The Norfolk Broads It was a long drive, all across the country it seemed, from the little hamlet of Leckhampstead via Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge to Norwich in Norfolk. We found a supermarket along the way to stock up on provisions. Our most inspired buys were some fleecy tracksuits which we really needed given that the weather had been freezing the last few days - and looked like continuing in the same vein. Is this Spring?? We collected the boat ...

Back to England: Again the boring trip home in a British Airways 767 that makes Qantas' oldest 767s look pristine and new! Again the usual standing in queues to enter the country, and then the scramble to find exactly where to get the bus to the rental car office. Travel itself is the worst part of travelling! We got the last cheap car on the block, a Skoda with a funny smell. But it was that or nothing so off we went towards the west this time. Our B and...

Back to England: Again the boring trip home in a British Airways 767 that makes Qantas' oldest 767s look pristine and new! Again the usual standing in queues to enter the country, and then the scramble to find exactly where to get the bus to the rental car office. Travel itself is the worst part of travelling! We got the last cheap car on the block, a Skoda with a funny smell. But it was that or nothing so off we went towards the west this time. Our B and...

Istanbul: With a few weeks to fill in before we collect the camper and head off, we booked a week in Istanbul. After heading back to Heathrow, we spent a night in a hotel called the Comfort Hotel which was anything but ... dreary but close to the airport as its only saving grace. So having left the cold and drizzle of England, we arrived in sunnier climes in Istanbul. Our hotel is a small family run affair right in the Sultanahmet area of Old Istanbul and only...

Leeds: We fulfilled the purpose of our visit to Leeds, going to the factory where the camper is being fitted out. All we saw was a shell of a van with insulation, wiring and a floor in. Once the wiring is finished the rest of the interior will go in pretty quickly as all the cabinets are already made and the upholstery is complete. Then came the first of the problems. Scot had made all the inquiries about insurance months ago when we were about to order. ...