Author Archives: John Rose
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Wednesday 8th January Delhi to Jaipur Our 1st experience of Indian trains was upon us..we were on the 11.40am train from Delhi to Jaipur on coach a1.The fun started as we arrived at the station and couldn’t find our train name or number on the boards. After asking several people we were told it was […]
Taj Mahal photo shoot!
Day 2 in India began with the pilgrimage to the Taj Mahal in Agra (some 200 miles to the south of Delhi). Our drivers name was Raj who not only does he own a farm but he must be a Hollywood stunt driver in his spare time as he tore down to Agra through a […]
Into the Delhi of the beast…
Jan 6th 2014. @ 10.15 Local Time. Flight 0121 lands at Indira Gandhi International Airport just outside Delhi,India. Onboard are two highly trained operatives on a mission…Objective 1: Survive Delhi! First stop was New Delhi Train Station in the heart of the city. We took the Airport Metro Express (150 Rupees each) and it took […]
One Step Beyond….
After a bittersweet farewell to Greenwich and a Sunday Roast with friends, we departed for Heathrow Airport Terminal 4. Massive queues awaited, but a timely sign led the way. Boarding a Jet Airways flight to Delhi marked the start of our adventure, with a chance encounter with Suggs from Madness adding to the excitement ahead.
The Long Farewell
So the final farewell is upon us. All the boxes are packed, the bills paid and cancelled and the final big clean was reminiscent of the “Hard Knock Life” number from Annie. Karen sold or sent to charity most of her dresses, shoes and matching handbags, many children have been saved! The last task was […]
Countdown…
5 Work Days to go….
And now for something completely different!!
So far most of the posts have been just jobs that we have had to do. Now that we are getting closer to the date of departure we better start telling you all what our journey will be: Our first country on the magical mystery tour is India, and there is a lot of it […]
Task 4: Leaving Party
The Vanbrugh Pub in Greenwich was the scene for our Leaving London Party on Saturday night. It was an exciting cocktail of good food, laughter, music, Jaeger Bombs and a great night was had by all. There were nationalities in attendance from places as diverse as China, Norway, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Hungary, not to […]
TASK 3: Resign From Work
Part of the going away travelling malarky means having to resign from our respective jobs. Fortunately for the both of us we are so “professional” and “hard working” (edit: I know you are stunned to hear that!) that this was a much easier task than we thought. Our last day in the office will be […]
TASK 2: Road Trip to Ayr
It was a rainy Friday afternoon in November and amongst the throng of cars headed up the M6 Motorway was a blue Renault Clio which was so full of boxes and clothes that the verb “rammed” does not do it justice. Karen’s car and stuff were heading home Our journey was punctuated by an overnight […]
Task 1: Research
Like Dr. Van Helsing or Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the first task is Research!
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