Blogs from Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

Apologies to our readers for the lack of updates to our blog. Our holiday has entered hibernation mode and not much has been happening lately worth blogging, however there are a couple of updates going back a wee while which should have been done earlier. Nevertheless here they are - B & J Oops! Got my dates mixed up again, last blog should have been Sept. 9-10! We arrived at Calais at around 6pm after initially trying to avoid the motorways but found it impossibly slow driving through the busy streets of Dunkerque. We were unsure if we needed a motorway sticker or not but decided to take our chances for the short stretch to Calais which we managed without any problems. The next ferry was due to leave at 8.10pm so we booked our passage ... read more

Oh well trust us to choose the best time to visit. Ach jo, to jsme celé my,vybrat si nejlepší čas na návštěvu. Wild China weather kills 25 Icy temperatures, snow and sleet blanketing much of central, eastern and southern China have crippled thousands of trucks and trains loaded with coal, food and passengers in the most severe winter weather seen in 50 years. Čína čelí nejhorší sněhové kalamitě za 50 let Komplikace, které způsobily v Číně přívaly sněhu a mráz, v úterý ještě vzrostly. Nejene se milióny lidí nemohou dostat domů na oslavu lunárního nového roku, nastala i energetická krize, protoe se nedaří dopravit uhlí do elektráren. Počet obětí vzrostl na padesát poté, co při úterní nehodě autobusu na namrzlé silnici zemřelo 25 cestujících. ... read more

Hi Rachel here, interrupting our African adventure stories (being sent months late - sorry) to say a quick hello for Christmas. Christmas is only a few days away, which is very exciting. We got into the Christmas spirit with a visit to Munich on the first weekend of December, where we visited our dear friend Vicki. We had a day skiing and looked around the beautiful Christmas markets. Of course I started playing carols in November and am very much enjoying the nights closing in, the Christmas decorations in the shops, the carol singers and just the buzz of Christmas in Winter here. We will be spending Christmas and New Year with our families and are looking forward to it. I am also very excited about starting a new job as a Year 5 Teacher at ... read more

Ok so I haven't been doing much lately. Staying in Maidenhead, watching football and cricket, playing pool and hanging out with friends. But that is plenty for now. Thought you all might like to have a peek at who Im hanging out with. The other day we went out to Smokey Joes. Met some friends there and spent the night drinking and dancing. Our new housemate went with us too. Oh, forgot. We have a new housemate. His name is Johannas; or just Jo. He has a little girl which is often running around the house on the weekends. She's cute, and pretty quiet for a 4 year old. Jo is from South Africa and has been lots of places. He's an easy guy to get along with and works as an electrical engineer, just down ... read more