It's official; my UK holiday is over. Whilst the whole travelblog idea never took off, I have no doubt that the trip has left me with a lot to reflect upon, the stories from the travel unravelling in my journal over the next few weeks, rather than a simple 'report'. In many ways, the holiday was into my 'mind' as much as it was about a physical ( Read more... )

In just over 24 hours, I begin my journey to the UK. I'll be on a month-long trek up and down the country, seeing people and places both old and new. I'm starting up a blog especially for the trip, which is at http://croftinuk.blogspot.comTo make things easier, you can read the Croft-in-UK entries via Livejournal, by adding to your friends list the ( Read more... )

Just 9 days to go now until I get on a plane, to head back to the UK for a month :-) The main reason is to spend Christmas with my family for a change. I'm looking forward to that. I am not looking forward to freezing my nuts off again! But it's going to be quite a trip, and Chris will be coming with me. Here's our itinerary so far:

• 21st December: ( Read more... )