On my way.....Almost

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The time has come. I have turned 30 and unlike many of my friends who are settling down and having kids, I am regressing in maturity and heading off down the backpacker road frequently travelled! I leave on Saturday for Buenos Aires and the plan is to travel on from there, after 2 weeks of intensive Spanish learning.

Much as i am sure i will miss terribly another depressing British winter, failure again of Ireland to win the 6 Nations and the Monday morning drag out of bed to Uxbridge for work, I think i can handle it all to go somewhere i have always wanted to explore and travel around.

I'll try and keep this blog reasonably up to date, and i look forward to the many abusive comments from you along the way.

Onwards....to Argentina, to a country that know how to play rugby and eat steak!

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Photos

Uxbridge No More
Will i miss it? No.

A Useful Travelling Present?
Thanks James

Comments

[David "the Great" Taylor]

No use!!
This message was of no use to me and served no purpose! Get back to us when you have something interesting to say, preferably along the lines of "so I was walking through the jungle today and saw a Gorilla drilling a Marmoset", now that's interesting!!! Good luck, love from Dave

[Conor]

P*ss Off
Enjoy yourself, enjoy the scenery you are destroying with your big(bigger than most) carbon foortprint! I want nice presents! Stay away from boats to the Antartica!

[Dave]

PS
What's on the other side of the soap?

[Amy]

Good luck Mike! Have lots of fun. Amy x

[Your crazy American Brother]

God Speed
Yah , do something interesting. Go find a woman. Or two mabey, that would be interesting. Good luck mike!!!

[keith hetherington]

good luck mike!!
your definately making the right decision...i'm loving oz, best thing i've ever done is get away except no cash now!! hope all well with you....give us a shout if you heading this way...meeting ciara and barry in melbourne in february!! be good

[colin]

spanish lesson #1
in spanish, "chinga tu madre" means "good monring". i hope you find this useful.

[Gareth Hall]

slip slop slap
remember the top of your baldy head will burn first so slip on a hat then slop on some sunscreen then slap your head (it goes summat like that). I will call you from work today

[Mick Caulfield]

Good luck!
Take care and good luck .... and keep away from the hamsters!

[Sharon]

I'm sooo jealous
Mike, dont forget to come back and join us again for the Sailing weekend! enjoy!!!

[Paul]

Carne, Vino, Futbal y Mujeres!
Welcome to the land of wine, women, steak and football- my idea of paradise! I'm in Lima now, heading to Santiago to start a trip, I won't be up in B.A. until January. Have Fun. Cheers, Paul

[Phil]

Mike, Do you remember doing this at the Nexen quiz night? At least we have something to remember you by! http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1140918085

[Lee Hatfield]

Enjoy
have a great time and don't forget the presents.

[Tanya Singh]

very jealous but good luck!

[Jon]

Good stuff
Go to Venezuala - they've just moved their national time forward 30 minutes, out os sync with everyone else. Hugo Chavez is bizarrely anti-GWB to the extent he'd change time just to be different to the US. Don't mention the war in Argentina - 25 yrs of hurt...