Too much!

Tomorrow I start my epic adventure to Edinburgh by train and boat and train again. Will take 12 hours. I have baggage allowance of 2 suitcases plus a carry on type bag. I’m so used to having to pack light that I just don’t know what to do with all of this! Somehow it seems [...]

German Holiday

Party

Had an absolutely lovely long weekend in Fulda, Germany. I left work at lunchtime and headed to the airport where I met up with Christian who had flown in from Edinburgh. We then grabbed a flight out to Frankfurt. Sounds rather silly, but it was actually cheaper to do this than for Christian to fly [...]

A cup of tea to spoil the journey?

Wow! What a journey that was! The fun started when I left home – left my personal mobile handset at home. Not so much of a disaster tho – quick sms to Emma to ask her to throw it in my room, and the realisation that I had my Australian sim card on me anyway. [...]

The arrival and getting my bearings

Oh my, that’s one hell of a trip! I tried very hard not to cry, but in the end couldn’t help myself. Very hard to say goodbye to your husband for three months! The consolation was that I got a window seat and one seat between myself and fellow traveller James. Still, 7 hours from [...]