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Q1: Single, Married, Divorced?
A: Single

Q2: Does your real name have a meaning?
A: Yes. My full name means “The stone house on the land between two waterfalls”.

Q3: How old are you?
A: 36yrs old

Q4: Where do you live?
A: England

Q5: Any Hobbies?
A: Travel, Swimming, Reading, Eating in fine restaurants,

Q6: What colour socks are you wearing?
A: Blue

Q7: Club or Bar?
A: Bar

Q8: What time did you get up this morning?
A: 06:03:42 (is that precise enough?)

Q9: When is your birthday?
A: June 17th (Gemini)

Q10:What is your favourite TV show?
A: The Apprentice (UK version)

Q11:What did you have for breakfast?
A: Greek Yoghurt drizzled with honey

Q12:What is your favourite cuisine?
A: Any Thai or Chinese food

Q13:Your favourite potato chip?
A: Cream cheese and chives

Q14:What is your favourite CD at the moment?
A: ‘Back to Black’ by Amy Winehouse

Q15:What kind of car do you drive?
A: Honda 2.2 CRV SE Executive

Q16:Favourite sandwich?
A: Club Sandwich

Q17:What characteristics do you despise?
A: Lateness and dishonesty

Q18:Favourite item of clothing?
A: Sweatshirt

Q19:If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
A: Serengeti Safari

Q20:What colour is your bathroom?
A: Pale green with a minging avocado bathroom suite
(soon to be changed...hurrrrrayyyy!!!)

Q21:Favourite brand of clothing?
A: Fat Face/Big Fish/Ralph Lauren/Polo

Q22:Where would you want to retire to?
A: Vancouver, Canada - the best place with the nicest people (and they speak English there too)

Q23:Favourite time of day?
A: Around 6.00pm when I slowly sink into the hot jacuzzi and relax after a crappy day at the office

Q24:Where were you born?
A: Stratford Upon Avon (Shakespeare's Birthplace too!)

Q25:Coke or Pepsi?
A: Coke

Q26:Are you a morning person or night owl?
A: Morning

Q27:What size shoe do you wear?
A: 10 (UK) 44(EUR)

Q28:Do you have pets?
A: No

Q29:Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone?
A: Yep, I put clean socks on today!!!!

Q30:What did you want to be when you were little?
A: Older....oh and a Pathologist...then an accountant...then.......

Q31:Favourite sweets/candy bar?
A: Black Magic Chocolates...mmmmmm yummy!

Q32:What is your best childhood memory?
A: Having the stabilizers taken off my first bicycle....my worst memory was 2 seconds later when I fell off...ouch!

Q33:What are the different jobs you have had in your life?
A: Shop assistant, Accounts clerk, HR Admin Co-ordinator, and currently Business & Resource Planning Mgr

Q34:What colour underwear are you wearing?
A: White with blue stripes (yes, that is sad..lol!)

Q35:Nicknames?
A: You can't honestly think that I am going to disclose that one whilst I'm sober

Q36:Piercing?
A: none...yet

Q37:Eye colour?
A: Brown (or bloodshot, if it is Sunday morning)

Q38:Ever been to Africa?
A: Yes - Morocco and loved it!

Q39:Ever been toilet papering?
A: Don't know what that is.

Q40:Love someone so much it made you cry?
A: Yes...once upon a time...sob

Q41:Been in a car accident?
A:Yes

Q42:Croutons or bacon bits?
A: Bacon bits

Q43:Favourite day of the week?
A: Saturdays

Q44:Favourite restaurant?
A: Three Crowns (Brinkworth, England)...if you haven't been, then you absolutely must go!!!!!!

Q45:Favourite flower?
A: Self raising.....oh flower....an English Rose of course

Q46:Favourite ice cream?
A: Vanilla (the simpler the better)

Q47:Disney or Warner Brothers?
A:Disney

Q48: Favourite fast food place?
A: Any chinese takeaway

Q49. What colour is your bedroom carpet?
A: Cream

Q50: How many times did you fail your driver's test?
A: Zero, I think I scared the instructor so much that he wanted to avoid seeing me again

Q51: From whom did you get your last email?
A: The bloody gas board with my latest gas bill...what an eventful life I have.

Q52: Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
A: It would have to be a travel agent

Q53: What do you do most often when you are bored?
A: Listen to music and read a good book

Q54: Bedtime?
A: Usually 11.00 p.m on a work night

Q55: Last person you went to dinner with?
A: Scarlett Johansson(come on guys...I'm allowed to dream aren't I?)...It was with some friends to celebrate somebody's 40th birthday.

Q58: What are you listening to right now?
A: "Trouble" A fantastic and emotional song by Ray Lamontagne (go check it out if you haven't heard it before)

Q59: What is your favourite colour?
A: Blue

Q60: Lake, Ocean or river?
A: River

Q61: How many tattoos do you have?
A: None

Q62: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
A: The egg..it's soooo obvious

Q63: Which seven famous people would you invite to your dinner party?
A: Mahatma Ghandi, Michael Palin, Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson, Charles Darwin, Julia Roberts, Al Pacino

Q67: Which animal best describes your personality?
A: Orangutang... an awful ot smart than he may look, and likes to take his time over things... life is too short to rush!

Q68: 'Centre of attention' or 'on the sidelines'
A: On the sidelines

Q69: Ideal partner: Blonde, Brunette or Redhead
A: It doesn't matter (as long as it doesn't come off at night).

Q70: Claim to fame
A: Related to Emmeline Pankhust (Founder of the Women's Suffrage Movement - Equal voting rights for women)

Q71: Bank or spend?
A: Bank then spend...

Q72: Mend or throw away?
A: Don't break in the first place!

Q73: Hot climate, cold climate?
A: Like both, but it is easier to warm up than cool down ;)

Q74: What would the epitaph on your gravestone read?
A: "...at least he tried"

Q75: Are you left or right handed?
A: Right handed

Q76: On what side of the bed do you sleep?
A: Left hand side

Q76: Cinema or sofa?
A: It all depends who with :)

Q77: PJ's, shorts or nothing?
A: Nothing

Q78: A day at the Mall or a day by the river?
A: A day by the river of course.

Q79: Have you ever lied?
A: Would you believe me if I said no?

Q80: Purpose in life?
A: To be happy and to make people happy...to hug and be hugged... to love and to be loved

Q81: Favourite Drink?
A: A good british beer, a cup of Earl Grey tea or a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon

Q82: What would your ideal house look like?
A: Old cottage with a thatched roof in the Cotswolds of England

Q83: What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
A: Their eyes, then their smile, then........

Q84: Are you comfortable with your height?
A: At 5'10 yes I am - but it gets a bit cold up here sometimes.

Q85: Have you ever thought that you were honestly going to die?
A: Yes, tumbling 50 ft down a hill then falling over the edge of a quarry and free falling 40ft on to my back...my life did flash before me..something I will never forget.

Q86: Any regrets about anything?
A: I try not to regret, just learn...but yes I do have a few.

Q87: Is there someone or somthing you really want?
A: Yes, but I haven't found her yet.

Q88: Does anybody like you?
A: I do hope so...

Q89: Do you believe in God?
A: I do believe...but just not sure what...

Q90: Have you ever kayaked?
A: Yes, through the Amazon Jungle about 4 years ago

Q91: Fireworks..love'em or hate'em?
A: Love'em

Q92: When was the last time you were hugged?
A: A while ago :(

Q93: Do you speak any other language other than English?
A: A very small amount of French, German and Japanese

Q94: Are you allergic to anything?
A: Just the tax man

Q95: Favorite Saying?
A: I'll respect your opinion if you accept that mine is right

Q96: Are you close to your family?
A: Yes, they are very important to me!

Q97: When was the last time you went swimming?
A: This evening, I try to swim most evenings after work.

Q98: Can you curl your tongue?
A: Yes...can you?

Q99: Were you ever rushed by ambulance into an Emergency room?
A: Yes but it was by helicopter instead.

Q100: Is there a question that you would like visitors to your blog to answer?
A: Yes, please can you let me know 100 things about you?

Woohoo!!!!!!! I have finally chosen where to go for an adventure this year!! Yippee!!!

After my fall at the end of December 2006, I wasn't really up for anything adventurous last year, but it is now time to dust off my hiking boots and get myself back on track. All I can say is "Move aside Indiana Jones"...lol!

So, as you have probably guessed by the title of this post, I am going back to Egypt. My last visit to Egypt was to the spectacular Sinai Desert in 2002. My goodness, it feels just like yesterday.

This time my expedition will be slightly different. After leaving England, I will fly to Luxor where I will meet the group that I will be exploring with, and then will find a donkey and ride to the Valley of the Kings and visit Queen Hatshepsut Temple.

I will also visit the main tombs of the area including the most famous tomb, Tutankhamen (How amazing is that?)

In the afternoon I will have time to discover the surrounding villages with a Calesh ride, visit the Valley of the Queens and experience the 'Sound and Light show' at the Kamak Temple. There should also be time for me to catch an early morning hot air balloon ride over the valley.

After a couple of days, I will travel by train to Aswam, where I will begin a 5 day trip in a very basic boat across Lake Nasser to Abu Simbel. As part of the project to flood the lake in 1971, many temples were relocated to save them and are now sited around its shores. Apart from crocs, fish eagles and pelicans, the only inhabitants I am likely to come across in the wilderness are lone fishermen selling their catch.

The beauty of experiencing the lake this way is being able to explore areas that are inaccessible by other means of transport such as; Wadi Es Seboua with its well preserved inscriptions, Dakka and Maharaqah as well as the old fort of Kasr Ibrim, standing alone on a small Island hilltop (the only site that still occupies its original position). There are also numerous opportunities for treks in the sand dunes as well as swimming, relaxation and even some fishing.

One of the highlights of the tour is arriving at Abu Simbel from the lake.

I should have the chance to explore the interior Sanitary and witness the spectacular sun rising at the site early in the morning well before the crowds arrive. I will then travel by road and train back to Luxor for the final evening with the group.

Now, the only unfortunate thing is that I will not be going until October.... However, I am already feeling excited...lol! Before then, I have a two week vacation in Portugal during August. Even that feels like an age away...LOL!!!!!

Cheerio for now,

Graham xx

I'm just an English guy with a curious and wandering mind... ...It all started with "Oh my goodness! I'm in my late 20's, I'm single and I have done nothing with my life" which was the realisation that hit me like a freight train one spring morning in 2002. My period of procrastination had to come to an end. So, whilst supping a beer in my local pub with a friend, we decided to go on an adventure - and within a few days had booked a trek through the Sinai desert - That's how it started, and as any avid traveller will know, once you catch the travel bug it never goes away, it just gets stronger. Each time you cross one destintation off your list, you add another two on the bottom. The desire to experience new cultures; the want to meet new people; the need to learn more about yourself....it's all just a footstep away.