Midworlder
About Midworlder
Respected Member | Member since 17th Feb 08
Citizenship: New ZealandMarital Status: Single
Occupation: Banker
About Midworlder:
Off on a seven and a half month overseas trip
Hobbies:Sport, travel, photography, reading
Favourite places:Anywhere there is a sunrise
Activity : photos (293) forum (17) guide (0) blog (29) diary (0) trips (2)
Latest Blog Entry
England
Posted by Midworlder | 18th August 2008
Arrived at Heathrow and negotiated Hertz ok .. got a complimentary upgrade of vehicle. it was supposed to be a Ford Mondeo but I ended up with a VW Passat, fancy thing took me about 10 minutes to work out how to start it ! the key isn't even a proper looking key ! negotiated the M25 and A21 plus a lot of country lanes in heavy rain to get to Rye my starting point, funny to be driving again after 3 months. I went to visit a small neighbouring village walled Winchelsea where dad's grandfather (I think it was that generation) left from in 1841 to come to NZ. the countryside and villages are pretty, pity the weather didn't co-operate, but I may still be on some of those roads taking photographs if it had.
Observations on driving in UK after not driving for three months :
Driving has been interesting. I tend to concentrate a lot when driving which is fortunate. The roads around villages are so narrow and vehicles
Continued | Midworlder's World Tour
Travel Blogs Midworlder runs
- Midworlder's World Tour - Around the world in seven and a half months
- Napier - Trip to the Cricket Test
Trips
Midworlder World Tour (16154 kms)
04 Apr 2008 - 19 Apr 2008
Visiting: New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
Alaska (3008 kms)
26 Jul 2001 - 09 Aug 2001
Visiting: Canada, USA and Canada.
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