Blogs from Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Woolly says – I had put my paw down with, well a firm paw! Earache all the way down the hill and past Dudley Zoo, will she never stop! He’s very cute when he’s riled! Our discussion had resulted in my begrudgingly agreeing to go along with his royal fur-ness and re-visit for the 28th time (yes you have read that correctly) the Black Country Museum in Dudley. Having taught in Dudley Borough for more years than I care to remember this is the yearly school trip (if you’re lucky, I had to do it three times during the one academic year!) that every pupil goes on and that requires teachers to accompany them, namely me, but in fairness it was a place that Woolly had yet to discover so lead on mammoth! Woolly says – ... read more

I think I'm ready to go anyway, bags are all packed and well within the weight limit, although I'm convinced I've forgotten something! Still don't think its sunk in yet that I have passed finals and am going to Nepal tomorrow! After all the messing around this week with the flights, I will be amazed if I turn up at Heathrow and actually have a place on my flight to Doha and I make it onto the connecting flight. I will be even more amazed if someone turns up at the airport to meet me in Kathmandu, not convinced that I managed to get my message across about the change in schedule, we shall see! Will try and keep this as updated as much as I can, but no idea at the moment how often I ... read more

Itinerary We are planning to start our jaunt on the 8th January 2008. Our first journey will be to Heathrow to catch a plane to Hong Kong here we plan to stop for two nights before arriving in Auckland, New Zealand. We plan to travel from North Island to South Island and fly out of Christchurch. From Christchurch we fly to Brisbane, Australia. We hire a car and make for the Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, Bundaberg and Gladstone. Then fly to Mackay and visit the Barrier Reef and the Whitsundays. Flying on to Cairns and driving up to Cape Tribulation taking in the Atherton Table lands and the Mossman Gorge. Fly to Darwin to visit Kakadoo National Park. Back to Brisbane to catch plane for Hobart, Tasmania. From Hobart we fly via Melbourne to Perth. From ... read more