St Olaf Hotel Peterhead

... Edinburgh soon though..

Anyway, day trip to Ellon, which is just half an hour out of town. Yay! Friend from uni lives here so went round, watched movies etc etc. Nothing too interesting, but it was nice to be away from the dorm for a bit! Leaving for holidays in a few weeks so things will finally get just a little more interesting. Until then, back to the books I go..

... series - slowly seeing the world, one small step at a time :)

Insurance covered, visa granted, deposit paid and hopefully proving funds in Aus shouldn't be too difficult. Got a rough itinerary planned out, and just waiting to hear back to find out where my placement is going to be [either Brisbane or Sydney!]. In just a week one of my greatest dreams will finally become a reality. Screw Cancún, this Spring Break is going to kick some ass.

... a crapload of work. And I'm also trying to find one of those "job" things so I can get some extra £ for travelling purposes. So no real time for immediate fun, grrr. But I'm hoping at some point I'll be able to do a bit of mountaineering, and also planning on heading down to Glasgow and Edinburgh sometime. There's a couple other Travelpodians scattered around somewhere too, but I think it's ...

Well I have finally begun my journey!!! It seemed like it would never actually happen, but as I boarded that plane reality began to sink in....As we all know, i have no idea when Ill be home, where ill go next, what Ill see or who Ill be spending time with....which makes it so much more exciting for me. Now i have only been here for half a day and have yet to settle, but once that ...

... in a 30 ltr something backpack. The photo here is what I've settled on so far plus the camera (minus the router of course). One really important item i realized i've forgotten till today is toilet paper.Thats in the red and white plastic bag so easy for me to find in case of emergency. The string if you're wondering is in case I need to wash my own clothes so at least I have something to hang the clothes from. Also a mini french dictionary for Syria ...

I rose around 9:00 and went for a run down Union Street (the main drag). People looked at me like I was nuts. Apparently exercise isn't an Aberdonian specialty, particularly at 9 a.m. Afterward, I found a small out-of-the-way sandwich shop where I bought a roast beef and bacon sandwich with spicy English mustard. I enjoyed the sandwich on a bench facing Soul Casino— ...

... t true. For example, "Turn left at King Street" might be rendered in Scottish as "OytearnloftaytKyngsdreed."

... hospital staff were super. We didn't have to wait at all, Julie was examined by an experienced nurse straight away, who felt that a stitch or two would be required. The doctor was summoned, who concurred and in fact, put 3 stitches in, one in each segment of the 'Y' and that was it. Within 30 minutes of the actual accident, we were walking back to the boat. If you have to have an accident, Peterhead's the place to do it! Poor Julie was then confined to a liquid diet for the next 24 ...

... stopped for a while, which enabled me to take another couple of photos. The first is of the marina's office and shower/toilet block. Two years ago we commented on the cleanliness of the facilities and of the general sense of order and Jim has certainly not lowered his standards. He even tends a little garden at the front of the building. The reason for the other photo is the backdrop to the marina. It is very industrial and is ...

... Paul has cruised on her several times, so I was pleased to see her. Sadly, we were not able to go and see the captain to introduce ourselves as she was alongside a quay with strictly enforced no entry rules, hard hats and yellow dayglo' jackets were mandated and only authorised personnel allowed on the quayside. Pity. Here is a link for anyone interested :- http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_ working/research_ships/rrs_ernest_shack leton/index.php