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    cycle to Hong Kong
    I had reckoned on about 6 months...mostly camping en route.

    I was a bit fitter 4 years ago though.


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    Sounds like an awesome trip,get in touch with an independant film company or one of the channels with a view to filming it,I think your son will be proud to tell his kids of their grandads trip,not everyone who suddenly decides on such an adventure iran-pakistan-china?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Englishman2010 View Post


    The only continent I have never visited and have absolutely no desire to visit is Africa.
    That's "funny", Ian ... because Myrna's often said she doesn't fancy visiting any of the African countries either!


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    Quote Originally Posted by scott&ligaya View Post
    So what would be your suggestion for

    before 70?
    ... JUST! Only 3 yrs - and marginally over 2 months - to go ...

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    when you are Arthurs age LOL... sorry Arthur
    ... not to worry, Scott ... you're forgiven ... Arthur's already booked his in advance -it's Myrna he feels sorry for!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    Sounds like an awesome trip,get in touch with an independant film company or one of the channels with a view to filming it,I think your son will be proud to tell his kids of their grandads trip,not everyone who suddenly decides on such an adventure iran-pakistan-china?
    Originally, yes.

    My brother speaks fluent Farsi, and has contacts in Asia Minor and Pakistan, which might have helped.

    Even if it becomes too much on the bike, I could buy an old car and continue on in that way.

    I have read so many incredible stories and internet blogs, it has become a 'must do'.

    Life is just too short to squander it on watching Eastenders and the like.


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    I did the old silk route when I was a kid,going through Baluchistan was incredible,as was entering Xinjiang,I dont even speak fluent english but I made it,we only live once,I have some stories to tell my kid that when he is old enough to understand I was never a bad guy just because of past actions,I always wanted to try everest,I have been to namche bazzar,but its around £25000 for a place and then theres associated costs and three months acclimatization,I couldnt justify splashing £25000 even if I had it



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    now if you could get Dedworth, Les , Graham48 and the banned Aposhark round a table, it would beat the Monty Python Four Yorkshiremen sketch...... and you try telling the young folk of today!!!! hehehehehe
    Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy

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    Hi Arthur, what about a tandem sky dive.
    Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy

    if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    Life is just too short to squander it on watching Eastenders and the like.
    ... life's too short [literally!] for some of the characters on Eastenders ... unless they're part of the feuding 'Mitchell' clan ...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    ... life's too short [literally!] for some of the characters on Eastenders ... unless they're part of the feuding 'Mitchell' clan ...
    ... "aoow, Phaioh!"


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    Quote Originally Posted by scott&ligaya View Post
    Hi Arthur, what about a tandem sky dive.
    Eh? ... on yer bike, pal !


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    my plan is to go up in a ww2 bomber b17 fortress then again have you tried parachuting i did jumping out a plane at 5/half 1000 feet now thats gets ya ticker going lol


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    when I was a teenager I was an air cadet... flew on aN 11 hour AEW flight onboard a shackleton ...basicallya descendant of the Lancaster, a 10 hour fishery protection flight on a Nimrod and went solo 1 day after my 16th birthday in an old kirby cadet wooden glider, still glide now and again. the take off in a fully fuelled Shack WAS SOMETHING ELSE , the gap between take off velocity V1 stick back and v2 safe airspeed no stall V2 was muuuuchhh loonger than I would have wished, could almost hear a collective sigh of relief from the crew over the headset LOL.
    Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy

    if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!


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    now if you could get Dedworth, Les , Graham48 and the banned Aposhark round a table, it would beat the Monty Python Four Yorkshiremen sketch...... and you try telling the young folk of today!!!! hehehehehe
    Quality Sketch


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    hehehhehehe see what I mean...!!!!!
    Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy

    if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!


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    Who does this remind me of ?

    .


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    eeeeeee... I don`t rightly know
    Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy

    if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!


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    Microlight lesson is cancelled due to forecast heavy rains this afternoon Bit of a downer



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    Hi Tawi2, go to the rant thread on straw that broke the camels back you started.. it may cheer you up
    Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy

    if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    Microlight lesson is cancelled due to forecast heavy rains this afternoon Bit of a downer
    be another day


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    I rescheduled it,he is fully booked for a few weeks so I wont do the lesson till august,thats the problem with learning and the vagaries of the UK weather.



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    rant thread
    My rants are like my temper,they last all of 2 seconds then its back to normal



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    wow show me how you do that my temper and rants seem to last a day with work


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    temper and rants seem to last a day
    I never get a temper mate,its not worth it,I used to have anger management problems but nowadays I am tranquil and chilled
    I might pop over to the Barrio Fiesta and walk around listening for a Pinay quoting Confucius Moy



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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    enjoy the day take that brollie


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    things to do before i am fifty, MOVE


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    I had a crazy thought last night that I would like to walk the length of the UK. need to consider which charity to try to support.. my preference would be for a local childrens charity or even an individual child in need.... any one know of a deserving case? Now to research the routes, I think North to south and probably around May/June next yr.
    Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy

    if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!


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    I shamelessly pinched this off another wimdu forum....

    50 things to do before you are 50 - if you want to be able to say you have lived

    01. Bought the whole pub a drink.

    02. Swum with wild dolphins.

    03. Climbed a mountain.

    04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.

    05. Been inside the Great Pyramid.

    06. Held a tarantula.

    07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone.

    08. Said “I love you” and meant it.

    09. Sung karaoke.

    10. Done a striptease.

    11. Bungee jumped.

    12. Visited Paris.

    13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.

    14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise.

    15. Seen the Northern Lights.

    16. Gone to a music festival.

    17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

    18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables.

    19. Touched an iceberg.

    20. Slept under the stars.

    21. Changed a baby’s nappy.

    22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon.

    23. Watched a meteor shower.

    24. Got drunk on champagne.

    25. Watched wild whales.

    26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope.

    27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment.

    28. Had a food fight.

    29. Bet on a winning horse.

    30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.

    31. Asked out a stranger.

    32. Had a snowball fight.

    33. Ridden a roller coaster.

    34. Been arrested.

    35. Taken a road-trip.

    36. Been on t.v.

    37. Taken a midnight skinny dip.

    38. Stolen a sign.

    39. Crashed a party.

    40. Seen a total eclipse of either the sun or the moon.

    41. Won a fight.

    42. Got a tattoo.

    43. Been awake for more than 30 hours straight

    44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking.

    45. Kissed in the rain.

    46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.

    47. Had sex in a public place.

    48. Been propositioned for sex by the opposite sex.

    49. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country.

    50. Been to 5 Capital cities.


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    not sure if this is a good thing, but I do not have many left to do hehehehehehe, touch an iceberg would be good
    Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy

    if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!


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    I had a crazy thought last night that I would like to walk the length of the UK.
    Thats not crazy at all,we all have our own personal mountains to climb and roads to tread,hope you do it



    Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
    The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.


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