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Talking about how my husband and I used to be in a long distance relationship reminded me of the coach journey I used to take once a month to go visit him – it was a 5.5 hour journey and I hated every second of it.

I get motion sickness so it’s not like I could just sit there and read, or play games or watch a movie so I had nothing to do but sit and look out of the window.

I remember the very first time I took the journey and as we were approaching Birmingham where I had a 30 minute stop over I saw the Bull Ring building in the distance for the first time – I had no idea it existed so I was in awe of it, at first I actually thought there was something wrong with it but eventually realised it was meant to be like that.

I desperately wanted to go see it up close, but I was so terrified that I literally didn’t move from the bus stop after getting off and waiting for the next coach to pick me up – I was sure if I went wandering I’d get lost and miss the connection!

As I got used to the journey I got braver of course and it wasn’t long before I had gone to see it. By the time I’d been doing the journey every month for 4 years I was amazed at how much I could fit into my 30 minutes in Birmingham – a trip to the bull ring, a toilet break, a coffee and snack in the cafe and a very quick browse around the shops and maybe if there was still some time left over a quick stop in the Quicksilver Games Arcade that is right next to the station.

I still hated the journey, but at least my little break in Birmingham was something to look forward to along the way!

No, not the team who were eliminated from The Amazing Race last week after making the daftest decision ever – me and my fiance. We’re going on three seperate trips in the next 2 months.

Where are we headed, any where exciting? Have I got us some outer banks vacation rentals?

Nope.

We are going to Wakefield, Liverpool and Newcastle – so OK that hardly qualifies us as globetrotters but heck it’s all adventure isn’t it

I just found out through facebook that one of my old friends is off travelling for six months around Australia – colour me jealous – you all know by now I love Australia and it is my dream to visit even for a few days, nevermind six months. They are going without a plan though, which I couldn’t do – they are just going to get there, find somewhere to stay for the night and then look for the best Car Rental Prices and start driving.

She’s a braver woman than I, that is for sure. If it were me I would already have the route planned, every place we were going to stay and all the best prices on car rentals!

Happy days, oh happy days.

I just booked a short break to Liverpool for December, Christmas shopping here I come. The best part, it cost £1 – yes £1! Free parking, free wifi access and a 10 minute walk from the town center.

Of course I would prefer to stay in some gorgeous vacation rental homes in exotic locations like Fiji or Jamaica – but there’s a slight difference in price, £1 and a 20 mile drive up the motorway to Liverpool vs £100s on accomodation and flights to Jamaica.

Bit of a no brainer really isn’t it?

Now I just have to hope I didn’t book for an important TV date, knowing me and my luck it’s probably the weekend of The X Factor finale!

I can’t watch The Amazing Race any more, it’s official. It makes me so jealous as I always wanted to be a globetrotter and I just love staying in gorgeous far flung places. I always come away from the episodes wanting to look up myrtle beach vacation rentals and book myself a flight to get myself out of rainy and cold old England as soon as possible.

Ahh it’s that time of the year again, The Amazing Race is back on the television and my uncontrollable urge to travel the world has returned.

I would love to appear on The Amazing Race so that I could travel the world, but I would almost certainly be one of the first teams eliminated as I would want to stop every 5 minutes to enjoy the sights or take detours.

What I will have to do instead is save up my hard earned pennies, find myself some killer travel coupons – there seem to be quite a lot of One Tavel Coupons kicking about at the moment – and travel the more conventional way.

Speaking of The Amazing Race, why does every season have to have an annoying, obnoxious, arrogant, nasty shouty couple that just spend the entire time spitting venom at each other? They really kill my enjoyment of the episodes.

The sooner Lance is out this season, the better!

I hate travel programs, I need to stop watching them because they make me jealous. Grr.

I was just searching around for cheap Myrtle Beach hotels thanks to having seen an episode of “A place in the sun” this afternoon. I want to go to a place in the sun, I want to swim in an infinitely pool, I want to lounge around with a cocktail in my hand.

Sigh.

I have just been looking up information about destin condo rental for a friend, they are stating in Florida at the start of next month but have not yet arranged their accommodation.

I could never do that, leave it until the last minute.

I like to plan my trips down to the finest of details so something as major as where we are going to stay would be the first thing on my list, not the last!