I Shall update my blog later, however i found this site http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdclock.html an i have now produced a count down timer till the grand tour....so just follow the link below thanks:) http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2007&month=12&date=29&hrs=0&min=0&sec=0&tz=local&title=Countdown%20To%20Grand%20Tour〈=en&show=dhms&mode=t&cdir=down&bgcolor=%23CCFFFF&fgcolor=%23000000... read more

So today was one of those days that i achieved absolutely nothing, i have done a few things today, but it seems like nothing has been done and the day has flown past i have achieved zip! Why is it days off work seem to go so fast, my tour will vanish so fast as i wont be working...........lol and then i have the rest of my working holiday visa in NZ to finish off,but that wont be proper committed work, as i will try to have as much fun and as little effort as possible....lmao Well this week i couldn't resist the urge to go out and spent some of my cash i should have been saving and went out with my housemates to catch a friend of a friends band. So Thursday night, a ... read more

I had mentioned in an earlier blog my Friend Paul and his wife Gina who are having a ball in Japan....well they have been keeping tabs on my blog and Gina provided the following snippet of info on the whole cash card debate:- "Read in your blog about the post office card - don't do it!! there are loads out there and the one we've ended up with is from www.cashplus.co.uk it's a mastercard gold card and the charges are less than that on the post office card and if you have online bankng with your bank you can transfer money directly onto it from there. also have a look at www.splashplastic.co.uk that's only a meastro card so not sure if it would be any good but the charges on there are almost nothing!! whichever ... read more

So i have finally brought my Mum and Dad screaming into the 21st century and now both my Mum and Dad have individually sent their first emails,they have only had broadband since last August....lol Im considering trying to teach them how to text tomorrow and who knows i may even breach the subject of MSN...lol I was quite proud of my achievement, now my Mum and Dad seem very impressed with email and the interwebs:) But i had to get them into the 21st century, after all im going of on my Grand tour and my Sister is in Canadia and i want to keep in touch and i want them to keep in touch with them. I have wacked a few of their cd's onto the pc so they can listen to music while surfing ... read more

Well its back round to Easter again, maybe its an age thing?..........but it only seems yesterday it was Christmas 2006 and now it is Easter.But on the upside it means the year will spin past i shall be on my Grand Adventure...........it started off as a Trip..........but one of my friends on Couch Surfers said it was more epic than a trip.................so i renamed it for her and well it does sound quite awesome.........i can say to people now.....hey im going on a Grand Adventure. Now i have no car (cost cutting for my Adventure), i had to suffer/enjoy the joys of British public transport, although truth be told, the trauma i expected did not materialize...............wow has Great British transport improved?.........perhaps i just had a good run and im not holding my breath for the return ... read more