Blogs from Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 8

Za par minut vlozim tehle par radku na net, zaklapnu notas, ktery vlozim do pripraveneho kufru. Rano se k nemu pripoji spaci triko, trenyrky a kartacek na zuby ... Pak uz jen zaklapnu dvere, klicky hodim do kasliku, koupim si posledni Starbucks cappucino a za 3 hodky se vznesu do oblak smer Praha, smer DOMOV. Konci mych devet mesicu ve Stredni Anglii - GAME IS OVER! Vzdycky kdyz je cas necim vyjimecnym tak presne ohranicen pamatujeme si celkem presne zda to bylo pred touto udalosti ci po ni, a tak rikavam: "to bylo jeste za mamky", "to bylo predtim nez jsem byla vdana", "to bylo uz po Americe", a tak ted mam dalsi casovy horizont. "Pred, v dobe a po Anglii!" To nikdy nepoznane PRED Anglii je samota, kterou jsem si tady uzila dosyta az dobolava ... read more

"To, co se vecne zda prejde za par minut ..." ... a ja za 4 tydny balim kufr a frcim domu. Leto diky neustalym navstevam, taboru a narozeni Jozicka nesmirne rychle preslo. Prisel podzim, ktery zbarvil listi, zahalil me do saly a zkratil dny na minimum. Ale i tak, vicemene pod taktovkou Dany a Mirka, vyrazim na kratke vylety do okoli a nutim nohy, smysly a fotak alespon k nejake cinnosti ... Great Malvern Podzim se mnou vlastne v plnych barvach privitala Jana Tejkalova, ktera prijela na konci zari a uzila si tady krasneho picasi. Jednim z vyletu, kam jsme spolu vyrazily byly Great Malvern a samozrejme si to spolu uzily! Sutton Coldfield Nekterou z rijnovych sobot me Dana s Mirkem vytahli do tohoto nejvetsiho parku tady v okoli. Bylo nadherne podzimni picasi a zatimco si ... read more

Before heading off again we thought we'd better fill in the gaps between our weekend trips away in Birmingham our home for the past 19 weeks; Party's : Vicky's Hat Party, Viv Birthday Party, Leila's Housewarming, Drinks with Balsall Girls, Poledancing party at Anna's (took days to recover!), Leaving drinks at ours! Movies: Batman, Rockaroller, Bond- Quantum of Solace Bars: The slug and the Lettuce, Reflex (80's Carly's favourite!), Walk-a-bout, The pitcher and the piano, The Acadian, Red Poppy, Barfly, Patrick Cavernaghs, Island Cocktail Bar, The fighting cocks. Bands: Lupe Fiasco, Hotchip Sights: The Floozy in the Jacuzzi, St. Pauls Garden, Botanical Gardens (from the outside at 7quid each), the Bullring, the Jewelery Quarter, The Mailbox, The Canels, Mosely Farmers Market, Cannon Hill Park. Highlights and Events: - Spending a weekend car hunting, purchasing a 106 ... read more

Hi All, Just a quick note to let everyone know that I am still alive and freezing my butt off in England! The trip over was uneventful. An 8 hour flight to Kuala Lumpur, which consisted of watching Get Smart and season 2 of Heros, and then a 3 hour wait in the airport before a 11 hour hop over to Blighty... Arriving at 6am to a nippy 9 degrees, it was a good way to wake up after only getting 5 hours sleep in the 24 hour trip. I hopped in the car and 2 hours later was in Birmingham. My Nan, who is now a mere 100 year young, looks fantastic. I was informed that as a surprise for her birthday party on Saturday (today) that the immediate family members would all be dressing ... read more

Preparations are in full swing. So far: -Registered Motorhome in UK. -Replated the Motorhome from 3500kg to 4000kg. -Insured it for Pan-Europeen travel including North Africa. -Ordered the green card for Morocco and Tunisia. -Obtained Travel emergency insurance for 6 months travel in Europe and North Africa. -Bought a second spare wheel for the van. -Fitted a refillable gas tank. -Added a gas BBQ point for cooking outside the motorhome (for cooking fish and smelly food). ... read more