Today meant an early rise (5:30am) despite the beer… I mean jetlag telling me I didn’t really want to get up. We’d booked a coach trip to Ayuthaya, the old capital of Siam, and it picked up from the Davis at 6:30. Once we were on the go, it was OK and the guide was [...]

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Breakfast in a hotel was just that – a typical hotel breakfast. Nice and I did get to try some new fruits. Rose-apple and dragonfruit (which when out of the skin looks more like Dalmatian-fruit) both pass muster. The fruits and fruit juice over here are fantastic. Fresh, juicy, tasty and in much greater variety [...]

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14th March 2006. Go time. My last step on English soil (well, OK – tarmac, carpetting and tiles) for over a year. As is usual with the larger British airports, once you’re in the departure area there are no windows so you have no idea what time it is. This pretty much messes up your [...]

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A bit of catchup here, as I’ve not really posted for a few days. As seems to be common now, I’ll start with an OSCAR-contending list of “thank you”s. This is by no means exhaustive and apologies if I’ve missed you off! Dewi – cheers for a cracking afternoon/evening out in London. I can’t believe [...]

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Elaine’s just pointed out that a) I didn’t tell her and b) I’ve not officially told anyone else that my tour dates (which were subject to change) have … erm … changed. Apologies to all those concerned (in particular Elaine herself who I could swear I told but obviously didn’t and I’m really sorry for [...]

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First off, thanks to everyone who bought one of the tour shirts. I flogged 16 of them (and still have one size small spare!) which raised £24 (plus Gift Aid) for the RSPCA. Hopefully there’ll be some more to donate later today as I’ve asked my work colleagues not to bother with a leaving present [...]

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And Cardiff bites the dust as the UK leg of the World Tour draws closer to the end. Thanks to Alison, Anni (and LELI), Andy and JanetyJanet for showing up, and apologies accepted from Jo (illness) and SFG/SWMBO (household emergency) who couldn’t make it. Oh, another “thank you” to Sharon for checking out the football [...]

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