The common response I get when people hear I'm back in England in September is not "oh that's great!" but "oh, again?" which wasn't quite what I had anticipated. To save me repeating this ad nauseum:
(i) Having not been back for 2 years, and wanting Gill to have a holiday and not simply wheeled around the country with the matra "look what I found in the Colonies", I decided to book a second trip back for the purpose of seeing family and friends.
(ii) Flights at Christmas, my prefered option, were prohibitively expensive, and cheaper in my spring holiday.
(iii) Gill can't take any more time off, so I would be kicking around most of the two weeks I have off.
(iv) I was planning to return in Christmas 2012 (that was before my sister got engaged!) and it seemed a long time between trips.
I'm spending most time with my family, but will be out and about as follows:
Dates are 25th Sept - 5th Oct. I will have my UK mobile with me.
Friday 30th September: Lunch in Croydon (tbc), evening in Greenwich
Monday 3rd October: Drinks and dinenr at a restaurant in London (please can I have a volunteer to organise this?!) for whoever would like to come!
Tuesday 4th October: Evening in Greenwich
(In addition, Ed has kindly offered to host lunch in Richmond on Saturday 1st October (tbc), which he is organising (I think!)).
The rest of the time I'm in Guildford / Dorset.
Any questions, drop me a line!
(v) Your girlfriend is a bit sick of you and suggested you take a holiday... on the other side of the world
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