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Published: November 15th 2014
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Two Bags
There was so much stuff to pick up, I ended up having almost three bags full of leaflets and brochures Two weeks ago the college took us on a trip to London to the Excell centre in Canary Warf- I didn't know what to expect from this as the title didn't sound too exciting, World Travel Market. I thought it was going to be a conference with Tour Operators representing their countries and trying to convince you to buy their holidays. But it was more than that- I discovered a lot and met some nice people. They really did put an effort into representing their country by offering their home remedies and incentive packs along with brochures of what they have to offer and information on planning to go.
We were free to walk around for five hours and explore countries for ourselves, we had the same idea and we to Asia where people dressed up in their traditional or festival clothing, there were meditating priests and even birds to hold.
Thailand, Malaysia and now even Korea are countries that really appeal simply for their culture and architect. I flipped through a leaflet on Thailand last night and just loved the beautiful temples and plants. There's just something there that was never present within out culture- although of course
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These are really just a quick introduction for people who are interested in travel but not particularly into Japan as I am so nothing new is really learned, but the pictures are nice to look at. all of Asia's history can be a bit gritty, they ended up making some spectacular views.
So at last I found Japan, I was slightly underwhelmed that they didn't have much to show such as girls wearing Kimono's or anything like that and therefore made it difficult to find them. However there were many stalls for different parts of Japan from Kyushu, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Tokyo all the way up to Hokkaido. It's all stuff in books anyway but I just love reading different things and I even have a travellers language book for when I'm desperate. I'm really sad I can only just about afford 10-14 days out there, I literally want to explore from top to bottom including the Shikoku Henro.
So I've got all that to go through for the next few weeks.
Lately it's been a tough time as my boyfriend's dad collapsed from exhaustion. It was so tough for both of us because he's already lost his grandma the same time his mum went in to hospital for surgery in the summer time so he was very scared and I was scared for him, I kept my phone on for
when he could update me in the hospital and talked at 4 in the morning- he was surprised I'd wake up, but I did say 'anytime'.
But I think when he gets frightened, something changes him, in a good way. After the shock he's suddenly a lot happier and lovey-dovey with me, which is wonderful, but it was such a critical time for him.
Unfortunately the tickets I was looking at for Japan went up £200, not that I couldn't afford it but I want to make sure I'd have enough left over to spend over 10-14 days. However, for the past week I actually got a job! Today was the third day, the longest I've had apart from the one in Wales. It's just a temporary on until January, but there's a position for a permanent job is up for grabs. I'm just a cashier in a chain restaurant called Harry Ramsden's. I got the job immediately and spent hours going through the handbook and learning the background of the shop and all the products.
I was so nervous about it, I started writing this but then got distracted and even more busy. But I feel
a lot more better about myself, I'm cycling a lot more to work and I've also started doing Yoga every morning and evening to help me start my day and I can now really appreciate the benefit especially after a long five hour shift. Next week is a ten hour one though, I'm just looking forward to finally having some income.
After this week I'm going to take a break from the internet to go through things I got at the WTM. Tonight I read their official magazine and it was absolutely fascinating, just about improvements of the travel markets around the world and their innovation. I read that the tourism is improving for Greece since the 2008 recession, and an interview with a man from Mambai, giving a cheap guided tour around the slums of India- what warmed me was how he was so passionate about his country. Not referring it to a slum but a community, talking about everyday life as it was (women picking up rubbish to sell as recycling) and how different street life is there but it's still liveable and open for visitors so long as you respect their customs. He also explained that
New map of Japan
I have two now, this one highlights the top ten places to visit when on holiday there and it's also easier to pick out the prefectures. a huge percentage of children in the area of Mumbai went to private school and many wealthy people lived there.
I couldn't help but imagine Victoria in London. I always felt as I entered there from Wales that one moment it was all council flats and rough shops, then suddenly fancy town houses and high end restaurants. It was just a contrast with every street, so I can imagine that everywhere now.
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