Going home

[Sam B]

First trip back in 4 and 1/2 years; we leave tomorrow night, for 3 weeks. I feel a weird mix of apprehensive, stressed out and excited. There are so many unanswered questions, such as - Will the taste of a mature cheddar blow my head off after 4 years of Tasty? and - how many pence is a packet of Walker's crisps these days? Do Muller still make corner yoghurts? Am I four and 1/2 years out of fashion? Will my friends gasp and faint when they see my wrinkles and grey hairs?

I will keep you posted with answers to these questions and more ...

[benandclare]

Looking forward to your take on UK, having been back here for 2.5 weeks now on our second visit in 4 years ,we are ready to head for home

[JandM]

Have a good trip, Sam.

Whereabouts in the UK will you be visiting?

[Sam B]

Cornwall and Nottingham, with a detour to Alton Towers (the kids made us).

[Georgebulldog]

Wonder if you find yourself trying to haggle a better price in a shop

Have a good trip, you still calling it home Look forward to your update, esp on the cheese

[ralf-nz]

All the best - have fun!

After this considerable period spent here in NZ is your home still there?

(Only now read what Georgebulldog wrote alas...)

[Sam B]

My bricks and mortar (read wood and tin) home is here, but I lived my first 35 years in England and I will probably always call it home.

[ralf-nz]

My bricks and mortar (read wood and tin) home is here, but I lived my first 35 years in England and I will probably always call it home.

I would not call the whole country my (former) home but the region I grew up in and which formed my character. Having left this being 18 I relocated a lot through different regions in my (former) 'home' country. I havn't entirely felt home in any of them but now I do so here!

It happened some time ago that I stayed some time with a friend in Whangarei. In a talk with his neighbours I was asked if I didn't feel homesick. My spontaneous answer was: Yes for Dunedin. We discussed it further and I realised this answer had really been correct.

[newarrival]

Have a good trip...., I am already curious about your next post

I arrived in Germany about 4 weeks ago and will stay for another almost four..., am ready to go back to my NZ home, definitely!

[lin]

I am sure you'll find Muller 'Corner' yoghurts no problem! Enjoy the trip back, will be interesting to see how you find it now.