So I've got a good head cold going! I cannot believe that this has happened. I first started feeling rough now about a week ago - started with a sore throat, then the runny nose, then the cough. I have felt good yesterday and the day before and then last night the cough and runny nose came back with a vegence! I even feel a little bit of a cold chill or maybe fever! EWW! I went to the pharmacy and noone spoke english so I got these (not sure what they are) pills that you suck on and don't taste like anything that are supposed to help my what? Not sure!
Needless to say - I'm excited to get back home! Really -- me want to get home and not be on vacation? I know strange....
Reaching UN country #100
Crossing into Zambia
Friday, October 21, 2011
Where I'm headed next!
I've taken time from my holiday to book some holidays....LOVE IT!
Oct 29 & 30 – Geneva, Switzerland
Nov 5 & 6 – Nice, France
Nov 7 – Photography Class (Mon 6-9pm)
Nov 12 & 13 – Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 19 & 20 – Rome, Italy
Nov 26 & 27 – Faro, Portugal / Seville, Spain
Dec 3 & 4 – Vienna, Austria
Dec 10 & 11 – Munich, Germany
Dec 16 - Jan 2 - Michigan, USA
Jan 6 & 7 - London Walking Tours
Jan 13 - 15 - Ibiza, Spain
Jan 20 - 22 - Larnaca, Cyprus
Jan 27 - 29 - ?
Feb 4 & 5 - Malaga & Granada, Spain
Feb 10 - 12 - Athens, Greece
Feb 14 - Feb 28 - Malaysia, Sinapore & Japan
Mar 3 & 4 - Verona, Italy
Mar 10 & 11 - Barcelona, Spain
Mar 17 & 18 - Basel, Switzerland
Oct 29 & 30 – Geneva, Switzerland
Nov 5 & 6 – Nice, France
Nov 7 – Photography Class (Mon 6-9pm)
Nov 12 & 13 – Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 19 & 20 – Rome, Italy
Nov 26 & 27 – Faro, Portugal / Seville, Spain
Dec 3 & 4 – Vienna, Austria
Dec 10 & 11 – Munich, Germany
Dec 16 - Jan 2 - Michigan, USA
Jan 6 & 7 - London Walking Tours
Jan 13 - 15 - Ibiza, Spain
Jan 20 - 22 - Larnaca, Cyprus
Jan 27 - 29 - ?
Feb 4 & 5 - Malaga & Granada, Spain
Feb 10 - 12 - Athens, Greece
Feb 14 - Feb 28 - Malaysia, Sinapore & Japan
Mar 3 & 4 - Verona, Italy
Mar 10 & 11 - Barcelona, Spain
Mar 17 & 18 - Basel, Switzerland
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Romania to Moldova to Ukraine!
Oh boy.... it's been a crazy past 10 days! I think that I'm lonely or just tired of NOONE speaking english and the shadiness ?
anyways it's day 10 of the trip and I'm now in L'viv, Ukraine! I've been having a really nice time actually and am meeting a lot of random good people along the way. I will be headed to the capital of Ukraine, (Keiv) tomorrow night on an overnight sleeper train and will arrive there Thursday morning and fly out on Sunday morning back to London.
The week has been interesting to say the least. I have gotten lost a few times, taken a cab and gotten charged too much a few times and have encountered a bloody cold! Great -
The cold started when I was in Brasov on my last day when I got a sore throat and 5 days later is now pretty much over. I was really miserable when I was in Moldova - where I visited a super high class winery that cost 45 euros and it wasn't worth it! oh well.
My favorite place has been Brasov so far and the things that it has had to offer and the surrounding arreas. I haven't seen all of L'viv yet - but it's a close 2nd and I'm excited for all the Gold domed churches in Keiv.
More to come - hopefully should make it out alive! LOL
anyways it's day 10 of the trip and I'm now in L'viv, Ukraine! I've been having a really nice time actually and am meeting a lot of random good people along the way. I will be headed to the capital of Ukraine, (Keiv) tomorrow night on an overnight sleeper train and will arrive there Thursday morning and fly out on Sunday morning back to London.
The week has been interesting to say the least. I have gotten lost a few times, taken a cab and gotten charged too much a few times and have encountered a bloody cold! Great -
The cold started when I was in Brasov on my last day when I got a sore throat and 5 days later is now pretty much over. I was really miserable when I was in Moldova - where I visited a super high class winery that cost 45 euros and it wasn't worth it! oh well.
My favorite place has been Brasov so far and the things that it has had to offer and the surrounding arreas. I haven't seen all of L'viv yet - but it's a close 2nd and I'm excited for all the Gold domed churches in Keiv.
More to come - hopefully should make it out alive! LOL
Monday, October 10, 2011
Romania!
Well here are some thoughts from me on this country so far and what I've done!
I flew in on Saturday and spent the day gandering around the city of Bucharest. I spent quite some time around the old historic city centre. Took some shots etc! My camera is again having a wonderful time. I wandered back to my hostel in good time before dusk and went to bed super early as I was exhausted from the zero amount of sleep that I had gotten from the red eye flight from London.
On Sunday - I managed my first mini-bus adventure in Romania to Curtea de Arges! It's famous for the large monistarty which was gorgeous! Well -- that was pretty much the only thing to see in Curtea de Arges -- if I was more adventurous - I should have hitchhiked to the Pieroni Fortress castle which was about 20 KM out; however the weather was completely rubbish so I didn't really bother too much. I ended up taking an earlier minibus back to Bucharest then I had originally planned and got back around 4pm. I hit up the supermarket and bought some frozen veggies for dinner! That's right - the diet doesn't stop while I'm on holiday!
Then I woke up pretty early for the train to Brasov on Monday morning! the 3 hr slow but very nice train that is! the views from the train were beyond belief and I couldn't believe my eyes when we were near this city called Predeal that there was snow in the ground! What...SNOW on the ground. As we ventured through there - I was excited to know that the snow had left -- thank goodness! the weather is about 45-50 degrees here so it's pretty chilly. I got to my hostel around 12pm and when I finally got here after the 45 minute walk with my pack on -- they didn't have my reservation! wonderful...well not so good when I realized that it was my fault and that I booked the wrong night! OMG! so dumb. well all was well since they still had nights available for tonight and tomorrow at least and then I will most likely stay here a 3rd night and maybe a 4th. Well I took a mini cat nap and then went out to explore the city! Brasov is a beautiful place and I was plesantly surprised by it's beauty! it's super quaint!
tomorrow I will see the dracula castle !
I flew in on Saturday and spent the day gandering around the city of Bucharest. I spent quite some time around the old historic city centre. Took some shots etc! My camera is again having a wonderful time. I wandered back to my hostel in good time before dusk and went to bed super early as I was exhausted from the zero amount of sleep that I had gotten from the red eye flight from London.
On Sunday - I managed my first mini-bus adventure in Romania to Curtea de Arges! It's famous for the large monistarty which was gorgeous! Well -- that was pretty much the only thing to see in Curtea de Arges -- if I was more adventurous - I should have hitchhiked to the Pieroni Fortress castle which was about 20 KM out; however the weather was completely rubbish so I didn't really bother too much. I ended up taking an earlier minibus back to Bucharest then I had originally planned and got back around 4pm. I hit up the supermarket and bought some frozen veggies for dinner! That's right - the diet doesn't stop while I'm on holiday!
Then I woke up pretty early for the train to Brasov on Monday morning! the 3 hr slow but very nice train that is! the views from the train were beyond belief and I couldn't believe my eyes when we were near this city called Predeal that there was snow in the ground! What...SNOW on the ground. As we ventured through there - I was excited to know that the snow had left -- thank goodness! the weather is about 45-50 degrees here so it's pretty chilly. I got to my hostel around 12pm and when I finally got here after the 45 minute walk with my pack on -- they didn't have my reservation! wonderful...well not so good when I realized that it was my fault and that I booked the wrong night! OMG! so dumb. well all was well since they still had nights available for tonight and tomorrow at least and then I will most likely stay here a 3rd night and maybe a 4th. Well I took a mini cat nap and then went out to explore the city! Brasov is a beautiful place and I was plesantly surprised by it's beauty! it's super quaint!
tomorrow I will see the dracula castle !
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Week from Hell - but now it's Heaven!
This past week has been stressful - yes I said that I was stressed out because of work I might add! Usually I don't get stressed out because of work; I normally brush it off and carry on but I think that with everything going on and then the trip after - it was just too much and of course too little sleep to add with it.
This week was month end/year end for me in my 2nd month end of being in the manager position. Last month was very smooth but it seemed like everything blew up this time around! Probably to do with the fact that it was year end! I probably got about 15 hours of sleep and spent all of my time working in the evenings. I didn't even have time to go to the supermarket to get food! boo! Luckily my most easy night was Monday night and of course this turned out to be a horrible night aswell!! I got home from work rather early and refreshed since month end hadn't quite kicked in for me yet. I decided to check out a gym that was just a 6 minute train ride away. I got to the gym liked it etc and left to go home and the train home had just left. So instead of waiting almost an hour for the next one - I thought that I would go in the opposite direction - change trains - and then get on the fast train home which would still be a better option thanks to my UK train finder BBRY app. Well........
On the way to the next station - I only had to go another 8 minutes out of my way - the train came to a screeching halt and noone knew what was happening. The train conductor got on the mic after about 15 minutes and just told everyone that there was an emergency stop but we still didn't know why. Another 15 minutes passed and then we found out that we might of hit a passenger! WHAT! so needless to say we weren't allowed to leave the train for quite some time and also I wasn't going to be able to get home either since I had to go into the opposite direction and everyone else that was on this train was going in the other direction! GREAT. sounds like I cannot split a cab ride fare back to Guildford. I ended up getting home around almost 11pm and by that time - I still had to copy up some fruit and veg for the week and was up super late! fun times.
Tuesday - Thursday work pretty much consumed my life! I'm recruiting for a backfill for my old position right now which is kind of a challenge! I really want to get someone that is really dedicated to work (like myself) and it's hard to find the right fit! and now that i'm away on holiday - looks like no offer letters are going out until I get back....at least! which means it's another month before we get this person in! YIKES! I cannot keep doing 2 jobs for much longer!
Well...that's enough about work and my SHITTY week -- now i'm sitting in my hostel bed dorm room sipping on some wine and typing out a nice lengthy blog. I'm in Bucharest --- that is! I left Friday night around 2am and landed here around 7am local time. Got into the city and into the hostel around 830am. Got a fine for not being able to find a place to buy a bus ticket - was 15 dollars. oh well...such is life! I cannot believe it happened -- i never get caught! SHIT.
Bucharest is a lovely city - but there isn't that much to see really. I will take a day trip to Curtea de Arges tomorrow to see some monistaries! Then 1 more night in Bucharest then off to Brasov!
This week was month end/year end for me in my 2nd month end of being in the manager position. Last month was very smooth but it seemed like everything blew up this time around! Probably to do with the fact that it was year end! I probably got about 15 hours of sleep and spent all of my time working in the evenings. I didn't even have time to go to the supermarket to get food! boo! Luckily my most easy night was Monday night and of course this turned out to be a horrible night aswell!! I got home from work rather early and refreshed since month end hadn't quite kicked in for me yet. I decided to check out a gym that was just a 6 minute train ride away. I got to the gym liked it etc and left to go home and the train home had just left. So instead of waiting almost an hour for the next one - I thought that I would go in the opposite direction - change trains - and then get on the fast train home which would still be a better option thanks to my UK train finder BBRY app. Well........
On the way to the next station - I only had to go another 8 minutes out of my way - the train came to a screeching halt and noone knew what was happening. The train conductor got on the mic after about 15 minutes and just told everyone that there was an emergency stop but we still didn't know why. Another 15 minutes passed and then we found out that we might of hit a passenger! WHAT! so needless to say we weren't allowed to leave the train for quite some time and also I wasn't going to be able to get home either since I had to go into the opposite direction and everyone else that was on this train was going in the other direction! GREAT. sounds like I cannot split a cab ride fare back to Guildford. I ended up getting home around almost 11pm and by that time - I still had to copy up some fruit and veg for the week and was up super late! fun times.
Tuesday - Thursday work pretty much consumed my life! I'm recruiting for a backfill for my old position right now which is kind of a challenge! I really want to get someone that is really dedicated to work (like myself) and it's hard to find the right fit! and now that i'm away on holiday - looks like no offer letters are going out until I get back....at least! which means it's another month before we get this person in! YIKES! I cannot keep doing 2 jobs for much longer!
Well...that's enough about work and my SHITTY week -- now i'm sitting in my hostel bed dorm room sipping on some wine and typing out a nice lengthy blog. I'm in Bucharest --- that is! I left Friday night around 2am and landed here around 7am local time. Got into the city and into the hostel around 830am. Got a fine for not being able to find a place to buy a bus ticket - was 15 dollars. oh well...such is life! I cannot believe it happened -- i never get caught! SHIT.
Bucharest is a lovely city - but there isn't that much to see really. I will take a day trip to Curtea de Arges tomorrow to see some monistaries! Then 1 more night in Bucharest then off to Brasov!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Just Hanging by the Grassy Knoll & EIFFEL TOWER!
Well on Saturday I had one of the best experiences of my life whilst being in Europe! It was FAB! The warm sunny 80 degree day in OCTOBER started with an overnight bus trip from London to Paris on Friday night. I arrived in Paris nice and early and me and my friends headed to the Palace of Versailles. After a few train quirks we finally managed to get there to see this LOVELY palace. The inside was great and I ended up getting in for free since I was a resident of the EU/UK and was under 26. SCORE. Once we strolled through the palace, we took some time to enjoy the sunshine and venture through the gorgeous gardens. There were tons of photo opportunities and this was just an amazing experience. Then the musical fountains started and it was like living inside of a ferry tail!
After we had enough time at Versailles, we ventured back into Paris straight into the Eiffel Tower. Once arriving there, we found a corner shop that sold wine - we managed to buy a red bottle and of course they had a few sneaky bottles of white wine chilling in the fridge! How clever - I learned this trick from my good friend while touring in Nicaragua.
We took those bottles, some cheese cubes, lindt chocolate and more to the grassy knoll where we chilled for about 4 hours. We saw the tower from day, dusk, and finally by night. We took plenty of pictures and just plain out enjoyed ourselves. It was a lovely evening and the grassy knoll was packed. This is something that I had been wanting to do for so long and I finally got the chance and got to do it with 2 amazing friends!
After we had enough time at Versailles, we ventured back into Paris straight into the Eiffel Tower. Once arriving there, we found a corner shop that sold wine - we managed to buy a red bottle and of course they had a few sneaky bottles of white wine chilling in the fridge! How clever - I learned this trick from my good friend while touring in Nicaragua.
We took those bottles, some cheese cubes, lindt chocolate and more to the grassy knoll where we chilled for about 4 hours. We saw the tower from day, dusk, and finally by night. We took plenty of pictures and just plain out enjoyed ourselves. It was a lovely evening and the grassy knoll was packed. This is something that I had been wanting to do for so long and I finally got the chance and got to do it with 2 amazing friends!
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