Trip Blog

So.. leaving for the big UK trip and i will be posting my trip journals here. Please comment if you want to be included in my e-mail notifications when I update.

If you want to view the iternary it is posted in my Google Calendar and at goplanit.com, if you comment that you want access then depending on how well I know you I will give you access.

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