For starters, allow me to start from the very beginning. *smile* I had the honour of travelling with a bunch of really cool guys, actually, the winners of this trip. *smile* The mastermind behind the contest winning picture was Kenny who’s shot was taken upside down. No regrets on his part though, since his creative picture bagged him this awesome trip with his other 3 mates – Kai, Keat and Sid. *smile*

Although the travel from KLIA to UK itself was a rather long one (we spent almost 24 hours with the flights and transit), it was, ultimately, the company that mattered. And thank God the company on this trip was great. *smile* Our final stop was at the Birmingham airport where we finally got to breathe English air and meet our first friend from England for this trip – Jason. *smile* Poor Jason was stuck with us noisy bunch from start to end *laugh*, taking us around town and back and forth from the Festival. He’s a real sweetheart. *smile*

with Jason, our guide around town. *smile*

On the way to Stratford Manor where we stayed in, Jess and I managed to get a few shots from inside the van. Sorry about the reflection bit on the pics…

England is 7 hours behind Malaysian time so when we arrived at about 9am in the morning, it was technically almost the 2nd half of the day back home in Malaysia yet only the beginning of our adventures in England. *smile* We started the day with a nice English meal at Dirty Duck in Stratford. Total pig out session for all of us. *laugh* Literally stuffed our faces like there was no tomorrow. Definitely beat the airline food in every way! *laugh*

Jess digging in!

Doc of HOT and HELLO Magazine Malaysia was coincidentally in town and kind enough to join us for some English grub, and later, the Festival. *smile* He’s a real sport I tell you… *laugh* that’s why we all love him so much! *smile*

Will get into the rest of day 1 in UK tomorrow, so stay tuned! *wink*