http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Sweden , Jonkoping County , Jonkoping en-us Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:00:36 BST Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:00:36 BST It happened on a Friday late in the afternoon. I was at my desk feeding yet another redundant time management system with the weekly time report before calling it a day and heading home for the weekend. Little did I know that the stale boredom of the office routine was about to be changed rather abruptly. It started with an email forwarded by my colleague Patrick one of those promotional blurbs f http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-173409.html 3rd last week in Jonkoping DEVASTATING So what happened this week Monday started off as another busy week of study and recovery. Literally did absolutely nothing with my day just stuck in the ghetto I did attempt to leave but really who can resist spending a day in this glorious place. Slept in until some ridiculous time played on the computer all day and ate my entire body weight in whate http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-107794.html Week 13 Travel BlogNow this blog is really nearing the end of my exchange program. So on one hand we are having such a thrilling time here where we want to enjoy every moment we can but at the same time we know that all these friendships we make and special times we have will soon come to an end. In saying this another thing I thought I want to point out is the darkness and cold. Seriously you kn http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-104717.html Well well its Week 12 in Jonkopinghellipthatrsquos right three months down. So crazy to think wersquove been living in this little town for that long. But it really feels like home now Melbourne seems like such a distant memory to me nowI feel like the weeks here are getting more fun by the minute. We started off Monday back to uni lots of assignments and other exciting stuff. We bumped i http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-102995.html The snow has arrivedWelcome to week 11 in Jonkoping. Or as I refer to it lsquoThe week I woke up and BAM the place was covered in snowrsquo. Honestly at times this week has felt like a dream.So I suppose I should start at Monday. My first day of the new semester and my first day of class. AND it looks like this semester I am going to have to do this crazy thing called lsquostudyrsquo. l http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-100973.html Travel BlogWeek 10Well well well. For the first time since my arrival in Sweden I missed a blog not because I am lazy busy or actually got a life but simply because there would have been nothing to write at all. So instead this blog will combine the last 2 weeks of my fabulous exchange.So its been exam time which means that instead I have discovered these marvelous new technologies MSN Messenge http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-98327.html Well Well well. Nearly at the two month mark at Jonkoping which realistically means not much time to go as things are really started to fly by around here.The weather is getting colder it is getting darker and darker and I think in turn this has made us all go a little loopy. I hate to think what it is going to be like in December I have already been warned by past students...MONDAYSo the day s http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-95223.html Now we're up to week 6 in Jonkoping and I am proud to say that this week has probably been the busiest week I've had since O'Week. So expect quite a lengthy blog hereMONDAYSo we started on Monday pretty standard. No classes so I just went into town and had coffee with the girls then distracted all the others from the work they were meant to do because I was bored. That night we decided to be 'soc http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-91945.html We are leaving for Coppenhagen tomorrow so I thought I would update this blog now instead.So what has been happening over my side of town Well actually not a whole lot things have really quietened down here I think everyone is starting to settle in and get bogged down with assignments. Monday was an uneventful day. Just went to class then I finally joined the gym although I am yet to actually us http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-88804.html Hello AllAs you can see from the title I have started attempting some Swedish. It is meant to say Week Three in Sweden although knowing me I have gotten in completely wrong.TUESDAYSo I guess I should start with from when Pri and I arrived in Jonkoping last Tuesday afternoon. As soon as we arrived at the train station I felt as though I had never left it is already starting to really feel like m http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-88128.html Finally O Week has come to an end and things have started to mellow out in my favourite little town of Jonkoping. SUNDAYIll start with Sunday because O week officially ended at the brunch. Our intention was to catch a bus out to Gotteburg and pull an all nighter seeing as though the town has normal rules whereby clubs dont have to close at the insane hour of 2am and can keep going for Becca's 21 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-85996.html PHEW. O Week is finally over in Sweden. Although I am overwhelmed and exhausted and incredibly sick at the moment i must say that this would have had to have been the most fun I have had in an incredibly long timeSo how did the week go Well I got in on Sunday to have a few 'administration' issues so I spent hours waiting around until I actually got my accomodation which you can imagine did not http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-85125.html Ok for all of you who missed it I did get the job at Volvo Cars that I really wanted. The best thing of all is that it will not start until September. Therefore I am taking the opportunity to go back to lovely South America Oh am I going to enjoy my last summer of fredom hehe. This time I will explore Ecuador Peru briefly Bolivia and then a favourite from Brazil Salvador to further visi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-72661.html Hi everyoneIts been a while since my last entry there's been plenty of action the last few months we spent 4 days in Rome in April that was really nice to get out of the cold and see the sun again we mostly walked the city by day checking out all the amazing roman ruins and eating out at night. Easter weekend was spent in the north of Sweden at the biggest ski resort called re that was a r http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-61098.html Actually this trip came about as a result of the upcoming Songkran festival in Thailand. My good friend Kay in Bangkok had four days holiday announced and was dying to get out off town thereby avoiding the water and other substances splashing that will take place at random in the streets. And with Easter coming up here in Europe during the same weekend it was a good enough opportunity to travel http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-54563.html Ok so I am back. I got a thermic shock when I got off the plane. It is freezing here oThe end of my trip was just as lovely as the rest of it. Brazil was the most wonderful country I have ever been to and I am already planning my next trip. It is not possible to describe how fantastic my whole trip was but I will put out some pics for you to see. Some of them I already did put there and so http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-46896.html Hello there hope your all wellToday is another beautifull sunny day but 5 deg the last few days have been the same but colder about 10. So winter still has a firm grip on Sweden It has actually been one of the coldest winters for about 20 years so they say There has been complete snow coverage over the whole city for three months now It's really nice but im ready for change I'd love t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-45233.html After having finally spent the past weeks to sort out which flights to use it was now time to make my mind up on how to get to Kastrup airport. It may seem like the smallest of concerns yet this simple transfer has a tendency to become drawn out due to the limited availability of connecting flights or other means of transportation. Basically it boiled down to two options jumping on and off train http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-40233.html My travel itineraryhttpwww.travelblog.orggmapsmapFm.html DatesFeb 3 ManausFeb 10 BelemFeb 13 Sao LuisFeb 17 RecifeFeb 21 Salvador CARENVALMarch 2 FlorianMarch 5 Iguacu FallsMarch 9 RioMarch 15 Sweden http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-38588.html Ok for all of you as requested a travel diary for my journey in Brazil 2006. I can't wait to leave. I have to start packing my bag today. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-38585.html Visingso is a tiny gorgeous island in the middle of Lake Vattern Sweden. One fine day we went to the island for a picnic 'we' comprising of Monu Girish Vivek Kata and me. The island is gorgeous with miles and miles of rolling meadows enchanting forests ruined castles sleepy farmhouses bleating lambs ancient churches shimmering lakes......stuff what Fairy tales are made off. We were h http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-32225.html With New Year's holiday announced last week Kay was very happy to receive four days off work and by some higher power it appeared that both Joanne and I would be able to take time off at the same time. Such an opportunity cannot be missed out on and we immediately got down to discussing where we should all meet up Bangkok being the master plan. Where to continue was not really obvious but the ma http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-30599.html Well back at the hospital again. My eyesight has been pretty much blasted during the past few days and I get a new appointment with another doctor. They conclude that my vision is down to 0.3 and that maybe the medication wasn't the best thing to do. The infection has become worse since last time around and the general theory is that the cortizon that was supposed to blast the virus has mainly su http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-23594.html What lousy timingNormally when I return home from a longer trip somewhere it is almost certain that I will be floored by some kind of illness typically light fever and a cold. This time however I had neatly avoided it even though people were running around my workplace with running noses and discrete coughs and I felt pretty good about that until at the end of last week when I suddenly noticed http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-23592.html ...or that burrito I had for breakfastT7 Hours.I got a confirmation for a room on the night of July 25th which I will spend at the Comfort Suites Airport Bangkok Hotel. I need to get sorted on the packing pay my bills and do some last minute errands but all in all nothing to panic about.As the taxi arrives I am actually prepared to go and make it without further hassle. Flights are pretty m http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-14238.html T23 Hours.Doing the last chores at the office was a mildly unenthusiastic affair. I left early to return to the bank and retry my Uzbek payment. Upon arrival the clerk said oh it is that one we've been looking a bit at it already. As in the daily office joke or what I wonder. I also made final preparations for paying up for my September bout to Bhutan my bank account feels rather blasted rig http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-14171.html My mother came by today to hand over a curious item for some reason she wanted to give me my army dog tag the metallic I.D. badge you are supposed to carry in a chain necklace during times when there is risk of war. Is she trying to tell me something Oh well it came intact in the brown envelope with warnings about refraining from carving my blood group data into the tag a lovely piece of cold http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-14111.html T40 hours.Well it is good to know that I never seem to learn from experience. Here I am again juggling all the last minute activities. I draw the nicest of schedules weeks in advance make research yet somehow always get stuck on trivialities and formalities. Apart from trying to tie up some knots at work before I leave for a month I am also trying to finish payments for my two outstanding trip http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Sweden/Jonkoping-County/Jonkoping/blog-14106.html