Lorgues

I recently visited Lorgues in the South of France. It was a trip organised by an old buddy Fruitie (and his wife Lorraine) to celebrate his forthcoming 50th birthday, he invited myself and my wife (Sara) with another old buddy Clive and his wife Gillian, we stayed close to where another old buddy Eddie and his wife Renee have retired to, to build their dream home.

The guys are originally all old hockey chums and for me it was a great experience to really get to know their other halves, partly because of my various hang ups, this has not happened in the past.

The trip was a fantastic time, I cannot remember laughing as much and as often as we did. It was a real bonding experience, one that I will treasure for a long long time. I now have some new friends!

Although the trip was a non stop action packed extravaganza I came back relaxed, re-generated and raring to go.

The pictures we took capture a lot of those great moments and can be seen on my Flickr site.....so go and take a look.

So thanks again Fruitie & Lorraine and to the other participants who made it such a great trip.

Oh and by the way Sid, you know I love you man!!!!

Angkor

I am new to this and do not understand totally what blogging is all about. I would be interested to hear from anybody who has visited Angkor in Siem Reap, Cambodia and to hear their story?

At the end of October 2006 I had the most fantastic experience, a life changing one, during my short stay in Siem Reap with my Brother-In -Law Toby and his family. Toby went out of his way to give me the full Amansara experience as well as his inspiring concept of what a holiday should be in Siem Reap.

I am forever indebted for their hospitality and for helping me to experience the true values of the important things in life and also for the opportunity to experience a different culture and religion. The day we went into the hills and met the little lady hermit plus everything else that happened that day is with me forever......Thanks Toby.

Have a look at my FlickR link below to see my photos of the trip.

Which is why I am really excited about next year's adventure......Vietnam to Cambodia Cycle 2011 to help raise monies for MAG and to give a little bit back.......