Blogs from United Kingdom, Europe - page 2936

But not today. We've both been working too hard, and now I've got some kind of lurgy. I managed to outrage Dad this morning though, which is never a bad thing. After telling him God only knows how many times, and even inviting him to come to Vietnam with us, he's only just realised that we'll be spending a few months in Asia. He sounded bloody heartbroken! 'Whaddya wanna go *there* for ?' 'You'll die of bird flu! or Banditry!' 'Now I'll have to turn off the tv and not read the papers!' 'oh, I can't stand it!' It was fantastic. Oh, and just quietly, since when do you read the papers? And the Wentworth Courier doesn't count. Best part of my day so far. Apart from the standard 'Poor Stuart' line. Jeez that gets on ... read more

We are off again for 10 months travelling with no responsibilites, just backpacks and each other, our third RTW trip now. We are leaving on the 6th November 05 and are planning to stay in India for just over 2 months meeting old friends in Mumbai for a few days then onto Kerala and wherever the spirit takes us. Towards the end of January 06 we shall arrive in 'No Worries!' Oz for a 4WD bushwhacking/fishing trip from Perth to Brisbane via Tassie, we have a 6 month visa so time is on our side. We'll then stop off in the Cook Islands a favourite haunt now, for a top up of paradise and see another new island, and then over to South-West USA if our funds hold out, before coming home. Just spent a small ... read more

EH? Dunno really........well helloooooooooooooooo there!!!! Yup drunks and footie!!!!!! 3 times in the past two weeks I've had to contend with this.....Ya see Old Trafford where Man U plays is right next to my work......and with England having a pop of 50 odd million, it seems they all go to these matches.....and the matches are either starting or finishing when I finish work.....nightmare trying to get home.....Last night I ran around like a headless chicken all over Manc trying to get home.....(it was rugby last night!).....Anyway.......I've never seen anything like it.........!!!!!!!!! If you think the traffics bad when the All Blacks are playing at Eden Park......Eck try the traffic when Man U is playing.......Its bit of an eye opener.....if you have to use public transport like me....(you've got no CHANCE!!)....Anyways happy happy joy joy!!!!!! Nah well!!! ... read more

I am in the process of trying to survive the last few weeks of work before I have some time to myself. The good news is that it is a month till I leave and I can't wait as the snow will be what I need, at least you shouldn't get people saying gosh it's cold today (yeah right!). Here is a list of where I've been so far in my travels around the world; Costa Rica Nicaragua Panama The Netherlands Portugal Spain France Germany Poland Austria Greece Turkey Italy South Africa Kuwait Suadi Arabia U.A.E. ...and I don't plan on stopping! That's around 60747.25 miles (not including all the times I've been to france!)... read more

Marcus finished at WISC in Oxford on 7th October and made that 'interesting' train journey one last time (for now!) to Glasgow. The happy couple were reunited and Fiona, as usual, had the week's itinerary prepared. On the Monday we headed off to Sallachy near Kyle of Lochalsh. Fiona's father's cousin, Angus, has a house up there and he and his wife, Joyce, have been inviting us to visit for a long time. We were not disappointed. This is true Braveheart country! Castles, lochs, glens and of course mist and rain. But it is beautiful. We spent three days relaxing, taking in the amazing views and being entertained by Angus' stories and enjoying Joyce's cooking. We visited Plockton (home of Hamish MacBeth and where some shots from Highlander were filmed) and even managed it "over the ... read more