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...y mi primero blog en español! Lo siento porque voy a hacer muchos errores! Héctor y yo tenemos muchos problemas con nuestros pasaportes. Yo no puedo vivir o trabajar en Holanda después de Julio. Tengo que volver a Inglaterra (o Nueva Zelanda). Él tiene que quedarse en Holanda porque está trabajando en un programa que tarda tres años. Pero no quiero vivir en Londres sola. Extrañaría mucho a Héctor. Creo que si no puedo vivir con él, pues voy a hacer el mejor de este momento, cuando no tengo un trabajo pero tengo un poco de dinero. Quiero hacer algo divertido, preferiblemente en un lugar con el Sol. (El verano en Holanda es un chiste). Me encanta viajar, y además me gustaría a poder de hablar en español. Hace cinco meses que empiezo estudiarlo, y es ... read more

Our 4 days in Tuscany started near Sienna, where we stayed in an amazing spa hotel in Montaperti, about 20 mins out of the city. The first morning we started by driving through mist and showers to the Chianti region, where we stopped at the small villages of Gaiole, Radda and Castellina. Here we visited some Enotecas or "wine libraries", where you are able to taste and gather information about the local wines before you buy. And thus we acquired the first of many "souvenirs" to fill our wine cabinet back home. Afterwards, we headed to San Gimigiano for lunch. This was the highlight of the area for me, a beautiful walled medieval hill town. We had one of the best meals of the whole trip in Osteria del Carcere, where we ate amazing platters of ... read more

No, I didn't make friends with a local, but almost as good, one of my best friends from London came to visit for the weekend. Miss Sophie Beattie arrived early on Thursday afternoon, and after dumping her things at my place we headed out on foot to see the 'sights' of Rotterdam. Ten minutes and a few cube houses later, it was reassuring to note that nothing had changed in our respective behaviours and we were catching up over a beer in a cafe near the Oude Haven (it was raining honest!) We continued to sample Belgium's finest lagers and ales until hunger kicked in, and we headed home to cook up a Mexican burrito feast, accompanied of course, by nothing other than some home-made frozen Margheritas. This endeavour was further encouraged by our resident Colombian ... read more