Travelling has been an amazing experience for me so far. I’ve met truly great people and seen so much that I’m still trying to comprehend just how lucky I am to be doing what I’m doing. So with all this happening before me its hard to keep up with everybody else that for so long before my trip was a source of information, support and just out for a good […]
Archive | May, 2010
Vegemite vs Candice
Before I departed Australia for my journey to Europe I sent off some lovely care packages of vegemite to some friends abroad. I had high hopes for my friends to really embrace the experience and found myself eagerly waiting for them to try it. One friend was Candice from www.candicedoestheworld.com who was nice enough to make up a video of the experience for everyone. You can find the post she […]
Amsterdam in the Rain
Generally I love the sound of waking up to the rain. Your all snuggled up in your comfy bed, the heater is going, and for me I just want to curl up on the couch and watch a movie and pig out on good food. When your waking up in a dorm room full of old men, the bed your sleeping in is far from comfy and your in a […]
Touchdown Amsterdam
Arriving in Amsterdam meant learning how to get around in another city, finding my hostel and trying to find some new friends to explore with. Turns out finding a new friend was the easy part. As I stood up from my seat to get off the train, not 4 seats away looking right back at me was my friend Sofia from Spain. We shared a dorm room from my first […]
Travel Blogger Friday 23
It’s funny to think but I’ve actually been on the road for about 25 days now. That means I’m hitting the turning point in my trip and will begin winding my way back towards the UK and towards a job (I hope). It certainly doesn’t seem like that long, but true enough my current adventure has reached the point of where I need to think about working again. Lucky for […]
Resting and Sightseeing in Brussels
Waking up after another long day on my feet I found my body rebelling against me. It didn’t want to wake, my feet ached and I had a longing to be sitting on the couch at home watching TV. I knew I couldn’t have my couch so I improvised and settled on my dorm bed. Over the next 3-4 hours I caught up on the happenings of the internet while […]