Eskimo Jo

So my middle eastern adventure is coming to an end. I've just spent my last Egyptian pounds in the big market Karnel Kelily (can't spell but that is kind of how it sounds) Since leaving my job in Dahab I went up to Israel for ten days. Then came back to Dahab to meet my Parents they have just done a trip of Turkey and Egypt. I was so taken by Israel and a Palestinian family that I took mum and dad back up to Israel with me. We ended up staying with my Palestinian Friends for three days and had a fascinating time. Iede the father took us to Hebron and we could still feel the tension in the city. there was a strong military presence and locals where telling us that streets are still ... read more

heres a few pictures from life in Dahab. Only a few sorry I've been really bad at taking photos here. It has been a very interesting three months in Dahab. For those of you who didn't know I got a job working on the counter of a dive center. Very Random! I was passing through on my tour and I loved the atmosphere and enjoyed diving so when the owner offered me the job it only took me half an hour to day yes. It was very different working instead of holidaying though and I gave the job three months and have just called it quits. It's hard to describe my exact reasons for not really enyoing it. The job drove me crazy. trying to organise tourist and Egyptians at the same time was a nightmare. ... read more

Hi I've just spent the last month at my Parents house out in Muriwai (west auckland) and thought it was about time to put some pics of home and my family on the web page. I came back for my cousin's wedding so it has been a family affair with everyone home from various parts of the world. It was fantastic to have all the Henley's back in Auckland after so long. (We were only missing my aunty Margie, sorry you couldn't come). Mum and dad's place is fantastic for entertaining so thanks to them for puting on heaps of good meals and accomodating my friends as well. Christmas day was a blast with heaps of food and family fun. Here's some pictures from the wedding and christmas. PS. I'm heading back to the UK via ... read more

Today I am in Florence. This time last week I was in Barcelona... We have picked up the pace on our van tour and we are seeing some fantastic things. Barcelona was interesting. We arrived on a Sunday so not to much was open but we mad a point of going to see the foot ball stadium there and it was massive, third biggest in the world...it think. from Barcelona we drove over into France and stopped in Marseilles. I loved it, it was so beautiful. we did a self guided walking tour through all the old streets and to a cathedral and some monuments. Only in Marseilles for a couple of hours because we were off to hob knob with the rich and famous in Canes... Canes was kind of what I expected. Lots a ... read more

I have never been to anything like the Isle of White Festival!!!! That is a true statement. From the moment we arrived on Thursday morning the action never stoped. We had the perfect weekend of Blue sky's, music and fun. I went down with two of my flat mates and some of their friends from Slough. The head line acts on friday night where Placibo and Prodigy, Saturday night was Foo fighters and Sunday went off with Richard Ashcroft then Coldplay. But all the inbetween bands where great to. There where big dance tent's to and heaps of rides to go on. It was just fantastic. I'm sorry I only managed to get four pictures attached before my camera ran out of battery. I'll get some more on tomorrow, but hpefully they give you a little ... read more