1400 miles from home

As most of you probably know, I was nervous about my first long haul flight. Me ‘What if I stand up and the floor opens out beneath me?’ Emma ‘You would be fine,… Continue reading →

Why Thank you Eurostar

After a fab weekend in London, Olympics of course, catching up with old friends and spending some quality time with my brother and sister-in-law, I was heading onto my next adventure, my first… Continue reading →

London 2012 ‘Olympicking’– It’s not just the winning, it’s the taking part

As someone living 339 miles away from the Olympics I felt a little bit removed from the whole event. While staying in Inverness for Rockness the Olympic Torch passed through and a concert… Continue reading →

Never rains but it pours…. (58 days to go)

Back to work after a brilliant if slightly soggy weekend in Belgium, the day started pretty much as normal… almost slept in, ran around cleaning my teeth, brushing my hair and finishing my… Continue reading →

The packing begins…

83 days to go… When I brought my beautiful, practical and grey :-s rucksack home, the first thing my dad said was “It looks a bit small” Uh ho, I thought this isn’t… Continue reading →

Hello world!

This is my blog to share my experiences, adventures, learning curves and happy memories of ‘My Massive Jolly’ on a two year career break from my work.