OK here goes - the first installment of my travel blog. I've been checking out the form for writing blogs, and have to say i'm not overly impressed. There seems to be a number of obvious pitfalls: 1. Writing a list. eg: 'Woke up, brushed teeth (not swallowing any water), got dressed, put on uniform (fleece jacket, pants with lots of pockets), unpacked bag, packed bag, went to internet cafe, sprinted to the loo' etc, etc 2. Stating the obvious. eg: 'Bungeeeee! Did a bungee jump today - very nervous beforehand! Took me a while to get up my dander!! Thought they would make the elastic too short!!! Terrified looking down!!!!!! What an adrenaline rush, though!!!!!!!!! On a real high afterwards!!!!!!!' (NB I wrote this without even having done a bungee jump, and am using the
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