Langstone Hotel Guildford

Phew ... well this is my first blog! Ever!<br><br>I have 3 weeks to go before I leave and I am feeling excited, nervous, happy, apprehensive and a whole host of other feelings too.<br><br>I think that I have done almost everything that needed to be done before I left. Well it is getting a bit late now anyway.<br><br ...

... are." Upon arriving at Gatwick at 6am (ugh) I was very tired from not sleeping the night before, so I tried to take a short nap in the airport, but obviously that wasn't going to happen, but once I was on the plane, I was out like a light, which is good because I hate flying anyway.

... total of approximately £146 for ONE DAY). After a few wrong turns we finally made it to Bath at 3pm. From what all of the maps that we have read it was meant to be 1.5hrs. Righhhhhtttt. Anyway, after about 3-4 stops for coffee on the way - one time getting off the M4 in order to visit the 'Services' as they are called was easy enough, however when we went to get back on again we discovered that we were actually going back towards the city...oops ...

... never on your own for very long. This time I was planning to travel alone (at least to start with) with a bit more money in my pocket but still intending to make it last by using hostels, surfing couches and staying with contacts where possible. I was also gonna be taking a laptop - to keep a record of my travels...I was hoping to finish in St Anton - where I'd spend a ski season - a dream I've had for a long time. ...

... a.s.a.p.. 9th December I laid on bed in the foetus position for a long time, occasionally waking up and such. All and all it wasn't bad and I found myself well rested when I woke again in morning. No shower no, straight to the Tesco to get those linens! I love that Tesco; it's massive! A cleanup and tidy the room with Bowie on, then back to the store to get a cereal bowl. Organisation's on the mind, what one does in December when that one is Joost (:_

... I have probably done close to a dozen over the years. They also have ones in Paris should anyone be there. Heidi had warned me that the last few days included all types of weather and so I had my brellie ready to go at a moments notice! I needed it about 20 minutes into the tour but only for a few minutes. The tour guide David (an American from the mid-west moved here to do his PHD in English Lit 35 years ago) enthusiastically told stories about the ...

The second week was but a short one and pretty much the same sorta work ***** as before. I planned to head over for to UKland for the week to visit my granddad and old school mates. True to my exciting and rushed outlook on life, I left my departure for Dublin international way too late! Traffic in Dublin was abominable and I sat in my first taxi watching the billing machine tick over whilst we went nowhere. After 20 minutes ...

... the latest CD or jewellery to anybody who may be interested. Either of them would be happy to just chat and see what is going down.....man. I was having a ponder on the tube this morning, I think that it is possible that everyone is trying to get to/from work as fast as possible - perhaps trying to get there in a world record time... well I reckon today is my best chance to have a shot at my own World Record attempt myself. After yesterdays commuting disaster, it is payback ...

... we weren't exactly on a bike trail. By the time we got back I needed a shower and still hadn't packed what I needed for the trip. My host family told me to bring warm clothes. I knew there wasn't going to be much room in the car so I was trying to pack light. I thought I was going freeze but I figured I could always buy more clothes when I got down there. Daniel, my 16 year old host brother, needed to go for his drivers test before we left. He had to take the ...

I'm at Stefan's house and the lot of them have gone to Sweden, leaving me to fend for myself. Not that I mind at all; it beats staying at home an extra 5 days... I'm chilling out in expectation of hard travel in Ethiopia. Having just done a week long field course, I am still waking up naturally at 6-7am, so I force myself back into bed and usually manage to sleep until 9. There isn't a huge amount to do here so getting up early is unnecessary, and only results in ...