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I was set to jet overseas Monday afternoon. With only 1 game of basketball on the Sunday before I left for 5 weeks overseas, how could anything possibly go wrong?!

It was then that Murphy's Law (and gravity) kicked in to throw everything into chaos! 5 minutes into the second quarter of the basketball game, I rolled my ankle after landing on an opponents foot, and felt something snap. This was not what i needed the day before heading to Thailand for a week of scuba diving.

A week of physio later, I am finally set to take off for what is sure to be an amzing 5 weeks! I leave tonight, and hope that everyone reading enjoys my travel blog!

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August 12th 2006

Leopard Sharks & DVDs Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket

Scuba diving in Thailand never fails to impress. The variety of sea-life and the spectaular underwater scenery are just amazing. I have been on 10 dives since I arrived 4 days ago, and they have all been stunning. The visibility isn't as great as the last time I was here, but it is still better than a day in the office! Over the past few days I have petted Leopard Sharks, seen stingrays, more fish than there are stars in the sky, and even swam with turtles today. I had a little delay in getting to Thailand, the plane from Amsterdam [View Full Entry]

By bull
August 6th 2006

The Love of Football Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Glasgow

Noone can ever, ever accuse the Scottish of not being passionate about their sport! Wandering down to the local pub, Heather took me to a raging party of Scots barracking for the Celtic football club to beat the Hearts. Soccer has never been my favourite sport, but when you are surrounded by a bunch of blokes that are THAT excited to see their club play, you can't help but get into the game. Using some language that would make Billy Connelly blush, these guys cheered and hurled abuse at the tv screen as if their team could really hear them 100 [View Full Entry]

By bull
August 5th 2006

From North Carolina, USA to Glasgow, Scotland Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Glasgow

An early morning climb of Arthur's Seat, the large hill and best lookout in Edinburgh meant lots of happy snaps of the amazing city that is Edinbugh. The climb took about 15 minutes, and although my fitness isn't the same as when I left Australia, the stunning view made the trek more than worthwhile. 5 years ago, I studied for a semester at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in the USA. One of the many great friends I made while there, Heather, lives across the other side of Scotland in Glasgow. An hours train ride, and we spent the next [View Full Entry]

By bull
August 4th 2006

Continuing the Da Vinci Code Trail Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh

I am a big fan of the Da Vinci Code book, and so after following the story through London, I had to visit Roslyn Chapel in Scotland. Claimed by the book to be one of the places they hid the holy grail, Roslyn is an amazing chapel that is unequalled in the stone carvings that adorn every part of the church. Filled with oddities and mystique, the church has seen a huge boom in tourism based on the book and subsequent movie. I dont know what the truth behind the holy grail is, but I reckon Roslyn hides a few secrets [View Full Entry]

By bull
August 3rd 2006

The Wedding Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh

The wedding ceremony

It is hard to imagine a more amazing wedding! When 2 function coordinators plan their own wedding, no detail is overlooked. The whole day was meticulously planned, and was the most amazing day. The weather for the last few days has been cold, raining and generally nasty, however we awoke yesterday to a perfect clear sky and warm weather for Kristy and Kelsey's big day. The formalities of the ceremony were in a nice building near the centre of Edinburgh, where the vows were exchanged and the happy couple became officially married. After the service, we were led to the next [View Full Entry]

Our private balcony atop Edinburgh Castle, complete with bagpiper

Sarah P, Sarah J, Roddy the Bagpiper, and Me

By bull
July 31st 2006

Dissected Bodies Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

The human body is an amazing thing, especially when it is preserved without the skin, muscles and organs for an educational exhibit. Bodies...The Exhibition is a really interesting look at the human body - from the inside out! Through preserving human bodies with a special polymer preservation process, you can see all the bits of the machine inside us. I found it interesting to see all the bones, tendons, ligaments and cartilage that I broken, torn or strained over the years of basketball. Now I really understand what the physio has been explaining all these years! I did some more explo [View Full Entry]

By bull
July 30th 2006

The Church Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

While I have heard about day clubs in Sydney before, I have never been to one. For those people that haven't finished partying from the saturday night before, you can head to the Church at about 12pm Sunday, to keep drinking, dancing and playing crazy drinking and dancing games on stage in front of thousands of people. The Church is a massive old theatre, renovated into a club / pub. They play great music, the MC gets people up on stage to play lots of funny games and there is even a hint of more adult entertainment. Any trip to the [View Full Entry]

By bull
July 29th 2006

The Walkabout Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

It seems that every Aussie, Kiwi and South African that lives in London, congregates at the same pubs to party and meet other Aussie, Kiwis and South Africans. The Walkabout pubs are full of interesting people, and play a lot of great Aussie party music. However it seems a bit crazy to travel to the other end of the earth to hang out with other Aussies! Saturday night we made the mandatory trip to the Walkabout in Shepherds Bush, to catch up with some friends of Sarah and Stacey. We drank some snakebites, danced to AC/DC and Men at Work, and [View Full Entry]

By bull
July 28th 2006

Pirate Adventures Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

Me on London Bridge, with Tower bridge in the background

Friday I caught up with some friends from Wollongong, Rebecca and Ebony, for the most Aussie of traditions, the BBQ. I met Bec after work at the Deutsche Bank in the centre of London's CBD. Our walk to the train station took us past a few very busy pubs, so we stopped in for a quick pint and to catch up on news. There are hundreds of bars in London, and in summer they are packed and spill out onto the streets and laneways once people finish work. Back at Bec and Ebony's place, we fired up the charcoal webber-style bbq, [View Full Entry]

Never send a Vegetarian to buy meat for a BBQ!

By bull
July 27th 2006

Cheap Beers and Expensive Cars Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

Ferrari Challenge - try and change tyres as fast as their pit crew can.

Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Mclaren - for a petrol-head like me, this is heaven. The London Motorshow showcased heaps of cool concept cars, and kept me drooling for a few hours. Ohhh to be filthy rich and able to afford toys like these! I wont bore you all with the details of the amazing cars, except for a cool challenge that Ferrari had set up, with 2 replicas of their F1 cars. The challenge was set for people to try and change tyres as quickly as their racing team pit crew could. The line was incredibly long, so I didn't have [View Full Entry]

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