This weekend sees many of the teams heading to Southampton to learn how to drive/not crash* (*delete as appropriate) our vehicle of choice, the auto rickshaw. I seemed to know very little about them, though hopefully after this weekend, my knowledge will have increased, if only slightly. I decided to do a quick internet search and discovered the following... The rickshaw : Gross vehicle weight: 610 kilograms Overall length: 2625 mm Overall width: 1300 mm Overall ...

A second article about us has appeared in the press - this time in my local paper, the Ayrshire Post. Even got a text in the middle of the night from someone I hardly know in the town who had spotted it!! All very exciting - I will be sure to wear a wig and dark glasses next time I visit - to try and fool the paparazzi!!

I spent about an hour with the travel nurse in the doctor's surgery going through my medical records for the past twelve years and it would seem that in that time I have managed to get myself vaccinated against just about every travel bug going - consequently, this time round, I only had to get a Hep B jab. I'm now covered from it for life which means one less jab to worry about in future. Still have to get malarial prevention sorted out. Obviously the best way t...

NB This is a straight cut and paste from the team website. But all I say about here is true! Finally! After countless letters I have finally had some positive news re sponsorship! Am absolutely delighted to announce that Travelpod have agreed to come on board as supporters. For those of you unfamiliar with this website, it is the one I have been using for the last five or so years to blog about and post photos of my travels. It's a really fantastic site, I have a...

Well, the intrepid adventurers have completed a City of Bristol basic car maintenance course. Joanna was clearly the school swot, went to every class and surprised everyone by achieving 95% in the end of session exam. Sharon missed the exam so the skills will have to be proven on tour! Our knowledge is now such that we can confidently top up the screen wash...so let's hope there's a windscreen wiper on a rickshaw. Sharon confided that she is now contemplating buy...