John Winton
@wheelrim
English expat in Spain
Forum posts
26
About me
English
Lives in Torrevieja
Speaks Bits and Pieces of this and That!
Registration: 21 February 2013
Visiting the Cook Islands in February 2014 by wheelrim
Kia Orana. What a great site we have here. We joined today, we are Buzby and Shirley and though originally from the UK we now live in Spain. We are 50+ going on 16 and those damn itchy feet of ours have led us to buying a Round the World Air ticket ...
Checked it out online, out of our league and sorry to say not the best of write-ups. Read More
Visiting the Cook Islands in February 2014 by wheelrim
Kia Orana. What a great site we have here. We joined today, we are Buzby and Shirley and though originally from the UK we now live in Spain. We are 50+ going on 16 and those damn itchy feet of ours have led us to buying a Round the World Air ticket ...
We are currently in Nha Trang Vietnam. making ur way over towards The Cook Islands, Then the USA. We will check out the Villas you mention, thanks for that and good travelling. John and Shirley. Read More
Gorakhpur
Oooooh its frustrating....even with the Internet it is still frustrating trying to book a room for a night in Gorakhpur near the Nepalese border. I am trying to book a room (standard Double)for one night on 25th June. The Hotel is the Adarsh Palace ... Read More
A return to Nepal after more than 30 years. by wheelrim
In 1982 I was in the RAF based in Hong Kong. From there, as part of a small party of people I flew to KTM to trek the Jomson trail around Annapurna. Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal just blew me away and now, over 30 years later I am returning, this ...
Hi Amanda. I guess you love Nepal! I was quite blown away with the place and the people when I was there back in 1981. As part of a small band of Service Trekkers. One of our team was a Dentist and one of our goals was to check on ex-Gurkha soldiers ... Read More
weekend plnz by bbydoll
hey ppl.... Back in ma home town after ages... Miss being here in mumbai.... How abt v plan sumthing for saturday nite... Ne1 intrested???
Is There a way of translating that? Read More
A return to Nepal after more than 30 years.
In 1982 I was in the RAF based in Hong Kong. From there, as part of a small party of people I flew to KTM to trek the Jomson trail around Annapurna. Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal just blew me away and now, over 30 years later I am returning, this ... Read More
Ooooh! The frustration of booking a train from abroad! by wheelrim
As per our previous posts we are booking a train from Mumbai to Gorakphur on the 22nd June. but trying to book it online is proving difficult, anyone know the best way?
Cheers again. There was a recent TV programme whereby the average DAYS takings on a taxi in Mumbai was $15-20. Read More
Ooooh! The frustration of booking a train from abroad! by wheelrim
As per our previous posts we are booking a train from Mumbai to Gorakphur on the 22nd June. but trying to book it online is proving difficult, anyone know the best way?
Cheers for the link, will give it a bash. Read More
Ooooh! The frustration of booking a train from abroad! by wheelrim
As per our previous posts we are booking a train from Mumbai to Gorakphur on the 22nd June. but trying to book it online is proving difficult, anyone know the best way?
Thanks for that Steve, we have a room booked for 4 nights and plan to leave on saturday at around 11am. There appears to be no-way to book online with India Rail as they do not accept credit cards. I believe there is a company in the UK that does so ... Read More
Ooooh! The frustration of booking a train from abroad!
As per our previous posts we are booking a train from Mumbai to Gorakphur on the 22nd June. but trying to book it online is proving difficult, anyone know the best way? Read More
Which Train and Class to get From Mumbai?
Hi good people. A follow up request from our last Post (The Last Time We were in Mumbai we drove there from UK). Still have not booked accommodation yet for the 3/4 day stay, however, we have narrowed it down. Your advice is sought with regard to ... Read More
Visiting the Cook Islands in February 2014
Kia Orana. What a great site we have here. We joined today, we are Buzby and Shirley and though originally from the UK we now live in Spain. We are 50+ going on 16 and those damn itchy feet of ours have led us to buying a Round the World Air ticket ... Read More