Well it has started, the sad farewells, shedding of a few pensive tears and then the realisation that eight and a half months is not really all that long and before you know it, it will be that time of year again and you will be wracking your brains as to what you could possibly buy for your secret santa in 2007?. It is funny the wave of emotions you go through when preparing to embark on an extended trip away from home, harking back to the days really when your...

Well here I am sat here procrastinating as per usual thinking about all the things I need to do making lists for this and lists for that. The stupid thing is these flipping lists never seem to get any smaller, however I have come to realise that it is little over eight weeks until I leave and therefore should get a shimmy on with doing what it is I need to do!! (By the way in reference to the selected photograph this is the closest to Coventry in terms of locati...