tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post1725595094045079333..comments2023-04-27T09:34:49.538+02:00Comments on travelling, but not in love: The journey home, part 4travelling, but not in lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-51885353221390896622008-05-16T08:14:00.000+02:002008-05-16T08:14:00.000+02:00And so it ends? It seemed to me not quite a traged...And so it ends? It seemed to me not quite a tragedy but almost like one of those slightly out of focus scenes in black and white films. Yes definately a Brief Encounter type interludeBreezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725161176184207930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-78197287919386158992008-05-14T23:26:00.000+02:002008-05-14T23:26:00.000+02:00VM - a lot of sad partings - it certainly seems th...VM - a lot of sad partings - it certainly seems that way from what I have been writing, but surely that's how it is for most people when they are young and starting out on the road of love?<BR/><BR/>I'm not a sad lonely soul with a broken heart...honest!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your lovely thoughts though. xtravelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-88303290532904573362008-05-14T23:07:00.000+02:002008-05-14T23:07:00.000+02:00awwwwww tears here Its such a sad end to a lovely ...awwwwww tears here Its such a sad end to a lovely interlude, even if conditions were hard.<BR/>Did you ever hear again from him?<BR/>You have had a lot of sad partings I hope you will one day find your soulmate and be happyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-56692959340034041712008-05-14T13:30:00.000+02:002008-05-14T13:30:00.000+02:00Conortje....it is really the end of the love story...Conortje....it is really the end of the love story. It really did end like that. Suddenly it was over. <BR/><BR/>But don't worry, I can no doubt dredge up more of my life-story to entertain you and your romantic little heart (bless).travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-6801613460419792862008-05-14T13:22:00.000+02:002008-05-14T13:22:00.000+02:00Aims, I think the next installment has to talk abo...Aims, I think the next installment has to talk about coping with being back, but not being back - if you know what I mean.....<BR/><BR/>SM - I forgot that you have a son with wanderlust...I can only imagine how hard / strange / difficult it must be for a mother to deal with. <BR/><BR/>And to make matters worse for my Mom, I left home and went to live in a warzone....travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-59301329920483745812008-05-14T08:43:00.000+02:002008-05-14T08:43:00.000+02:00What? No! This can't be the end. My little romanti...What? No! This can't be the end. My little romantic heart can't take it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-85421492712609682362008-05-14T00:51:00.000+02:002008-05-14T00:51:00.000+02:00As a Mum with a son who frequently goes off, comes...As a Mum with a son who frequently goes off, comes back and goes off again, I can tell you it's just so fantastic when he comes home.<BR/><BR/>But I know now that he has a different home now, and it's wherever he hangs his hat, metaphorically speaking.<BR/><BR/>That takes a bit of getting used to, I can tell you. Although he does revert to being my little boy from time to time, thank goodness.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-5123806593704276912008-05-13T22:38:00.000+02:002008-05-13T22:38:00.000+02:00Ah yes. Your very first comment over on mine was a...Ah yes. Your very first comment over on mine was about this and I have thought about it often - wondering - <BR/><BR/>Coming home a different person than the one who walked out the door eons ago. <BR/><BR/>And how does one's family cope if they notice?<BR/><BR/>And how does one cope in oneself?aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-963595747428684392008-05-13T14:50:00.000+02:002008-05-13T14:50:00.000+02:00Tornwordo....no, it's not that far. It's about a ...Tornwordo....no, it's not that far. It's about a nine hour drive. <BR/><BR/>But, trust me, it takes that long when you are hitch-hiking! <BR/><BR/>I got as far as Auxerre on the first day, then to Paris and CDG on day two.travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-60668007663730347162008-05-13T14:18:00.000+02:002008-05-13T14:18:00.000+02:00I don't think this is the end of the story. Too ma...I don't think this is the end of the story. Too many questions left unanswered. <BR/><BR/>How does it take two days to go from Cannes to Paris? It's not THAT far is it?tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-7824762615133684392008-05-13T12:56:00.000+02:002008-05-13T12:56:00.000+02:00Catherine, if only we'd had mobile phones, text me...Catherine, if only we'd had mobile phones, text messaging, emails, facebook, blogs, blackberries!<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure that if we had had all those things (as well as transatlantic airfares at today's prices) I'd now be married to a nice American boy called Michael.....travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-67708406638504334472008-05-13T12:51:00.001+02:002008-05-13T12:51:00.001+02:00Lane, Thanks for the lovely words...I think it may...Lane, Thanks for the lovely words...I think it may be the end for now...I might go back to normal blogging for a bit and pick the story up again later. We'll see....<BR/><BR/>Lola, you're right - every time I went travelling there would come a moment when I just knew I wanted to be back in the UK. Usually I rode it out and let it pass. Sometimes I reacted.<BR/><BR/>I don't get that moment any more...travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-4972157017290416152008-05-13T12:51:00.000+02:002008-05-13T12:51:00.000+02:00"messages would be left at the information desk"Ma...<I>"messages would be left at the information desk"</I><BR/><BR/>Makes one wonder how we ever managed in the days before mobiles, blackberries and other technological addictions.<BR/><BR/>Heartwrenching stuff, this story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-87170955839917123432008-05-13T12:30:00.000+02:002008-05-13T12:30:00.000+02:00That decision about the actual event of coming hom...That decision about the actual event of coming home, it's an unexpectedly big one, isn't it? It is no surprise to me that you didn't forewarn your parents. Nothing is the same, so you wouldn't want them making any preparations based on wrong assumptions about who they thought was coming home. I've really got to revisit that manuscript of mine over the summer...Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929723020089651115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-40627637029287074642008-05-13T10:34:00.000+02:002008-05-13T10:34:00.000+02:00I hope this isn't the end to the story?? I need to...I hope this isn't the end to the story?? <BR/><BR/>I need to know how you readjusted and what happened to Michael.<BR/><BR/>Wonderfully written:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.com