Blogs from Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 8

So this is our first blog on our world travel. We are both nervous but excited to go and hope everyone follows us on our travels on here!!! All the best Neil and Vicky... read more

14thSeptember Motored to Hayling Island Sailing Club where Tim and Steph (Finn and Sam) from Bonaire are members and kept their boat recently. Sailing club very helpful and friendly and are very happy for us to stay on the mooring for as long as we want...for 10 pound a night. Had dinner with Bonaire that night. Good to catch up. 15th: Relax day - Such a lovely sunny day, spent our ‘sundowner’ time sitting up on the deck seal watching. There was a lone seal just hanging out not far from our boat. It was there for ages, may have been fishing or just swimming round (we don’t really know). 16th: Walked into town along the waterfront. Very nice, long walk. 17th: Southampton Boat show. Phew what a big day!! On our feet, walking all day ... read more

Friday August 22,2014 This morning , I awoke a bit early than usual but it was nice to see the blue sky again! Came down around 9:15 am and had breakfast and greeted everyone. After breakfast, I got dressed and ready for the day! Today was my day to travel to LONDON but by driving with Jill who is an friend of the family. Before we got into the car, I asked if we could take some group pictures and we did get some good photos. Jill and I said goodbye around 11:15 am and jumped into her MINI-COOP which was nice! Our journey only lasted about an hour, she lives near Wimbeldon Park Tube Station which is really neat. Jill drove past WIMBLEDON itself and pointed out Courts 1&2 where Tennis "Greats" have played, which ... read more

Here is the plan so far: 2 night stay in Bangkok before joining the 20 day G-adventures Cambodia and Vietnam on shoestring tour. I'll be taking in the cities of Phnem Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Ho chi minh city, Nha Trang, Hoi An, Hue and Hanoi After this I have no real plans, just going with the flow, but hoping to take in these countries aswell: Thailand Laos Malaysia Indonesia Singapore Hoping, depending on the situation, to spend a couple of nights in Hong Kong, if they can be fitted in , but like I say nothings concreted after the tour.... read more

Visit to Winchester Mark took a day off on Friday, 5 March 2014, and treated me to visit Winchester. We had lunch at the Chinese Restaurant near the station. Then, we headed for the Cathedral via the High Street. After paying the admission fees, we started strolling through the inside of the Cathedral, found the medieval nave, 12th century font, Jane Austen’s grave, the great screen, monuments of celebrities including William Walker, choir stalls with ornate carvings with the theme of a lively enchanted forest, the fishermen’s chapel, and looked round the library and Triforium Gallery. We saw the priceless Winchester Bible and a number of beautiful illustrated books in the library and fragments of the old monuments including the tomb of St Swithum. The highlights include the Norman Crypt situated beneath the east end of ... read more