Blogs from Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

Hello! I just want to start by inviting you all along on our RTW trip! We are both very excited, and hope that you will travel with us along our journey, by checking in to our blog! Well, i say OUR blog....It is 10.41 and I am sat at the computer typing this whilst mark is still asleep....is this how it will be for many days to come! (I am not sure how many entries you will get from Mark, but I will try to keep you up to date!) Many jobs still to do before we actually set off, including trying to ram all the last bits into the rucksack...to be honest it wil be a miracle if I actually make it to Heathrow, mine weighs an absolute tonne! I think I may need to ... read more

Day one We left for the airport about 6pm for the flight time of 9.30pm   Check in pretty easy and the only thing to do was to occupy our time for the   next three hrs. Unforunately our first meal was a typical greasy burger king and our first drink was from the classy birmingham airports local   weatherspoon. Travelling in style..... and the reason why I ordered a pims.   After checking the exiciting a-z books in the weathers. Classy. I managed to find   some more change. So more pims.....to get nicely pissed for the plane   journey. The plane journey was fine watched shutter island.... Which rohan and   sean recommend. Brilliant choice. Of course it was. Their judgement is   hardly ever wrong on films. Food wasn't brilliant but I have ... read more

the best place in the world is defanetleyby far the best country i love london its brill and the buildings there are greaaat ikt the best city in the world what a great place... read more

Friday 9.4.2010 day 177 We sold our car, it got us all around Europe 32 countries in one car! Today we set out to sell our car before we fly out or Europe and to Canada. We had it for 5 months and we did 22,000 miles and 32 countries. We paid about £3,000 for it and we sold it for £1,500 we could have got more if we sold it privately but we did not have time to do that £1,500 for the time and Miles we did is very good I think. We could not have hired one cheaper and having our own car made it easier to get around. The only money we spent on it was £10 to make it ready for EU and about £470 on a service and new tires. ... read more

Thursday 19.11.2009 Day 36 Shakespeare We had a sleep in extended our stay at the hotel for another nigh and then when to the car place they had our car in the service center when we arrived and explained that it was a battery problem and they have tested the alternator and it was ok. They said the car should be ready for us tomorrow. We when to Stratford-upon-avon where Shakespeare was born, died and berried and where his wife lived before she married him and where his mother lived. We saw the place where the house was that he owned for the last 18 years of his life and where he died. We saw his grave in the church where he was burred and we saw his baptism and death register. We saw the place ... read more