And So It Starts

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Today is the first day of the rest of our lives may be a cliché but today really is the start of our gap year. Yesterday the removal men came and packed the contents of the house into boxes and …

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If We Need This Much Kit For Just One Weekend Away…

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We’ve just got back from a great weekend at the Cornbury Festival. It was good to get away from the stresses of packing up the house and just chill out, listen to some really good music and have the odd …

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Duck Tape / Duct Tape–Whatever, its coming with us!

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I’ve never been entirely sure as to the correct name. This roll seems pretty conclusive evidence, but the ultimate font of all knowledge, has a slightly different take – see here. Whichever, after our experience walking then I’m convinced that it needs …

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Great Party–Thank You

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Another milestone on the countdown to our trip happened at the weekend as we had our Going Away party on Saturday night. It was fantastic to see our friends; the weather was just about OK; and the charcoal barbeque seemed …

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Letting Go…

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It looks like it is official – we are going to be homeless from some time around about the 10th July. We (or rather Thomas Merrifield letting) have found tenants for our house for a 1 year let whilst we …

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Hablo (un poco de) Español

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As we will be spending 4 months in Cuba and then South America, we are going to be in a lot of places where not only is their first language Spanish but their only language is likely to be Spanish. …

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