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Published: August 7th 2007
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Now why would I want to stay in a hostel when my hotel has views like this?! I tell ya what, I wish I had a laptop with me, the philosophical things that go through my head in the middle of the night would be brilliant if written done, I know I could write them but meh too much effort..
I have survived my first night ever in a hostel and I use the word survive.. I had booked a private room which I was led to believe contained ensuite facilities.. Umm no, first problem, at least I got my private room but without the ensuite facilities that came with it, ok no worries, bathrooms right next door, I can live with that..Managed to score a free towel out of the lovely Tasmanian guy behind the front desk hehe but when I discovered a constantly leaking tap in my room (thats right, a basin but no other facilities) he said he'd come fix it.. Yeh its still waiting to be fixed.. I was after a fairly early night as I'd been up for ages on not much sleep due to the fire alarm being set off in my hotel is Glasgow the night before.. But NO.. People coming and going through the hall outside my room (extremely loudly might I add), people running down the corridors, I started to dread the few moments of silence cos I knew that someone else would just come back louder than the last, this isnt stop till about 4am this morning and every time I managed to doze off, some other dickheads would come by extremely loud, I was thinking ok, this will be ok, I might get to sleep in at least cos no ones going to be up early as they didnt get to bed till 4am.. WRONG again, got woken up about 8am to the same noise the night before.. Bugger this I thought, got on the phone to mum, got a refund on my room and am now staying in a budget little hotel thats quiet and I have my own bathroom! nightmare! hostels are definately not for me, I am not suited to the backpacker life that much is obvious, looking at my luggage if nothing else hehe..
Begs the question then.. Will I actually meet anyone on my travels? Before I left, everyone was like oh you're gonna meet so many people, it'll be great.. I havent met anyone yet, does that mean I've failed?? Im a failed backpacker if I come back with no new friends? I dont think so.. But cant help but wonder how Im going to react with I return and people are like did you meet heaps of people?? Im going to have to sadly say no, feeling like maybe, maybe I failed... Am I not making the most of my opportunities? I dont know, I think I am, Im having a good time, I can do this on my own so does it really matter if I come back without expanding my social circle? I dont think so, I have awesome friends back home in Perth.. Thats all I really need..
So needless to say, Im questioning my travels at the moment or should I say questioning other peoples expectations of me, At the end of the day, I guess it doesnt matter what other people think, as long as I know I lived each moment and did it the way I wanted, then nothing else really matters.. I've never really been one to care what other people thought of me so why start now? Why spend the rest of my travels worrying about what other people willl think when they hear about my adventures.. Lifes too short and travels even shorter.. Just gonna live each day the way I want and as long as Im enjoying it, nothing else matters.. Everything else can wait till I return.. (Including the donkey, for christsakes guys now u got Kim in on it!? No one gets any pressies till I find out what the f*** the donkey is on about!)
To end on a happy note.. LOVE Dublin!! The city is great, planning on getting out and doing some tours so looking forward to seeing the sights!
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Happy Easter
Happy Easter Michelle. I have the Tim Tams.