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Posted 9/5/2011 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
Going to England soon. We will be in 7 Oaks/Maidstone, then Cornwall and Devon. I hope that makes sense because I do not understand your towns/cities/counties. I don't understand how every house/cottage has a name as part of the address. Anybody live near where we will be? Would like to meet you. My wife came here from England in 1955, 7YO. No accent now but it will return as soon as we get there.  Always did when she would talk to her mum.

Dan

Posted 9/5/2011 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
Polishdan,

I just wanted to say, "Congratulations"...Sounds like it will be an amazing trip. I've never been out of the Country & only have been in just a few States. Sure would love to be healthy enough someday to travel somewhere. We have always wanted to visit Italy...Have you or your wife ever been there? If so, did you like it?

Have a Great Week :)

Your Healingwell Friend & Ostamate,
Serenitee

Loop ileostomy May 2011
Posted 9/5/2011 8:19 PM (GMT 0)
Serinitee
I have been out of the country many,many times in my 67 years. I grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Canada was about twenty miles away. It was no problem in those days. No passports or even identification needed. All they asked was "where were you born" and "anything to declare". Not the same today.
However, today I have no real interest in going out of the country. I am going to see where my wife grew up.

Dan
Posted 9/6/2011 3:57 AM (GMT 0)
Have a great trip Dan. I love England. I don't understand the house address numbering/name system either, but it's sort of neat. Rosemary
Posted 9/6/2011 11:15 AM (GMT 0)
I went to the UK approx 8 years ago by myself visiting ostomate net friends (I went to the US for 6 weeks then on to the UK for 2 weeks). I LOVED the country. It has such a sense of history that Australia doesn't have. I'd love to go back again.
Posted 9/6/2011 11:56 AM (GMT 0)
How the address system works??

House Number
Street
Post code (zip code)

I don't see how that's different to the US? :-)
Posted 9/6/2011 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
richochet96
What? Not even close! Some addresses don't have numbers except the postal code (zip). Heres a sample
PERSON'S NAME
COTTAGE NAME (no numbers)
STREET (no numbers)
TOWN
COUNTY
POSTAL CODE (with numbers)

Each house/cottage has a name

Dan
Posted 9/6/2011 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hi pleased to meet you Great to hear your coming to the UK to visit We dont live near where your visiting but me and Hubby are also going on vac down to cornwall for a few weeks later this month we go there at least twice a year it's great place to go and visit it's like time as stood still on the cornish coast which part of Cornwall will you be visiting ? i am sure you will have a fantastic trip

Oh about the Addresses LOL you are right some places just go by the name that may have been given to particular homes example the Lodge  or Rose cottage ect But this tends to be more in rural parts of the country the rest of the time it will be

name

house no

street name

house area no number

Town

then Post code No (zip code)

safe travel love bluebell2 x

 

Posted 9/6/2011 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
bluebell
We will be in Tavistock, wherever that is.

Dan
Posted 9/7/2011 9:18 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Dan we have visited most parts of the cornish coast over the last 20yrs but i dont think we have been to Tavistock yes  i know where you mean just never got to visit it my Hubby as just informed me that Tavistock is in Devon thats why we have never been there Devon is miles before cornwall

  We are going to a place called MARAZION it is famous for the monastrey that was built in the sea by monks many many centuaries ago if you get the chance i am sure you would enjoy seeing it But i am sure where ever you visit you will have a fantastic time just remember to bring an umberella LOL

we get a lot of rain hope your having a good day best wishes to you and your wife

                                         bluebell2 Aka Mo x

Posted 9/10/2011 9:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Dan... I am about 20 minutes from Sevenoaks and 1 hour from Maidstone.. in a town called Tunbridge Wells. When will you be here?

As for the address system.. it differs depending on where you live! cottages and large houses in the country tend to have names, whereas city and town houses will often just have a number of the street that they're on. Odd numbers run on one side of the street and even numbers on the other side ;-)

Some people choose to give their house a name even though it already has a number! just to complicate things even more... duh!

PM me and we can sort out time and place to meet when you're over...
Sarah
Posted 9/11/2011 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Ironmum
We will be in ash.

Contact me at [email protected].

Dan
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