Blogs from Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 26

Hi All, Tested and packed - on the road tomorrow - more news soon - when I arrive!! Cheers for now. Em x... read more

What happens when you get a bunch of strong willed Aussies together in the Cotswolds with a plan to cook their own Christmas day lunch? You get more food than said Aussies could finish if they were to eat solidly for a week!! I am sure that no Christmas menu was ever as hotly debated as this one. Think of all the foods that you think 'it would not be Christmas without....' and multiply that by 10, and you will start to get the picture. You know it is getting complicated when even the veggos start giving opinions as to what meats should be eaten on Christmas Day. On the plus side, however, it did mean that we had amazing food, and plenty of leftovers for Boxing Day! As you can guess from the above, I ... read more

Right, you've had enough opportunity to previously unsubscribe so you might as well read what is most definitely the last entry. With our travels an almost forgotten dim and distant memory coupled with the way we've just slotted back into society so seamlessly living in the same town and going back to the same old jobs, I feel like I'm pining for the fjords (of which we saw many) and thus need to reminisce and review just to convince myself that we really did go round the world for the full 365 days. Making good use of my last few days of leisure before I have to start the evils of working for a living for the next 100 years until retirement at 132, or whatever Gordon Brown decides by then, I've been going through all ... read more

Me Myself & I (Ben) (2 Weeks untils departure.) Well seeing as Jackie has already introduced Mr Onion Head i feel it necessary to introduce myself. Name: Ben Lewis Code Name: Vagabond 1 Age: 23 Description: I'm a whimsical fellow, with a tendancy to have extremely high expectations of what can be achieved in life. Ambitious? Yes, Couragous? Definately. My devil may care attitude was cultivated during my early life. When i was born i had already mused over a more exciting exit from my mothers stomach for 9 months. Feet first? Head first? Oh no my friend! Bum first...Yeh thats right, cheeks before head. I came out folded in two, touching my toes like some naïve prisoner bending over to reach the soap in a prison shower room. So before you considering following Jackie & ... read more

With approximately one month until departure I think it is necessary to introduce our trip and ourselves, the 'Vagabonds' or VB's, (as we shall be referred to from this point onwards. Please note a fan of the VB's i.e. you - the fanatical reader, will here on be referred to as 'VB-ites'.' Firstly the Destinations: 1) USA - San Francisco California. 2) Honolulu - Hawaii 3) Australia 4) New Zealand (Hopefully) 5) Bali 6) Singapore 7) Thailand & maybe other parts of Asia 8) Home So that is the planned journey. No doubt along the way we will struggle with the possibility of terrorist attacks, crocodiles, komodo dragons, snakes, spiders......But do not fear for us good VB-ite. We have prepared accordingly. No stone has been left unturned. Now if you ever plan to travel this next ... read more