FINLAND | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Views [102]
I arrived in Helsinki at about 11am and made way to get the bus from the airport to the city. Everything was in Finnish as well as English so that made life a lot easier. As I was buying my bus ticket from the machine I heard a voice ask me if I needed ... Read more >
NORWAY | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Views [158]
After a couple of days resting up in London after my ski trip I then boarded a plane to Bergen in Norway. My flight was delayed by 8 hours which is always a good start to any holiday. Anyway I landed at about 11pm and got the city-airport bus and arrived ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Views [72]
After my late nights out during the week I really struggled Friday but I packed all my stuff and headed out to the airport for my flight to Zurich. I spent the night at Zurich airport in less than comfortable circumstances but it was by far the cheapest ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 22 Apr 2008 | Views [69]
Well my quiet weekend didn’t quite turn out as quiet as I’d planned. On Friday night I got a message from Kate asking me if I wanted to come along to one of her friends birthday drinks so I headed there and had a few drinks. It was a pretty good night ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [91]
Obviously I’ve been pretty slack with the travel writings of late but I thought I should make the effort to catch up with it. Nothing to exciting has happened the last few weeks. Mainly just work and the usual nights at the pub with Kane. We did go ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 18 Feb 2008 | Views [120]
Well on Saturday we had Jo’s farewell which was interesting. As I said last time we had an ‘S’ themed party and Kane turned up wearing his Stormtrooper gear which looked hilarious and made him an instant hit with people on the bus on the way to the ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 18 Feb 2008 | Views [168]
Last Friday night Kane, Meeks and myself headed down to Brighton Beach to escape London and have a big night out. We got the 18.07 train after work and the first thing we did was head for the beach and much to our disappointment it was fairly hopeless.... Read more >
Tags: Party time
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [130]
Well the last couple of weeks have been quite interesting. Last week I was sick with what has been termed “the virus”. Everyone at work has been sick on and off for a few months and I finally succumbed to it a couple of weekends ago. I was bed-ridden ... Read more >
Tags: Work
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 21 Jan 2008 | Views [110]
After an awesome three weeks on holidays in Austria I came crashing back to reality faster than a BASE jumper without a parachute. I had expected to have my place to myself for a couple of weeks while my flatmates were in Thailand but I was greeted ... Read more >
Tags: Work
AUSTRIA | Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [142]
After arriving in Vienna Nathan had to head straight to work and Kane and I went and met Manu whose apartment we were staying in. It was great as we had it to ourselves as Manu was staying back at Claudia’s again. After a few hours sleep we headed out ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
AUSTRIA | Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [180]
I grabbed the train to Innsbruck and then had to get a connection to Steinach to meet Nathan and Martina. Upon arrival I was whisked away to Martina’s Mum’s house where I was offered copius amounts of beer, schnapps and fondue! It was great! I was pretty ... Read more >
Tags: Snow
AUSTRIA | Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [187]
Well I headed to Voralberg for Christmas with Manu and his family but not before a couple of days of unexpected occurrences in Vienna. Nathan, Manu and myself had planned on heading out Friday night for a few drinks when Manu called me asking if he ... Read more >
Tags: Snow
AUSTRIA | Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [101]
On my first day in Vienna I went to meet the Principal at one of the international schools here for what I thought was just a casual chat about a possible job opening in 10 months time. As it turned out they asked me to have an interview for a job starting ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [82]
The last week at work was quite laid back as half the class was off sick which meant not a lot could be done so it wasn’t too strenuous. On Wednesday night I headed off to see Arsenal vs Bucharest and another Arsenal win with what was essentially their ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 10 Dec 2007 | Views [181]
The past week has been extremely hectic with a plethora of activities and events on. Monday and Tuesday was very quiet as I was suffering quite badly with my cold. It was so bad in fact that on Monday I struggled to actually speak but after pumping ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 3 Dec 2007 | Views [288]
Since my big night a couple of weeks ago I have laid of the alcohol and I’m feeling a whole lot better for it. This abstaining from alcohol has also coincided with Kane going away for a weekend with Meeks and I have therefore come to the conclusion ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 23 Nov 2007 | Views [154]
Well, it’s been a busy couple of weeks which explains why I’ve taken so long for this instalment and to be honest my memory is a bit hazy but I’ll do my best to fill you in. Work has been good and bad. The job itself is pretty good as is the money ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 9 Nov 2007 | Views [154]
Well my first week back in London after my trip back to Vienna as been flat out. On the Wednesday I started work with the billionaires. My job basically involves working with this kid all day. I’m sort of like a teacher’s aide at school. I sit with ... Read more >
Tags: Work
AUSTRIA | Monday, 5 Nov 2007 | Views [257]
On Thursday I had a 6.30am flight from London Luton to Bratislava which meant I had to be there at 4.30am. To be there at 4.30 I would have to leave home at 2.30am. My solution to the problem? Go drinking with Kane Wednesday night. We headed to The ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 4 Nov 2007 | Views [253]
On Tuesday I ventured off to Emirates Stadium for my first Champions League match which was a fixture between Slavia Prague and Arsenal. I met Kane at the ground and we searched around for a ticket for him but with no success so he went to the pub while ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 22 Oct 2007 | Views [252]
Well, I have finished my stint teaching in London and have accepted a job as a private teacher for a family who are billionaires! I thought the Russians were rich. Without sounding like an absolute tosser I can’t really go into my job due to confidentiality ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [157]
Well I finally found a place to live! It’s in Battersea about 10 minutes from Kane’s place and I’m living with another Australian guy Ben and his girlfriend from Thailand Marisa. They are both laid back and quiet which is good. My room has a King Size ... Read more >
Tags: Work
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 8 Oct 2007 | Views [158]
Well this week is pretty boring so a pretty short and not so sweet entry. Essentially I have spent this week looking for places to live which meant I missed Arsenal in Champions League Tuesday night and that is never going to make me happy! Unfortunately ... Read more >
Tags: Work
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 3 Oct 2007 | Views [153]
Well to be honest my first week in London hasn’t been that enjoyable and I’m wishing I was still in Vienna. Most of the week has been spent on London’s shitty transport network and I am still baffled at how they won the 2012 Olympics because I can’t ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
AUSTRIA | Wednesday, 3 Oct 2007 | Views [194]
Well I am currently at the airport in Linz waiting for my flight to London. It was only yesterday I realised I had been in Austria for over 120 days which wouldn’t be a except for the fact that Australians are only permitted to stay for 90 days. Luckily ... Read more >
Tags: Work
AUSTRIA | Tuesday, 18 Sep 2007 | Views [173] | Comments [1]
Well despite my lack of sleep and mighty headache I managed to get the train to Linz with Nathan. As we are tight arses we got a ticket for the slow trains which takes longer but is half the price. The other annoying thing is that we had to change ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
AUSTRIA | Tuesday, 18 Sep 2007 | Views [183]
The first couple of days of the week were pretty laid-back and all I did was watch tv shows and movies on my laptop after feeling absolutely buggered after the weekend. However, on Tuesday night Manu and I headed out for dinner to Siebensternbrau ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
AUSTRIA | Monday, 10 Sep 2007 | Views [213]
Well after resting for a few days in Vienna I have now re-entered the world of the living again, although my days of rest were very much needed. On Wednesday night Manu and I headed out to 1516 again where we are fast becoming their most frequent ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
AUSTRIA | Thursday, 6 Sep 2007 | Views [176]
I am finally back in Vienna but not before some funny times in Lachstatt. Much fun was had during the last week up there despite everybody being extremely tired. On Friday night Irena insisted we have a big party so everybody put in €10 and Irena drove ... Read more >
Tags: Work
AUSTRIA | Saturday, 25 Aug 2007 | Views [162]
Well, the last few days have consisted of work, drinking, movies, football and squash. Work has been ok but everybody wishes we were back in Vienna as Lachstatt, where we are working is about 15 minutes from Linz , and Linz is not the most exciting ... Read more >
Tags: Work
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