Cloudy, yes! Cold, not so much. Here's re-cap of my trip so far -- After the lonely waiting at the airport gate for a few hours - I saw the steady stream of students from U of T, clutching their e-tickets, either grinning from ear to ear at the anticipation of excitement, or looking very indifferent (I figure that's the shyness talking). Some of them.. errr.. most of the students were still with their parents til the very last moments of having to walk through the metal detectors. I on the other hand, am a grown up, and did it all [View Full Entry]

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isn't really till Sunday, but as Sophie was home we decided to have a celebratory dinner a couple of days early. Since mum's shoulder is still painful, we took a Chinese take away down to their house, instead of going out to a pub. It was a lovely meal, many happy returns, Alex. [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone!! Still in the UK, three days until I leave. The last few days have been a crazy mix of packing and saying goodbye to people! Firstly I need to say a huge thank you to everyone at Rowhill School. My last day was very special...I am missing you all already. Anyway back to the packing. xxx [View Full Entry]

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Such glorious weather demanded a day at the beach, so the 3 of us set off, and Lynda came too. Also, 3 dogs. Destination - Barmouth. Quite a lot of people, but we found an unpopulated bit, and walked up on the hill after a swim. Not many people up there!!! [View Full Entry]

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Hello everybody! Today, we spent the majority of the day on a walking tour courtesy of a company called "Saint and Sinners" hosted by Chris (our guide) and which was FREE! The meeting point was outside Ryan's Bar at the end of Princes Street. We had a great time and the pictures speak for themselves. Again, I must say that the weather was mind-bogglingly fabulous. So fabulous that by 3p.m we gave up on wandering the city and just found a nice grassy spot and chilled out. I mean, how many times does the sun shine as well as it did? [View Full Entry]

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2 weeks before i depart our sacred land in search of the finer things in life on the exotic island of borneo. An overall 24 hr stop over flight to bangkok, and 2 connecting flights to kuala lumpar and kota kinabalu, borneo await me. Ill be sure to learn my DVT exercises before i go! Am currently not prepared at all and have booked these flights as a spur of the moment decision! My trip at the moment is in need of some much needed organising and any tips on where to go, what to see e.t.c would be greatly appreciated! [View Full Entry]

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one glimpse of my borneo lonely planet tells me why i want to go here! yes its the cheap lady boys..... its supposed to be one of the most biodiverse places in the world for wildlife and fauna, which is mainly due to its isolation from mainland asia, although severe logging and the demand for biofuel is putting pressure on the rainforests of borneo. Heres a map of places i have been to already in the world, have never visited anywhere east of germany so i doubt my basic spanish will come in handy here! si fly si space si moon......... [View Full Entry]

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Good day! So, today in London was amazing!!! A group of us got up this morning, had a full english breakfast (for FREE) and headed out for our flight on the London Eye (the world's largest Ferris Wheel. Libby Mobley, you would have loved it! haha!) It was awesome and I took a lot of pictures. I will post those on here as soon as possible, I just don't have the time now. We've been traveling by way of the Tube today, which is neat. While I was getting my ticket today, the man says "I'm sorry, I'm scatterbrained right now. [View Full Entry]

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So, the Old Me won a huge battle last week. I was meant to be in Germany this week, but OM went into a panic about the ever growing list of things to do and decided to stay home to get them done. To my credit, they are all done and OM is resting quietly (for the time being). New Me, frustrated that I couldn't bring myself to leave, kicked in yesterday and decided that some fun was due. It all started with a trip to the cinema. As odd as it sounds, I never go anymore. I reckon that £8/$16 [View Full Entry]

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So, we loaded up the busses in London bright and early this morning and headed out for a 4 hour bus ride to York. York is a very neat city filled with history. I felt like I was in the middle of a movie set as we drove through the town filled with Victorian, Gothic, and Tutor style buildings. We are staying at Acluin College in single dorm rooms (which are fabulous, we even have our own bathrooms even though I would describe taking a shower in them a work of art! Pictures will explain.) We were given about 15 minutes [View Full Entry]

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