Blogs from Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 40

Oh my god tomorrow it will be only 5 weeks to go before we set off on our round the world trip, the dream is starting to feel like reality and i am nervous (and very excited)! Ollie and I are currently going through the process of having our final injections, we had all the free ones done ages ago and now we are having the Japenese Encephalitis, as you can see by the pic my arm was not happy with what the nurse put in it on Thursday, can't wait to have the next 2 doses and the annoying thing is that Ollie had the same injection on Friday and as we are at different surgeries he paid £50 less and his arm is fine, therefore i have spent £50 extra for my arm to ... read more

Just a quick journal entry to test whether it works! We are going to STA travel on Saturday in Exeter to finally book our RTW ticket. However we are 4 days away from doing this and we keep changing our minds about how long we should stay in each country. There is so much world out there, and we are not the best at making decisions. Hopefully, we will be sorted by the time Saturday arrives!!!! Anyway hope this entry works.... read more

Matt: Just a quick note to update you on my continuing exploration of the little known hotspots of the British Isles (do you think KPMG would mind if I got a second job with Lonely Planet writing the first edition of their guide to ‘How to Explore Britain Courtesy of your Employer’?)… This week, boys and girls, Uncle Matty finds himself exploring the English Riviera (their description, not mine) - otherwise known as ‘Sunny Torquay’ (For some reason, most travel guides and hotel brochures always seem to prefix ‘Torquay’ with the word ‘Sunny’ - if anyone knows why, please let me know!)… For those of you that love British comedies, Sunny Torquay is the seaside village where Faulty Towers is set. During my brief stay of less than 24 hours it seemed that the place hadn’t ... read more

Well the time has come when at last we will be leaving England to set off on our travels for a year! Tomorrow we head up to London to stay with Casey for the night, then on Wednesday we set off!! Thailand being our first destination. How exciting! Im full off mixed emotions at the moment - excited, bit nervous or should I say anxious and sad to be leaving friends and family. Phil is fine, think he's mainly looking forward to a year off work! Dont think he really knows what to expect - but does anyone!? Just think, this time next week we'll on a beach! Ive included some pictures of the family on our leaving nights out for you to see......... Enjoy and we will write again soon x ... read more

So I’ve just quit my job. And not a second too soon, I might add, since I just discovered a 2p arcade. You know the ones? Where you drop the 2 pences in and watch as you deliberately lose all your money in 5 minutes. Spent most of my last day’s wages on that thing. The tragic thing is, I feel it was money well spent. And after spending most nights this week co-creating a website that has become a bit crazy - www.pumpupthedots.com - to those pondering if I’ve created another pointless concept, I’m about ready to depart this glorious country. It’s all come together surprisingly well; better than I thought it would do a month ago. I’ve been jabbed in the arms, stuffed my bag with 52 packs of malaria tablets, read through the ... read more