Blogs from Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The drive to Leeds Castle was a little easier than yesterday’s as Bob and the Tomtom managed to find wider roads. Before we set off Bob phoned the new satnav company and informed them we would be sending it back as soon as we are home again as a satnav which doesn’t know where the satellites are is not really fit for purpose. Clarissa our friendly Tomtom is feeling much happier now she has been brought out of retirement. We arrived at Leeds Castle just after 10am and shortly after it had opened for the day. Lovely big carpark and plenty of room for Tandy. The grounds of the castle are wonderful and extensive. It’s a good 15 minute walk up to the castle and longer if you take your time as we did, just enjoying ... read more

This is my first time writing a blog, so here goes! My name is Lindsay and my family and I are moving to China is 3 weeks! We will be living in a town called Teda, near Tianjin. We have been so busy packing up our things, Christmas and yesterday was our leaving party (and a joint birthday for our son Matthew who will be 7 in March but wanted a party with school friends!) Now the clock is ticking!! We had a short trip to China back in Dec. This was our first time in China and we had a great time! We found an apartment, sorted out Matthew's school, my husband Andy spent a couple of days at the plant he will be working at and we had a good look around!! It was ... read more

i've been foraging in the undergrowth to get some survival rations... i found a gigantic-mini cucumber & rustled up a bear size snack ... yummmmy scrummmy... read more

Here i am in the undergrowth exploring intrepidly - I've heard there are 3-4 wild creatures frequenting this area... must keep an eye out for them... read more

One more sleep to go... but soooo much packing to do... ... read more