Blogs from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

We've had nothing but rain since saturday - things aren't looking good for the bbq - fingers crossed though. I don't want my Dame Edna wig to get too wet!... read more

Day 1: The day started off with a moody text message recieved from Ben.... James was a little worried thinking he had stirred the beast. Fortunatly it was a lack of communication between the two, and it turns out Ben thought James was comming over to help him decorate his Grannies house, and James thought Ben was busy with his grannie... to much despair, Ben had carried on and muscled on without James On came a phone call from James and surfice to say the little mix up was sorted out ... yay!!! So Ben and James decided to hang out, and tour around the paradise that is Feny Stratford industrial park cruising for a repair on Jame's tyre... puncture... boo to screws!!! After narrowly avoiding being ripped of by the local grease monkeys.. Ben decided ... read more

......so technically we are not yet travelling, we have both quit our jobs, selling all our stuff, by this I mean our cars....blub. But the bigger picture and all that. In preparation for our travels all we have really done is get some money together, brought paracetamol and savlon....and are hoping for the best...which will probably be the same for the next 8 months. Just cant wait to go, hence us testing our blog a little...hahahahahaha.!... read more

You can't have a trip like ours and not mentally note things that deserve recognition, and sadly some things that deserve to be highlighted for their not so good qualities. These awards are representative of the good and bad things of our trip. So here in a blaze of smoke and lazers are the 2007 Trip Awards! "Cue Strobes!" "Lighting in five, four, three...." " You're on guys- just follow the autocue on camera three" * Drumroll * "Here, broadcast live from a secret location in the Buckinghamshore countryside are the two thousand and seven TRIP AWARDS!!! Please give a warm welcome to our hosts, Max and Clare!!" * Rapturous applause from the audience* Max: "Thank you, thank you. Oh stop, thank you! Welcome to the inaugural awards and thank you for being here to celebrate ... read more

Teething problems over and we're finally logged in and ready to start our Blog. Forty Six days to go! Just incase we need to remind ourselves how long left at any point, its this long: So, we are really going to do this - tickets booked and on their way, backpacks being looked at, shoes being researched and accomodation being booked. Albeit slowly. It all seems a little rushed to be planning so much with so little time to get it all arranged but both of us agree that is probably a good thing. I certainly cant imagine how people planned trips before the internet arrived. I guess we are lucky to have that advantage both for the pre-trip research, and the opportunity to log our feelings, thoughts and experiences as we move from place to ... read more