsbury2009 Oct 23rd and 24thWell I did something a bit silly which I do more often then I should. I decided to catch the earlier train to Shrewsbury which means I needed to skip breakfast at the BB and run to make the train. I did in fact make the train but running with a pack and bag in hand on a hard surface at my age isnrsquot I am sure a pretty sight and it certainly i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/blog-447536.html I can't illustrate enough how grateful I am to those who have supported our cause with such generosity. Such great support has really helped in building momentum with every aspect of the adventure. After receiving our recent pay cheques from work we have spent a huge amount of money on flights tents sleeping bags inflatable roll mats more bike kit a multi fuel stove pots and pans clothing e http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/blog-439188.html Ok last day tomorrow I go to Australia.This is a message so that I hope you all get a email about this and suscribe to it so you recieve a email whenever I put something new on.I will try to write in Dutch as much as I can but it may not always work or make sense.send me a email at geertbrakelhotmail.com so I know youve all got this ok.GroetjisGeert Brakel http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/blog-434550.html Ok here I am a few days before setting off on my adventure to Australia. The plan is to set off from Market Drayton on Tuesday 8th September in the afternoon and arrive in Brisbane on Thursday 10th September morning.I will be staying in Brisbane for 1 week at Brisbane Backpackers Resort before going off for my ranch training for one week. Ill keep you posted on how it goes and feel free to write m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/blog-433999.html So far training has not been as intense as previously planned. Out of all trips I have done so far only a couple of them have not involved going to a pub the local which is about 300 meters away. Despite this I feel that my general fitness is improving and most importantly I feel that I am getting used to the bike. I cycled to the top of the 'Wrekin' a steep hill near Telford from my front doo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/blog-424775.html We were exhausted we had had a huge week arrived back from Grenoble on Monday out to dinner every night but come Friday off we went again. We picked up our hire car from Victoria made a few wrong turns while we got the GPS up and running but eventually found our way to Church Stretton in Shropshire. We put our things in our amazingly quiet BB well compared to Brixton anyway and headed to L http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/blog-407510.html Hello this is just a really quick blog as im trying to finish off packing etc... so unorganised seeing iv got to go and get the train at 1pm to go to HeathrowEkkkk. I just wanted to say a MAHOOOSIVE thankyou to all mine and Chaz's family and friends over the last few months you have been brilliant and a huge support for us both. We had such a fab time at the leaving party iv put a few pics o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Telford/blog-406443.html So we leave on Sunday for our huge adventure on which we hope not to get lost and to gain a lot of cultural insight. Or something like that anyway So far we have practised camping in Borth both broken our bungee cords and made a lot of lists of things which we really NEED to do while we're there which we will no doubt forget to take with us. We have a kettle so we can make tea so Sarah S wil http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/blog-405670.html Jody Well the title explains it all...just 9 weeks left to go. Iv finished work now which was a sad day for me after being there for 5 years its gone very quick i miss everyone already iv included a few pics I have two months off to sort everything out and trust me iv just done a list and there's a lot to sort out head is mush at the moment. Im feeling a little sick writing this as http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Telford/blog-388481.html Shropshire County with its rustic manors and pastoral settings is as nice a place as anyone would want to spend their languid summer afternoons. Crisscrossed with old canal routes and small farming villages it's the perfect getaway for city dwellers eager for some peace and quiet. Why would anyone want to leave http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/blog-385826.html 12309Wersquore on the train to Shrewsbusy at 6.30 in the morning. Somehow wersquove ended up sitting in the mostlyempty first class carriage. Irsquove got my retro busboy hat on we got on Marylebone station and a guy in a uniform ferried my huge huge suitcase onto the train for me calling me rsquoMissrsquo. Given my caffeinedeprived state at the moment the whole situationrsqu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/blog-381378.html So I fly to China in 65 hours but I decided that before I go I should enter a blog entry.So I'm going to be learning Kung Fu in China from Shaolin Monks this time next week and for the next 2 months. This was always an ambitious project considering training is a minimum of 6 hours a day 5 days a week at the academy but made more so by my previously lamentable state of fitness. Everyone has a f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Telford/blog-376245.html More to come http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/blog-376142.html Just about completed the packing and since we only started a couple of hours ago we have done remarkable wellOnly the last few odds and ends now to get sorted.Thank you to everyone at work for making my last day very special My decorated desk was a lovely surprise Thank youWe leave tomorrow morning to make our way to Heathrow so next time I blog hopefully we will be the other side of th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Telford/blog-355368.html With only 4 days to go until we fly we have spent the day in Birmingham finishing Christmas shopping and getting the last few wedding bits together. We have also just had a crash course on how to use the new video camera so all being well we will have some footage to show you as well. We will be sending out invitations to log on to this blog so hopefully you have received this and can now track ou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Telford/blog-354573.html I know most of you have already received this emailed update but for those of you who haven't I thought I'd post it on here so that you know how I've arrived at my latest adventure so to speak...httpwww.travelblog.orgBloggersbenontour Hello everyone Y Hola a todos Miren abajo por texto en Espanol I hope you are all well and enjoying whatever the devil you are all up to at the moment. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/blog-335046.html Welcome To My Travel BlogWell helloThanks for coming and checking out my travel blog. This is all new to me so there are bound to be some teething problems and I'm not quite sure how often I'll have internet access anyway But I'll try to keep it relatively uptodate and I'm hoping that as a way of keeping in touch it'll prove a decent alternative to the Mass Email of yore...So....Having pa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/blog-333276.html Hi everyoneThank you for an amazing night on Saturday night I was really touched by how many people came out and by all the messages from those who couldn't come.Special thanks to Joy and Jim who did a fantastic job taking photos and a video for me to take away with me There are loads of photos up on facebook and if anyone has any more please add them.I am sitting in Telford surrounded by ab http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Telford/blog-329004.html Day 18 Shrewsbury Chester 47 miles 563I arrived in Shrewsbury at twenty past eight having got up very early to catch the Heart of Wales line up from Llandeilo. After a reviving bacon roll and a strong coffee from a Sandwich bar I set off . Pleasant cycling on country roads to reach the small town of Wem for a coffee break at a small cafe.I struck up a conversation with an elderly couple wh http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/blog-305287.html Hi FolksWriting this looking out over the forecasters idea of a light shower it is cold wet and windy. Planned bike ride has been ditched and will drive to Leominster about ten miles as that has yet to be signed off I am typing this in their library . Aplogees for spells grammmar 'cos no way to check stufff.Finally moved from Herefordshire last Wed a miserable day. Cold wet and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Ludlow/blog-291536.html