So, I started my new job last Thursday. All good so far although it is a little strange not working in law (speaking of which happy June 30 to Margaret, that makes it two EOFYs I’ve missed now!) so it’s a steep learning curve and the number of systems we use is just crazy: upwards of 11 packages depending on the hospital! All is well with my house mates as well. We had a little house party the other night which was heaps of fun, my house mates can all cook so might have to lift my game in that regard. As my job didn’t start until mid week, I made the most of my last few days of freedom by going on a Contiki like tour to Vancouver. The 1 ½ hour ferry ride there ... read more

Well my first week and a bit in Vancouver has been fun but fairly uneventful. The weather has been up and down but what rain there has been has been pretty light and the temps have allowed shorts and t shirts most days which makes a nice chance to the UK. I’ve been sleeping heaps, the jet lag is partly to blame and I suppose this is also the first time I’ve stopped working/travelling/going out since mid March and the past three months have clearly taken a toll on my body. My hostel is pretty awesome, nothing fancy about the rooms but they put on a great range of activities (a day and a night event almost every day) and I’ve met some great peeps along the way. Tuesday night I went to a free comedy ... read more

Yep I’m travelling again! After a couple of days back in Manchester (and yet more packing and repacking, broken bags and gaffa tape rescue missions) I headed down to London for a quick catch up with Vaughan and Lucy and a night out to see homeboy Tim Minchin perform a little musical comedy. His support acts were crap but Tim did us proud - never really been into him but he was great (and totally wrong to be performing in a chapel!). Madrid was fun, sadly it was overcast and raining a little each day but still managed to get out and about. First day was just a little vague sightseeing (the gardens near the palace are lovely) followed by a concert by Feist that night (yes the same lady I saw in Paris and she ... read more

After finishing up at work on Wednesday (very sad to say goodbye to all my HF friends, thanks for the Shameless DVD guys, you know me so well!), it was an early morning flight Thursday to Barcelona to start the last of my European travels before making my way to Vancouver. Totally loved Barcelona. Sadly I was at my festival all weekend and neglected the major tourist sites but from what I saw I’m definitely eager to come back one day. There is some awesome architecture in Barcelona but the only real tourist sights I got to see were Gaudi’s impressive Sagrada Familia cathedral, Barcelona’s Arc del Triomf and the lovely marina area. Kel - I also had lunch at Maoz (is that still going back home ?). The Primavera festival started the day I arrived ... read more

Well today marks a year since I left little old Perth for the UK (or the end of the Festival of Pete as Kel would call it). So can’t believe time has flown by so fast, it feels like only yesterday, yet at the same time I feel like I’ve been here forever, it certainly feels like home (well a second home perhaps). So a year, it has been an eventful one: *two temp jobs and three houses *trips to Berlin, Edinburgh, Berlin, Copenhagen, Morocco, Stockholm, Cairo, Brussels and Oslo *England trips to Coventry, Leeds, Liverpool, Blackpool and about 10 trips to London *about 10 comedy performances *and over 115 music gigs (averaging three gigs a week) and seeing somewhere in the vicinity of 300 different bands/artists in total During that time I’ve made a stack ... read more