Thanks for mention in your Ireland blog! I had a fantastic time during our Ireland tour -- so many fun and interesting people to spend time with and not enough time to do so. I hope the rest of your travels are just as happy.
Go Ireland Man you will have an awesome time in Ireland, I totally loved it. The people are just so jolly ALL the time! And get into their music man, its so jiggity!! Ask Viv Nat and Shelly about "alive alive oh" Whoa splitting your chin that sounds a bit serious, hope it's all better now. Enjoy ireland anyhow, you're not doing the shamrock tour are you?
Hey Hey Dan,
Am working nites at the moment and have finally sat down and had a chance to read all your travel entries. Sounds like you are having the most awesome time over there, my life definately sounds sooo boring compared to your near altercation with a crazy bull!! Blows my mind that you actually wanted to be there and risk your life for the chance to see a matodor kill a bull, sounds so sick. Not sure I could've watched that myself! If you ever stop playing cricket im thinking you shoud start writing for the racv mag or something! Feel like i'm actually there the way you descirbe where you are! Hope that you keep on emjoying your time over there before you come back to the reality of melbourne! Very lame compared to you, but am off to hawaii to soak up some sun late august, the exact opposite to contiki, i plan to relax as much as possible!
Anyway, take care over there.
Hiiii Hey! I love your journals! I can't believe you are still on the go!! I'm so jealous! It has been a long time since that sweet 19 hour bus ride to Iguazu... but I'm so glad your travels have been so amazing! Take care and thanks for the updates... taylor.
Wow You said you were trying to capture the moment with your commentary, you had me, that was wicked. Man I can't believe you did that tho its crazy! But bet you're glad you did. I liked there was no comment on the NZers smashing bottles on their heads, hhmmm maybe they were half Ozzie :)
Shinz is 2nd coolest Hey thats exciting about your wimbledon. I showed the gals from class your blog but it was just me and the other girl who has been travelling that got excited. Poor others they need to get out there aye. I went to the time line, when it WAS open, I could send you my pic standing astride the line with the NZ location :) Keep on having fun and I luv your pics on here. I also got the 3 emails to say you'd updated too. Is it for molly and I as your biggest fans ;)
Holiday in Espania Dan, What can I say, you are phenomenal, ran with the bulls in Spain, seen Wimbeldon, trecked up to Machu Pichu, hung out in LA, seen Europe all in a year, so when are you coming to good old Canada eh? I just wanted to say hope you keep having the best days of your life. And just to be a bit mushy I do miss those Dan commentaries on the Contiki bus. Hugz Talia
yo dan. how come i got 3 emails saying ur blog is updated?? peculiar.. welp, sounds like you're having fun again. sorry i didn't see u on the news for wimbledon. i BET u started posing. have fun and see ya around novemberish!
Cricket To willow and the others, I finally managed to make a decent score for a while, with 107 not out on the weekend. I have made 1 ton now, an 80, and a few 40s and 30s, but most were early on. Bowling has been going pretty well, with 27 wickets from 10 games -- I think.
aussie aussie aussie i can only imagine the atmosphere over there at the moment with the world cup, viv nat and i were in trafalger sq when the parade was on for the ashes... holy shit it was huge!
so glad your settling in!
your photos are great, and i love the poses!
luv shell
Hot Air Balloon!!! Well Dan....you certainly are one amazing man. I hope your adventures this year are almost as good as the ones last year! (We can't top contiki!)
I am off to perth today to catch up with Mel, Jane, Molly and Brendan...so excited, can't wait to see tham all! Will fill you in on my week there.
I must say that photo of you and Dave is fantastic...in fact it could quite possibly be the greatest photo ever!!!! (Just incase you don't remember, i took it!!!! hahahaha)
molly is cool see ya in november right? well i am still mad at you for copying me and starting a blog. jk, really, i'm not. it's a good idea i think. when are u gonna write more and post more pics. well i'll be talking to u soon! i look forward to some more perverted emails asking me what i've been up to.
Thanks Thanks to everyone for taking the time out and reading what I wrote (dross). Siders, I take it you are editor in charge once more then? No need to ask me for graphs on performances (already done). Why do you always want photos of me in my whites? I am suspicious. Shell, yeah I got a bit done last year, lucky boy! HVC, I am shattered, no one at the club talks about The Office, I miss it. Amanda, not sure on whether I will be able to get to those spots at the moment, due to work and cricket but keep me informed.
Adventures Hello Doc, it's a good blog but really lacks cricket statistics and photographs. Is it possible for you to get a few shots of you in your whites or (preferably) slog sweeping someone over the long boundary? As far as statistics go, I would like them in an easy to read format (eg. GRAPH) but if you send me the raw data I will massage it. I should also advise you to beware of the Essex girls, I have heard they are terrible with the mixed messages and all. Do I really need your express permission to reproduce your entries?
message from the terrace wow, what a great way to let everyone know whats happpening on your travels. your a pretty amazing guy dan, i had no idea just how much you did last year, how the bloody hell did you afford to doa ll that?
i am so happy that you have settled in now, and no more unhappy days.... vivo and i r planning a cruise in 2007, more party times... although, nothing im sure compared to contiki.
lots of luv, shell
The Doctor Crazy story about the airport. You should have grabbed the pilot and bowled your quicker ball at him and then peeled off an Office quote at him, that would of sorted it out.
Liked your picture of the middle east. NB If you crashed in the middle east, you would be fine, if you had any volatile approaches from locals, you could just smash them over mid wicket, and as they sailed towards the boundary you cuold say "ge out"
Dan, i need a contact number for you. I need to contact you. Mobile number, land line, preffered carrier pigeon etc.
"Whatever, Get over it"
In Italy Hi Daniel,
I like your blog. Good idea if you are traveling.
I am in Palermo, Sicilty at the moment working on a dry dock. Very tired but doing well. I am heading to Frankfurt May 26th and then to Dublin to meet my best friend for 2 weeks and the down to Southampton to see my boyfriend and travel with him up to Scotland from about June 10th. If you are in the area and it is possible lets meet up. Might be a little difficult but we'll see. Throw me some dates.
Keep safe and don't worry, Summer is coming!!! The weathe should get better. Italy is hot and Sunny.
Hug.
I'm first to comment :) Hey, you've got some good pics on here! I didn't realise how long you were travelling around for, man thats heaps. Wish I could still travel! I would like to point out that of course you'd have spare seats next to you on the plane because they were preparing you for how people in NZ are like! We are so nice and friendly and look after you!! :) The next time you come to NZ you're not getting away without catching up with me first tho.
How are you feeling now that you've left, after that big delay?
Happy travels
Luv Shinz.
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Thanks for mention in your Ireland blog!
I had a fantastic time during our Ireland tour -- so many fun and interesting people to spend time with and not enough time to do so. I hope the rest of your travels are just as happy.