Welcome back! Being in Peebles and back to work must feel unreal after all you've experienced.
I've so enjoyed reading your stories and now looking at the last of the photos, too.
Looking forward to seeing you late August when I return from my adventures, too.
Till then, love and hugs xx
Malcolm
Well done Alan. fantastic trip and I have really enjoyed the blog. Only nit is that a real trveller would have learned to spell diarrhoea before leaving - pretty fundamental I would have thought!
Look forward to seing you at a "Still Game" soiree in Biggar soon.
Maryvonne
Bonjour Alan !!
Il y a bien longtemps que je ne t 'ai écrit !!!. Le temps passe trop vite..... beaucoup d'évènements difficiles à vivre, alors.... je te donne rendez vous à Venise pour discuter de tes aventures , ce sera beaucoup plus simple pour moi, j'ai vraiment hate de te revoir !
Je t''embrasse fort et te dis à la semaine prochaine !.
Bianca
Thx for the trip:) and yes u´ll have it all inside u, eventhough u´ve done good it´s rather difficult to pass the sensations of your experinces on to others.
It´s wird that so few of the Amercianos learn from their travelling, peace be with them!
Travelling is among others learing about compassion and seeing how blessed u´re when living in ex. Europe.
I´m longing after a new trip, so it´s wonderfull to read your journey journal.
Have a blazt dancing
love Bi
Clunie
Dear Alan, So enjoy hearing about your trip - just sooo amazing - hope you have lots of photos, and we can have a 'show and tell' when you get back. We had the most amazing Minatore weekend - life changing,life affirming. Alandro said none of us will ever be the same again - and how right he was. Won't see you in Italy, but looking forward to when you get back into your Biodanza familys arms. Take good care of yourself and lots of love from clunie.xxx
Julie
well its amazing what sheer physical challenges help you break the labyrinth of mind and emotions. what a challenge you camping!!we are all preparing to go through our labyrinth- the minatour project!! this weekend arghhhhh - wont be long before you come back not the contained conditioned world we live in! happy last chapter x there will be a washing line for you to hang your liver out to dry ! xxx
Chris
Alan - have checked out your site a few times now and am v. impressed with all your travels...in fact making me jealous as i'm at the moment and have been for a while stuck in a 'sea' of papers etc...trying to figure out what to do...writing a dissertation! Your trip sounds like a real adventure not just a holiday - i like it!
Take care and speak to you soon,
Chris.
Lucy
Alan - your stories are incredible! How I would have loved to see you flying down the steep mountainside! I'd have been the one going down on her bottom, scared that I was going to fall. I HAVE to go to Machu Pichu now, but I'll go the lazy arse way, in a luxury coach. I experienced a fair bit of adrenaline just reading your blog, I don't think I need to do the trek for myself.
Life continues for me with viewers loving the house but not offering because they haven't sold their own. The market is stagnant but someting is bound to give soon and I'll be away at last.
We've had glorious weather - Scotland is SOOOO beautiful and even though you're seeing fantastic sights, I'm sure that the sights of Scotland are still special to you.
So..June 4th..be seeing you soon,
Lucy x
Ian
Hi - sorry I have been out of touch but I've been on the stage at the Corn Exhange doing Me and my girl. Lambeth walk and all that stuff. Malcolm did exceptionally well as the butler, Simon as an old soak, and Jim Softly as the family solicitor. It was great fun by my good ness me it sounds it makes me feel like I've never been away from home when I read of your adventures over the last few weeks. The biking sounded amazing. I doubt if I would have been allowed to do it.
Stay safe pease old pal! Your blog makes me feel quite giddy.
Ian
Sue
Hi Alan
Sorry its taken so long to post a blog or whatever it is I'm doing - need to get to be less of a technophobe! Loving your travels and your journey, can't wait to see you in person to hear about it all. finally getting some sun here and good walking. Mum off on her cruise tomorrow, I've just left her - very excited. Mairi's been in hospital - had her appendix out - great timing - maybe a doctors note will assist with GCSE's!!!!
Loadsa love
Sue xxxx
Lucy
Alan - you make me want to cry.
You conjure up such pictures, not only of the poverty but of the value of your fleeting friendships and some, not so fleeting.
So sad to think of all the miners dying at 40/45. We're mostly healthy, most of us going into the third phase of our lives. Do the women die young, too? I'm guessing not, if it's the working conditions killing the men. We are so lucky.
You sound as if you're still looking but whatever it is, it escapes just at the point you thought you had found it. I've no advice for you. Only you know where you have to go and what you have to do.
Meanwhile, I've been teaching locally and some of us were shocked today when some of the children became hysterical at the sound of thunder, the flash of lightning and the very heavy hailstorm. Our children are so protected, they can't even cope with extreme weather. Mind you, I have to say that I was quite pleased when it stopped. It was so beautiful earlier in the day that I'd left home without a coat and I wasn't looking forwad to getting drenched through, so, yes, I'm as pampered and spoilt as the children!
Love and hugs, Alan,
Lucy xx
David C
Alan, I love how you don't give the "french" a capital letter-proper noun. Deliberate, from a Belgian?
Would you like us to send out tartan trews as a change from the kilt or would they be too warm?