http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , England , Cheshire en-us Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:04:00 BST Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:04:00 BST right only 1 week to go so im making the most of it with my friends how im going to miss loads and my family and rach n gabs went camping and made loads of cool friends http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Congleton/blog-319869.html So after visiting 3 continents 10 countries taking 16 flights sleeping in 78 different beds over a period of 177 days 5 members of the GYC walked through arrivals in Manchester airport..Thoughts of the last 6 months ran frantically through my mindKThe 200 fellow travellers we had met countless new friends and how each individual had impacted upon our experiences. The Animals viewing endang http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Wilmslow/blog-313580.html Well it started with a drunken night in gregorys nightclub after not venturing there for about 4 years we turned up to act as baby sitters for my youngest brother whose 18th birthday it was. After altercations with the bouncers and some appalling dancing we went home and sorted out our bags for the journey.The journey began in the new Black Lion a pint before getting the 1307 sprinter train fr http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Nantwich/blog-312023.html Hi AllYesterday I collected Ed from Sheffield a friend from Perth for those of you that dont know Ed and we headed to the Pub to meet up with my sister her boyfriend and my Mum for a carvery dinner and a drink was yummy.Then later that night we went to the local pub to meet up with some friends and have a drink with Si on his birthday had a chat and everyone was asking Ed all about Perth the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Chester/blog-310984.html The height of an English summer and intermittent rain fails to stop the villagers enjoying themselves. Neither could the event at Cholmondeley Castle pronounced Chumly which was also held today. The main difference was that the Cholmondeley event cost 30 per person whilst the village event cost taking into consideration staff and security fees litter fees fairground organ and bouncy castle http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Nantwich/blog-310522.html So I had an interesting time getting back to the UK the day before yesterday..... I had booked a flight on Ryanair to leave Paris at 1050pm and arrive in Glasgow at 1120pm UK time. While I was waiting for the bus to go the airport I met an Australian couple who mentioned that they thought they were going to miss the bus they booked from the airport to the downtown area and was I willing to s http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Chester/blog-306749.html Day 19 Chester Liverpool via Wirral and Mersey Ferry 28 miles 591 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Chester/blog-305289.html well this is it the end of the year with yfc there has beenmay ties of fun and ups and downs i wrote a poem about it not coz i wanted to but i was made to so here it is My Time at YFCMy time at YFC Christmas came earlyAnd the facersquos of some who saw that was a pictureItrsquos a shame we didnrsquot have a cameraTo save that pictureMy time at YFC has taken me too many placesFrom falling a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Congleton/blog-299944.html Hello everyone and a very warm welcome to our travel blog. It's the night before we leave the house and 36 hours before we get on a very long flight with two small children. Did we think this through I do hope shelley copes OK in economyAnyway everyone has just left to go home after a great farewell bash. It was brilliant to see everybody. We're very excited about our adventure and inten http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/blog-292913.html I have just packed my bag to make sure everything fits I have actually done this several times already but thought I'd do it again just to make sure. Today I went and bought a sterile needle set so that i could take some sterile needles with me I'll put a picture up in a moment of them in the bag of health itemsmini field hospital which is perhaps my favourite item which I'm taking.I can't wait http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/blog-290779.html The last few days have been very busy On our last day in Edinburgh we climbed Arthur's Seat a large hill overlooking the city and then had lunch at a pub about 20 minutes outside of the city. The fish and chips were delicious That evening we went to a showing of the 1940's version of Pride and Prejudice with Nellie Hannah's friend is spending the summer working in Edinburgh and her friend B http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Chester/blog-288868.html I go a week on tuesday. I am not really nervous and I dont understand why. I was quite nervous before I went to Europe for a month in 2005 I suppose that was several years ago now and I have grown since then. Incidently I have always wanted to have my own blog and now is my chance. I feel very excited I hope people read it. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/blog-287808.html Monday 31 March 2008Our little Ka photo was quite comfortable and easy to drive. It made it easier on Michael that Britain drives on the left hand side of the road. We also received some helpful advice about safe driving from the road atlas that we bought from the service station photo. With a car maps sunshine Cadbury Cream Eggs to fuel the driver and music we set off on our big road trip http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Chester/blog-285434.html Im sitting on my parents PC writing this. Everything is sorted Ive left my job Ive moved out my flat Ive got all my stuff in the backpackwhich weighs a metric tonne by the way got my plane ticket and said my goodbye's. I am officially a hobo A travelling hobo. Wherever I lay my hat thats my homeI leave tomFRI morning at 10am. Train to Manchester Airport then in Crete in by 9.30. We http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Wirral/blog-284108.html Filled with another massive breakfast we made our way through the country lanes of Cheshire in double quick time. The sunshine even stayed with us as we found our to way to Manchester.Rolfe's dreams of recordbreaking average speed were shattered as Ben dragged the group down a cycle path which soon became a bridleway which then became some sort of marsh.Neverthess lunch with the Williams famil http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/blog-282575.html Monday 28 April After a massive English breakfast which following closely on the heels of last nights enormous dinner was not strictly needed we headed off along Torside reservoir crossed the dam and then along a treelined path up the far side of the reservoir as the rain steadily fell. Shortly we turned left and climbed through the rain back into the hills up an impressive valley. Event http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/blog-271501.html So.................home it is128 days 13 flights 20 hostels 8 hotels and mikes set of bed bugs later and it was back to England on the first ever flight into the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow the most high tech highly advanced terminal in the world.....soon to become the laughing stock of the entire aerospace industryWhat to say about the last few weeks of the trip....... Well I was just a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Wirral/blog-266332.html One of the coolest women I have ever known is called Jane Barnard. The mother of my friend Joe she is one of the woman I aspire to be as I grow older. She raised four sons one of whom was killed in a tragic accident. She has lived all over the world and she worked at Joersquos company until she was well into her 80rsquos. One night years ago I was in Dallas visiting Joe he and I used http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Chester/blog-262855.html This royal throne of kings this sceptred isleThis earth of majesty this seat of MarsThis other Eden demiparadise This fortress built by nature for herselfAgainst infection and the hand of warThis happy breed of men this little worldThis precious stone set in the silver seaWhich serves it in the office of a wallOr as a moat defensive to a houseAgainst the envy of less happier landsThi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Chester/blog-262583.html Phase 2... mmm.... Forgot that an MOT was due this month. I had the big 80K service done in January which fortunately I hadn't forgotten 500 and I won't be forgetting in a hurry when they told me you need a couple of new springs on both your back wheels and your tyres are down to the metal. They're not desperate but you wanna get em done the guy said. So I took that to mean sit on it http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Nantwich/blog-260007.html This Week at WorkThe week started badly. I got told off by a Hungarian... yeah as if getting 'toldoff' at aged 38 was not enough it came from a foreigner for using a red pen to feedback to students. Apparently it upsets them. Frankly I think theyrsquoll be a little more upset when they read that the ink says ldquo 26.rdquoSomeonersquos actually researched that. Yep red pen makes st http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Nantwich/blog-257735.html NPWeek 1 Touched down back in Blighty on 3rd March it felt a bit chilly after several months of baking heat. Family friends Breda and Sean opened their home to us for the first two nights back feeding us with ham toasties roast dinner and all things yummy washed down with plentiful cups of tea Ah it was great to be back.Thence we went to stay in Paularsquos sister Katie and her husban http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Wirral/blog-255491.html I've booked my flight but not going out until the 10th now Mum needs to post some things for my trip and I didn't want them to arrive after I had already left for my adventure.I've also booked a little apartment for the first few nights I decided I'd like to wander around Rome before heading to Naplesso this is why I'm not really making plans too far ahead as I could change my mind on where and http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Knutsford/blog-242135.html A little closer to home this time Having lived in this historic village for over 5 years the weather was good enough this year for me to wander into town and join in the Holly Holy Day.Nantwich was the site of a crucial battle in the English Civil War when in 1644 the Royalists lay siege to Parliamentarian Nantwich. By the end of 1643 Cheshire was in the hands of the Royalists with the except http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Nantwich/blog-240422.html We had our second field trip today. We took a bus over to Chester which is on the border of Wales and England but technically in England. It was a much larger city than I expected. We spent most of our time in the shopping district which covered about 10 city blocks. One of the distinctive things about downtown Chester is the 'rows'. The brick streets were lined with two stories of shops wh http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Chester/blog-239721.html The First EntrySo this is the first entry into my travel blog. So many people have said I need to make sure I stay in touch and let them know what I'm up to so I'm hoping this will be a good way to upload all my photos and keep a record of what I've been doing. It should also then allow anyone who is interested to see what I've been doing without me having to send round a big email every few we http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Cheshire/Runcorn/blog-236476.html