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Four Months in Melbourne - A Catch Up
Published: November 18th 2009Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne
November 18th 2009
Down Under This is going to be a long entry, might be a bit boring, but for the people I haven't told that much I wanted to summarise what I have done since getting to Melbourne in July. I can't believe I have been away from the UK for four months now, time has flown by and it only seems like yesterday that I had a BBQ and said goodbye to everyone in Hinckley! My first term at La Trobe University has been amazing and Melbourne is the best city ever! La Trobe University & Melbourne The campus is a 40 minute tram ride out of the city but it isn't too much hassle and only costs £2 for a day ticket. I live in Menzies College on a floor of 30 people which is a ... read more
Kuala Lumpur - Starbucks, Scams and Skyscrapers
Published: November 23rd 2009Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur
July 23rd 2009
Goodbye England! I was probably not the happiest traveller that has arrived at KL International Airport - having been delayed at Stanstead for 8 hours, being squished next to Mum on a bar sofa trying to sleep for the night was not the ideal send off I had planned (though the all-you-can-eat buffet provided by the Radisson was ALMOST worth the delay. I thought this was perhaps karma for deciding to fly 'budget' on Air Asia but thankfully the flight itself went as planned. I landed at KL at 3am, stood in a huge line waiting to be health 'screened' thanks to swine flu and got questioned at Immigration because I have lost my chubby cheeks from my teenage years and thus looked NOTHING like my passport photo (and this passport is meant to last me ... read more
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