Trip: Starting in Ireland
There are [30] stories from my trip: Starting in Ireland
IRELAND | Thursday, 12 Feb 2009 | Views [451] | Comments [1]
I know that Australia isn't included in it, so that's my excuse for never having heard of it. But what I didn't realise is how crazy the whole city becomes when matches are on! Last weekend saw a million middle age French men descend on Dublin for ... Read more >
IRELAND | Friday, 6 Feb 2009 | Views [644] | Comments [4]
This weekend, I'll be saying goodbye to the highs and lows of hostel living. Don't get me wrong; hostels are a great place to stay and meet people and see what's happeing in a place. However, after being in a 16 bed dorm, connected to a 12 bed dorm with ... Read more >
IRELAND | Thursday, 29 Jan 2009 | Views [423]
Don't worry - there's no swear words. I knew those ones already, I just choose not to use them (okay, so I choose not to use them all that often). 1. Bold - at first I thought they were saying "He's the bald one" and it wasn't until they ... Read more >
IRELAND | Tuesday, 27 Jan 2009 | Views [658] | Comments [2]
I was halfway through the day, standing in the snow in Galway harrassing people for money (but enjoying it so much more this week), when I got a phone call from a school in Dublin. They were after someone to start the very next day, I asked a bunch of ... Read more >
IRELAND | Sunday, 18 Jan 2009 | Views [595]
So the first week - and what a week it was. Started with me at the office in Dublin at 9am MOnday morning with all my possessions, and ended with me eating lasagne and drinking cheap wine in a house in Youghal with 3 Canadians. Working out the fundraising ... Read more >
IRELAND | Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 | Views [294]
So the whirlwind continues. Got a job working for a company that does fundraising for charities by getting out there on the streets of the country and chatting to people. So rock up at their office on Monday morning in Dublin, with all my worldly possessions, ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery
Meeting up with Carley & Lisa in a very cold London
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IRELAND | Friday, 9 Jan 2009 | Views [454] | Comments [2]
I rang the group on Wednesday, was interviewed on Thursday, got a phone call Friday morning to say I've gotten the job and that I start on Monday! JC would be impressed - no fluffing around what-so-ever. So my mission this weekend is to cram in as much ... Read more >
IRELAND | Wednesday, 7 Jan 2009 | Views [351]
So after a week in freezing cold London, snow and all, I was keen to get to \Dublin and settle in to start the journey of a lifetime. Having a cold and being freezing the only thing I was really looking forward to was a nice hot shower. Gotta love hostels ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 5 Jan 2009 | Views [554]
I have began to wonder who's stupid idea it was for me to leave a balmy average of 30 odd degrees celsius in Mildura, Victoria to come to a freezing cold - well below freezing really - climate. You go from walking outside where the wind is so cold it's ... Read more >
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