tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354097472024-02-20T23:34:44.855+13:00My tales of the big wide world!!Well I did it, I got on the plane to start my OE... this is where you'll hear from me... just to make sure I'm still alive :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-46755559354746036762013-09-28T21:18:00.002+12:002013-09-28T21:18:26.505+12:00The List...<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It was 2006, I had been out of Uni for a couple of years, in a job I enjoyed, surrounded by great friends and family... why wouldn't you get up and move to the other side of the planet!?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And so thats what I did, I chucked in my nice secure job with the local council, packed (and repacked) my belongings into a single bag, and got on a plane. Alone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was lucky, my brother lived in London, so I had a base for the first few days - this was lucky as the only thing that was going through my head, with tube delays, bus diversions, flat/dive hunting and dealing with the bureaucracy of utility companies was - 'what the hell have I done?!'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Now after more than 5 years abroad, things have settled down, I have a decent job (although working at about 60%, means you're destined for greatness in this country), okay money (its London - its expensive) great friends (those that are still here...) and a life in one of the largest cities in the world - a far cry from wee Christchurch...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">All of this, in aid of the list. The list is a never ending, bucket list type, collaboration of all the places I want to visit in the world. Yes I did the contiki touring, but thats just the start, it has only whet my appetite to experience more places and cultures, to speak to the locals, to drink the local brew, to taste the regions food, to get those photos of holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or under the Eiffel Tower or with a beer wench at Oktoberfest. I have never written this list down, although in the last 5 years I have had good intentions to do so. But by writing it down seems quite final, it means this is what I have left to do... then I'm coming home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This May I have been lucky enough to receive my Indefinite Leave to Remain visa... this means I get to stay, I have more time to add to and complete my list. At the very bottom - New Zealand</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-82484331954190302642012-04-08T05:08:00.003+12:002012-04-08T05:12:07.661+12:00Concrete Jungle where Dreams are made of...Central Park<br />Little Italy<br />Rockefeller Centre<br />Columbus Day Parade<br />EngagementAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-22922170905029266482011-05-15T06:15:00.001+12:002011-05-15T06:16:55.117+12:00Surprise trip to Singers20 april<br />boat trip<br />bus<br />sembawang school ottawa auckland road fernleaf<br />dawn serviceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-47939038668541169322011-05-15T05:41:00.004+12:002011-05-15T07:15:17.830+12:00Twenty Elevenwaitangi day 5th feb<br />6.3 earth quake 22 feb<br />cape fear acton 25 feb<br />earthquake appeal 6 march<br />memorial westminster and crusaders vz sharks 27 march<br />go see abby 1 april<br />kylie at o2 7 april<br />naked boys singing 15 april<br />royal wedding 29 april<br />trip to oxford, blenhem palace 13 april<br />isas 20 april<br />high tea 21 april<br />7's 22 aprilAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-78148660731977907472011-05-15T05:39:00.003+12:002011-05-15T06:05:17.750+12:00Homeward Bound5th dec<br />danis grad<br />methven<br />timaru<br />ashberton<br />abbys new years<br />fly back to the uk 4th janAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-66811405707072028622011-05-15T05:30:00.005+12:002011-05-15T05:55:52.160+12:00Summer Travels with the Old Mankneller hall<br />touring london<br />edinburgh<br />turkey, grand bizarre, blue mosk, io sofia cistern<br />wicked 22 sept<br />oktoberfest 2010<br />bbc tour 23 septAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-4437262199066750382011-05-15T05:17:00.002+12:002011-05-15T05:24:53.441+12:00Sail Croatia1 may- 8thAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-17759765199574116972011-05-15T05:10:00.008+12:002011-05-15T06:01:14.205+12:00twenty 10vue<br />heidi and ben get married 6 feb<br />avenue q 15 april<br />anzac day hyde park cnr 25 april<br />isa's 21 may<br />sevens 22 may<br />iow festival 11 - 14 june<br />green day 19 june<br />hard rock calling, pearl jam 25 june<br />kings of leon 30 june<br />bon jovi 23 june<br />tap dogs 24 june<br />hampton court palace 9 july<br />andersons (wales, iow, windsor and oxford, diksmuide beerfest 2/10)<br />carnival 2010 30 august<br />earthquake 4 sept 2010<br />abs vs england 6 nov<br />barbars vs sth africa 4 dec<br />abs vs wales 27 novAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-86278336713460967392011-05-15T04:46:00.001+12:002011-05-15T04:53:37.413+12:00Way too much sun and skin in Teneriffe21-28 NovAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-22142558298387247162011-05-15T04:44:00.000+12:002011-05-15T04:45:43.226+12:00AB's kick some Italian Ass!13-15 novemberAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-20860501956170758862011-05-15T04:27:00.005+12:002011-05-15T05:06:00.215+12:00Back End of 2009Girls night at Cozzies 23 oct<br />Beks Birthday 24 oct<br />Nuns (and one in training) go to Church 25 october<br />(Sober) trip to Oxford 31 oct<br />Jades Birthday 6 november<br />abs vs babars 5 december<br />xmas party 11 dec<br />snow 2009!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-62483492440494206762011-05-15T04:25:00.003+12:002011-05-15T04:27:35.857+12:00Beer Wenches 09, Your Tent or Mine17 septemberAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-92051652618363162182011-05-15T04:02:00.002+12:002011-05-15T04:24:21.198+12:00Summer 2009strange lying places 9 may soho theatre<br />ISA's 15 may<br />eurovision 16 may<br />sevens 24 may<br />globe theatre 31 may<br />kristys return 5 june<br />twenty 20 6 june<br />church again fluro 14 june<br />wimbledon 24 june<br />toast 2009 27 june clapham common<br />moved into 18 canada road 28 june<br />abbys marathon 12 july<br />greenwich 25 july<br />the soloist at somerset house 9 august<br />edinburgh 17 august<br />- walking tour<br />- tattoo <br />ice bar 22 august<br />nottinghill carnival 30 august<br />double header twickenham 5 september<br />abby and alenas leaving drinks 12 and 13 septemberAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-69605813282515782812011-05-15T03:59:00.000+12:002011-05-15T04:02:36.922+12:00May Bank Holiday to PortugalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-66862694967968544722011-05-15T03:55:00.001+12:002012-06-11T05:43:57.171+12:00ANZAC Day in Turkey 2009<br />
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Day 1 - Sat <st1:date day="18" month="4" w:st="on" year="2009">18th April 2009</st1:date> – <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city> </span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Make your own flight
arrangements to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>'s
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Ataturk</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Airport</st1:placetype></st1:place> where you will be met by our
crew and transferred to your hotel to meet the guide and the rest of your
group. For those brave sods coming into <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>
by bus, overland, or from Sabiha airport you can make your own way to your
hotel. Check-in is from <st1:time hour="12" minute="0" w:st="on">12 noon</st1:time>.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Tonight is our opening to
the tour with a night planned in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>’s
Sulthanamet area - the place should be crawling with all sorts including a
significant amount of fellow antipodeans. Tonight is an ideal way to break the
ice with your fellow tourists & year after year ends up being a great night
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">After breakfast, enjoy a
guided tour of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>’s
fascinating old city. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>
is the only city to span two continents, <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>
and <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>. Sites include the Blue Mosques, Aya
Sofya, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Topkapi</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Palace</st1:placetype></st1:place>, the Underground Cistern and the
Hippodrome. Tonight for those keen we will head into the lively nightspot that
is TAKSIM – that is rammed with local nightclubs and young Turkish folk.
Overnight <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">This morning we drag
ourselves out of bed, down a few V's/Red Bulls/Turkish coffees, pack and jump
on the coach and visit the sights of the Ottoman capital of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bursa</st1:place></st1:city> including the Grand Mosque (Ulu Mosque)
& the Silk Bazaar. After lunch make yourself comfortable on the coach as we
continue our journey south to the town of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pamukkale</st1:place></st1:city>.
Overnight in Pumukkale. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Day 4 – <st1:date day="21" month="4" w:st="on" year="2009">Tue 21st April 2009</st1:date> – Pamukkale </span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Today we check out the
famous calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castles), photos of which adorn
every promotional feature on <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region>...next
to the frolicking kid on all the Underground Posters. If we have time we can
also do some bombs or staples into ‘Cleopatra’s Pool’ in the ruins of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hierapolis</st1:place></st1:city>, an ancient
health spa, just above the calcium terraces. We then set off further south for
the port city of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kusadasi</st1:place></st1:city>.
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Day 5 – <st1:date day="22" month="4" w:st="on" year="2009">Wed 22nd April 2009</st1:date> – <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ephesus</st1:place></st1:city> & Kusadasi </span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Today we have a fully guided
tour of the ancient Roman city of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ephesus</st1:place></st1:city>
– one of the best preserved ancient cities in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region>...and indeed the world.
During the cruise season it can be <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">rammed with annoying American
Tourists – but we’ll get in early and shout them down…it’s well worth it! We
also visit the local leather factory & a carpet village to learn how
carpets are made by hand, what determines their value and the historical and
cultural context in which this folk art has blossomed...and you'll no doubt buy
a rug and get it sent back to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>...and
wonder what to do with it when it arrives!! After a day's shopping in the
markets it’s time for a night on the town. And what better way to do that than
a Turkish bath - guaranteed to loosen every dead follicle & skin cell
imaginable...maybe a few brain cells also. Warning: it can be quite brutal. We
head out tonight in Kusadasi to experience the local bar & club scene. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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& Ayvalik </span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">This morning we start making
our way towards the WWI battlefields of Gallipoli, first stopping off for a
tour of the magnificent acropolis of ancient <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pergamum</st1:place></st1:city>. Tonight we stay in the town of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ayvalik</st1:place></st1:city> near the famous
ancient site of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Troy</st1:place></st1:city>.
By staying here we are a stones throw from the Gallipoli Battlefields and it
gives us a perfect platform to leave early the next day and get a full day on
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">We depart early this morning
for a tour of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Troy</st1:place></st1:city>,
the site of the famed Trojan Wars. (The visit to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Troy</st1:place></st1:city> is time dependant – we may have to head
straight to Gallipoli to avoid the crowds!). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Then we head towards the
World War I battlefields of Gallipoli for a fully guided tour of this now
serene site. We visit all the famous NZ battle sites including the legendary
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, ANZAC Cove, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Johnston</st1:place></st1:city>'s Jolly and the Turkish 57th
Regiment memorial. We will also have time to stroll through what was once
‘no-mans land’ between the ANZAC’s and Turkish. Tonight, we sample some of the
local kebabs on offer before heading back to the site of the ANZAC Dawn
Service. We watch the sun set over Anzac Cove, watch a few documentaries on the
big screens and get in the mood for the moving experience to follow in the
small hours of the morning. Keep warm in your sleeping bag and Beige Brigade
hoodie under the stars with the thousands of others while waiting for sunrise.
It DOES get cold, particularly if there is a wind! And with number swelling
over 15,000 in 2008 it will also get very crowded. But we’ll make sure we
secure a good place! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Awake before sunrise to the
ANZAC Dawn Service and commemorate our fallen forefathers on this special day.
After the Dawn Service we walk together with the many thousands up to Chunuk
Bair for the NZ Memorial service. You can attend both the Australian & NZ
Memorial Services, but to ensure you get a good possie for the NZ service you will
have to skip the Aussie one. After the services we walk through the national
park to the coaches for the ride to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>
and a chance to reflect on the whole Gallipoli experience. You’ll be leaving a
different person, no two ways about it. Back in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city> we check into our hotel before
heading out for more of the city's famous night life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Today is a chance to catch
up on any shopping at the Grand Bazaar in central <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Istanbul</st1:place></st1:city>....and have a mighty farewell party!
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Tonight is our opening to the tour with a night planned in
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place should be crawling with all sorts including a
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midday we will arrive at the World War I battlefields of Gallipoli for a fully </div>
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guided tour of this now serene site. We visit all the famous
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legendary Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, ANZAC Cove,
Johnston's Jolly and the Turkish </div>
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57th Regiment memorial. We will also have time to stroll
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land’ between the ANZAC’s and Turkish. Tonight, we sample some of the local kebabs
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Anzac Cove, watch a few documentaries on the big screens and
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moving experience to follow in the small hours of the
morning. Keep warm in your sleeping bag </div>
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and Beige Brigade hoodie under the stars with the thousands
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will also get very crowded. But we’ll make sure we secure a
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this special day. After the Dawn Service we walk together
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to Chunuk Bair for the NZ Memorial service. You can attend both
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Services, but to ensure you get a good possie for the NZ
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one. After the
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Istanbul and a chance to reflect on the whole Gallipoli
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different person, no two ways about it. Late afternoon we
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last 24hrs and head to the seaside resort town of Ayvalik.
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magnificent acropolis of ancient Pergamum. En route we’ll swing into one of the famous </div>
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Turkish leather factories and witness possibly the most unique
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1980’s. This is a fantastic chance to purchase items that
would go down a storm in Soho </div>
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(leather hats, hot pants etc). We overnight in Kusadasi this
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preserved ancient cities in Turkey...and indeed the world.
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rammed with annoying American Tourists – but we’ll get in
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worth it! We also visit the local carpet village to learn
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determines their value and the historical and cultural
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blossomed...and you'll no doubt buy a rug and get it sent
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to do with it when it arrives!! After a day's shopping in
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town. And what better way to do that than a Turkish bath -
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follicle & skin cell imaginable...maybe a few brain
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brutal. We head out tonight in Kusadasi to experience the
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Shake off the potential hangover from the night before as
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calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castles), photos of
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feature on Turkey...next to the frolicking kid on all the
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can also do some bombs, manu’s or staples into ‘Cleopatra’s
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ancient health spa, just above the calcium terraces.
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Ottoman Empire capital of Bursa. Opportunities to check out
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famous Silk Markets for some additional items for the
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cistern and the Hippdrome. Tonight is also the mighty
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-64562069231243304192009-04-04T09:28:00.023+13:002011-05-15T02:31:04.412+12:00Nov 08 to Now-ishJack the Ripper Tour: Started at Tower Hill and went for a couple of hours, walking around the east of the central city where he killed and massacred the women, where they lived or lodged... we even walked in his foot steps, walking through a courtyard where the only way out was through a narrow archway. we saw a pub where he probably used to drink, was quite an interesting tour, although now know far too much about what the first ever serial killer did to his victims.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ2NfcgXeI/AAAAAAAAAH4/BOFbGAlxYSw/s1600-h/P1040023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ2NfcgXeI/AAAAAAAAAH4/BOFbGAlxYSw/s400/P1040023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320569983936257506" /></a><br /><br />Ba-bars Vs Aus: on the 3 December 2008 the Barbarians played Australia at Wembly (which was amazing). It was a pretty scrappy game, ba-bars couldn't really get their shit sorted (obviously due to not playing together long) at one stage there was a it of a punch up which went trough one of the advertising boards and involved half the team!! George Gregan played for the Ba-Bars which was an interesting turn of events. <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ23FmBjOI/AAAAAAAAAIA/352wemhkwBY/s1600-h/P1040394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ23FmBjOI/AAAAAAAAAIA/352wemhkwBY/s400/P1040394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320570698551364834" /></a><br /><br /> <br />Work Christmas Party: On the 5th December the BSC took to the Thames and had their Christmas Party on a boat which left from Putney to well past the O2 then back again. it was a great night, too much drink and lots of dancing!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ4JYk6VHI/AAAAAAAAAII/-HKHy0vvdVQ/s1600-h/P1040500.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ4JYk6VHI/AAAAAAAAAII/-HKHy0vvdVQ/s400/P1040500.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320572112396244082" /></a> <br /><br /><br />Ice Skating is a great winter past time in the capital city, Bek, Mez and I went to the Natural History Museum where a rink was set up outside under floodlights and fairy light covered trees. although only skating for and hour or so (and paying £14 to do so!!) it was quiet enough, especially dodging the the people trying to fly/not fall over and those that were confident but lacking the skill not to take anyone else out!!!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ4rJ0CnRI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/7woWmR3GlMg/s1600-h/P1040646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ4rJ0CnRI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/7woWmR3GlMg/s400/P1040646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320572692548721938" /></a><br /> <br />Christmas eve was spent at the walkie drinking lots of Redbull and Vodkas and dancing the night away. Christmas Day we had an Orphans Christmas at Hotel Bracewell Road while trying to recover from the night before I cooked Christmas Dinner with the help from Abby and Andre... turned out not too bad ... apart from Crispy potatoes it wasn't too bad!!!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ5__WoW0I/AAAAAAAAAIY/FjXQYLe879I/s1600-h/n628856402_1691198_7353.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ5__WoW0I/AAAAAAAAAIY/FjXQYLe879I/s400/n628856402_1691198_7353.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320574150029892418" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ6QZyuNdI/AAAAAAAAAIg/jvY66gqfKPk/s1600-h/n586582095_1659269_6614.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ6QZyuNdI/AAAAAAAAAIg/jvY66gqfKPk/s400/n586582095_1659269_6614.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320574432004945362" /></a><br />The morning after the night before...<br /><br /><br />New Years 2008/2009 was spent at a pub on Embankment, and even though we were so close we ended up watching the fireworks on the telly in the pub!! it was a great night spent with Erica and Beks, they even got me in a dress for the James Bond Themed Ball. Lots of drink was had and a free trip home thanks to TfL!!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ6pFUX5DI/AAAAAAAAAIo/HeM6VnUSWO8/s1600-h/n575980392_5327738_8920.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ6pFUX5DI/AAAAAAAAAIo/HeM6VnUSWO8/s400/n575980392_5327738_8920.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320574856005674034" /></a><br /> <br />The Tower of London is a must see/do of London. Its great to see where Ann Boelyn was beheaded, and buried, to see ancient graffiti of people who are about to be put to death or imprisoned in the Tower of London and to hear of all the blood gory stories that are associated with this historic building. it is also where the Crown Jewels are kept, although we didn't get a chance to see them, no doubt I will be back to see it again!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ73tHJeHI/AAAAAAAAAIw/_FhzJp5OodU/s1600-h/P1040808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ73tHJeHI/AAAAAAAAAIw/_FhzJp5OodU/s400/P1040808.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320576206717417586" /></a><br /><br />On the 2nd February we had a snow day which literally shut down the entire city of London. all tubes and buses were stopped making getting anywhere virtually impossible. After it was clear we had a day off work we all headed down to the park at the end of our street and built mammoth snowmen and had snow ball fights.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ8zTdQp5I/AAAAAAAAAI4/5Q0OhmBpnwc/s1600-h/P1050159.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ8zTdQp5I/AAAAAAAAAI4/5Q0OhmBpnwc/s400/P1050159.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320577230622992274" /></a><br /> <br />Waitangi day in London is a big deal... it starts at 11 am at Paddington Station where usually traveling on the Circle line to Westminster we walked most of the way due to it being down for 'works'. From Paddington, we walked to Bayswater.. Nottinghill Gate (where some cricket took place) onto Kensington High Street, where it was time to get a feed to soak up some of the Alcohol...from there we walked onto Gloucester Road... caught the District line to St James Park and walked to Parliament Square. The Square looked green before and a mud pit after!! there were several Hakas and then the mud bath began with everyone being tackled to the ground. Aftwards we made our way to Hammersmith for a feed then to the She Bu walkie to finish off the night. I managed to get my drink spiked... which took a couple of days to recover from. But apart from that it was an awesome day out and surprisingly with the number of people, there were no reported incidents, all the cops that we met along the way were in pretty good spirits and would stop and have a chat every now and again.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ9xt1nYPI/AAAAAAAAAJA/dtQSyzDazqg/s1600-h/P1050221.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ9xt1nYPI/AAAAAAAAAJA/dtQSyzDazqg/s400/P1050221.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320578302856356082" /></a><br /> <br />Lindsay, my brother, left at the end of February to move back to Melbourne with his girlfriend Dani. We spent an awesome day together doing stuff he had yet to cover in London, we saw the Rosetta stone, went via Big Ben and found the Speights Pub called the Southerner.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ-W8XFhUI/AAAAAAAAAJI/dZmeenRwuJA/s1600-h/P1050429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ-W8XFhUI/AAAAAAAAAJI/dZmeenRwuJA/s400/P1050429.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320578942409999682" /></a><br /> <br />Alena, Abby, Jade, Kristy and I all piled into a hire car, then exited the car and piled into a less funny smelling car, and headed off on our road trip to Stone Henge, Salisbury and (literally) a flying visit to Windsor. After a few wrong turns, and riding a few curbs (thanks Alena) we found Stone Henge, walked around a while taking in the rocks and the possibility of their meaning... piling back into the car and headed to Salisbury a town which has a Cathedral which holds an excellent copy of the Magna Carta. the Magna Carta is a document written by nobles o force the King at the time (I forget which one) to obey some form of rules so he couldn't treat his subjects like crap. we thought we would visit Windsor on the way home, but unfortunately couldn't find the turn off, so only got as far as the motorway!!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ-wj1RSaI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/UQSEdi7FPAk/s1600-h/n718195468_2757858_5635650.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ-wj1RSaI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/UQSEdi7FPAk/s400/n718195468_2757858_5635650.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320579382502312354" /></a><br /> <br />St Paddy's Day in London, is a pretty low key affair, there is a parade on the weekend prior, and it consisted of a few vintage vehicles, some flatbed trucks with Irish Dancers on them, Pipe and Brass bands. Most exciting part was Borris Johnson at the front!!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ_SQbFmMI/AAAAAAAAAJY/70wfnXvUAy8/s1600-h/P1050703.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ_SQbFmMI/AAAAAAAAAJY/70wfnXvUAy8/s400/P1050703.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320579961407772866" /></a><br /> <br />St Paddy's Day in Dublin was much more exciting... although, there was more alcohol involved!! we started at about 11am and placed ourselves in prime parade viewing spot in a pub called The Citi. after having breakfast we got stuck into the doubles which were over 6 Euro!!! Guinness wasn't that much better at 4.90 a Euro. but it was a great day out and the parade was amazing, with massive float and performers and bands from all over the world. after a feed of pizza we jumped on the train and headed back to Sams wee town to the bar called the Roost. after a long day we were all in bed relatively early... not as young as I used to be!!! went into town the next day and met up with Erica and spent the afternoon sitting next to the river Liffy in the sun.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ_1nBeh5I/AAAAAAAAAJg/9cX5Ne4dvhc/s1600-h/P1050848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdZ_1nBeh5I/AAAAAAAAAJg/9cX5Ne4dvhc/s400/P1050848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320580568769791890" /></a><br /> <br />Every year a boat race is held on the Thames between Putney Bridge and Cheswick Bridge, between the rowing teams of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Lot of people head to the river with blankets, champagne, wine, cheese, crackers etc!!! these people sure know how to watch a boat race... then you could pick the kiwis and aussies with their jandles, cider and funnels!!! the race was pretty intense with is being quiet close most of the way, until Oxford pulled away and Cambridge crashed into them on purpose, hoping to throw out the rowers, it didn't work and Oxford won by quiet a large lead in the end. a good day out and even the sun made a short appearance!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdaBLeRUEVI/AAAAAAAAAJo/DeeapBpBSVM/s1600-h/P1040666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SdaBLeRUEVI/AAAAAAAAAJo/DeeapBpBSVM/s400/P1040666.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320582043889045842" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-78790242398493134662009-03-29T21:18:00.005+13:002009-03-29T21:33:04.125+13:00October 2008 to November 2008James Blunt: on the 14 October 2008, Brook (flatmate) and I did the mission from work (in the West) to the O2 (in the East) to check out James Blunt. The concert went off, although the effects were minimal, he was a great singer and at one stage jumped off the stage running down isles of screaming women to a platform in the middle of the the audience where he played the piano. Was excellent live although may have been better in a more intimate setting than the massive O2, which incidentally is the the largest single-roofed structure in the world, now arnt you glad you read this. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/Sc8yHSCkEmI/AAAAAAAAAHw/f7JFFO5wI_g/s1600-h/P1030995.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/Sc8yHSCkEmI/AAAAAAAAAHw/f7JFFO5wI_g/s400/P1030995.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318524785630909026" /></a><br /> <br />All Blacks: On the 22 November 2008 all the flatmates and I jumped in a bus and headed to Cardiff, Wales for the All Blacks vs Wales game. We got to our hotel and headed straight to a pub, where I dared Andre to shout 'Go the All Blacks!!' in a typical welsh pub... needless to say you could have heard a pin drop afterwards. We went back to our dive of a Hotel (after they had cleaned up the glass and put the door back on the cupboard!) and got geared up for the night ahead. We headed to the main street and had a few drinks prior to the game. During the haka it was hard to hear due to the deaffening chant of Wales Wales Wales Wales... then there was the stand off between the 2 teams... which felt like went on for ever. The game was awesome my first All Blacks game ever. Afterwards, we all went into town and drank the night away... also attending the Welsh Walkie!! :)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/Sc8xT8CjXEI/AAAAAAAAAHo/Owa033AR-jM/s1600-h/P1040130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/Sc8xT8CjXEI/AAAAAAAAAHo/Owa033AR-jM/s400/P1040130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318523903551953986" /></a><br /> <br />Dave Dobbyn: On the 28 November 2008 a group of us headed to Portobello road in Nottinghill to see Dave Dobbyn. He played all his new stuff in the first set. In the second set he rocked out all the old stuff. Half way through the entire audience started singing Slice of Heaven... da da da dodo da da da and he asked 'do you not know the rest of the words,' so everyone rocked out 'Hey, I got a lot of faith in you I'll stick with you kid, that's the bottom line' and he just said 'all in good time'... o for oarsome!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/Sc8w23Sj_PI/AAAAAAAAAHg/HuVTfSghNdA/s1600-h/P1040311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/Sc8w23Sj_PI/AAAAAAAAAHg/HuVTfSghNdA/s400/P1040311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318523404060720370" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-43018417291861972852008-10-05T01:47:00.003+13:002008-10-05T02:04:44.094+13:00Contiki Photos Part 4Anne Franks House<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SOdpdSgwsvI/AAAAAAAAAGc/E6cxD7MuEfU/s1600-h/P1020260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SOdpdSgwsvI/AAAAAAAAAGc/E6cxD7MuEfU/s400/P1020260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253283442257343218" /></a><br /><br /><br />Amsterdam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SOdpBd9za6I/AAAAAAAAAGU/PBFznNtTnMg/s1600-h/P1020254.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SOdpBd9za6I/AAAAAAAAAGU/PBFznNtTnMg/s400/P1020254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253282964295609250" /></a><br /><br /><br />Clogs!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SOdnQ32mYyI/AAAAAAAAAGM/1aYMCFKN7eM/s1600-h/P1020236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SOdnQ32mYyI/AAAAAAAAAGM/1aYMCFKN7eM/s400/P1020236.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253281029919499042" /></a><br /><br /><br />Netherlands - Edam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SOdmvNHWRLI/AAAAAAAAAGE/RB2fP4ktdKU/s1600-h/holland..jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SOdmvNHWRLI/AAAAAAAAAGE/RB2fP4ktdKU/s400/holland..jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253280451511338162" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-76329568295281128932008-09-30T22:38:00.002+13:002008-09-30T22:44:59.219+13:00Toast FestivalI went to a festival called Toast on Saturday. It was a kiwi festival, celebrating everything kiwi!! I paid £5 for a NZ lamb and mint-sauce burger, that’s almost $15 for a burger, but I would do it again, I didn’t realize how much I missed NZ meat... by the way, all donations of meat from NZ greatly appreciated!! Just throw it in an envelope and send it this way!! :) For sale were t-shirts for Africa with Kiwi designs, Tim Tams, Minties, Grainwaves, not to mention the Monteiths and Speights, and kiwi wine. Appearances by Dan Carter and Zin Zan Brooke and Opshop and Supergroove played!! Scorpi-oprpi-orpio Girl!!! It was a fantastic day out, I say day as we started drinking around midday... :) Good times!<br /><br />But the biggest thing I realised was how amazing it was to see the turnout and the pride and enthusiasm everyone had for everything from home. Practically everyone had a piece of ‘kiwiana’ on be it a ‘next Palmy mayor’ t-shirt to greenstone and bone carvings as far as the eye could see. Its an amazing culture here, there is no Pakeha, Maori or Polynesian, everyone is just ... Kiwi, and we proudly display New Zealand like walking billboards with our clothing, jewelry, bags, blow up kiwis, hats and yes even the tricky art of wearing flags. It is not so much where you come from as it is an identity that we all relate to, we are kiwis and we are proud of it. It makes you realise if all the expats went home the culture of New Zealand would be for the better.<br /><br />We are all so far from home, its nice to be in a room with people whom you can relate... and mourn the loss of Snifters, Tangy Fruits and Sparkles together.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-46864846316763980282008-09-29T07:09:00.006+13:002008-09-29T09:28:09.325+13:00Photos from Contiki Part 3Swiss Alps<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_LlhBlL9I/AAAAAAAAAF4/MdxHvOtQD2M/s1600-h/P1020059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_LlhBlL9I/AAAAAAAAAF4/MdxHvOtQD2M/s400/P1020059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251139535917887442" /></a><br /><br /><br />Beer Hall, Munich<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_Kh8lHU3I/AAAAAAAAAFw/h2gMO4U1kzk/s1600-h/P1010997.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_Kh8lHU3I/AAAAAAAAAFw/h2gMO4U1kzk/s400/P1010997.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251138375083578226" /></a><br /><br /><br />St Marks Square<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_JQA0RSdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/AsW3nAvIGqc/s1600-h/P1010640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_JQA0RSdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/AsW3nAvIGqc/s400/P1010640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251136967471614418" /></a><br /><br /><br />Venice<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_I0EslItI/AAAAAAAAAFg/qxke8wbaoI0/s1600-h/P1010599.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_I0EslItI/AAAAAAAAAFg/qxke8wbaoI0/s400/P1010599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251136487476765394" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-51278677657648213972008-09-29T05:33:00.015+13:002008-09-29T06:57:48.134+13:00Photos from Contiki Part 2Venice<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_FV4yZK2I/AAAAAAAAAFY/7CqcJmmMwdE/s1600-h/P1010580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_FV4yZK2I/AAAAAAAAAFY/7CqcJmmMwdE/s400/P1010580.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251132670348962658" /></a><br /><br /><br />Corfu, Greece<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_DMr5voPI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/rCaufyG7u2I/s1600-h/P1010505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_DMr5voPI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/rCaufyG7u2I/s400/P1010505.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251130313248055538" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sunrise in Greece<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_B9nSCPyI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Lioq_8yt3uc/s1600-h/P1010477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_B9nSCPyI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Lioq_8yt3uc/s400/P1010477.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251128954798096162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Pompeii <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_BV2GPRAI/AAAAAAAAAFA/-hTcPg_A1UY/s1600-h/P1010437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_BV2GPRAI/AAAAAAAAAFA/-hTcPg_A1UY/s400/P1010437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251128271580382210" /></a><br /><br /><br />Trivi Fountain<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_An7heRZI/AAAAAAAAAE4/msulp8RA_uk/s1600-h/P1010397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_An7heRZI/AAAAAAAAAE4/msulp8RA_uk/s400/P1010397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251127482762806674" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Colosseum <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_AKDfBNMI/AAAAAAAAAEw/Af4q8egCkYs/s1600-h/P1010389.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN_AKDfBNMI/AAAAAAAAAEw/Af4q8egCkYs/s400/P1010389.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251126969503921346" /></a><br /><br /><br />Rome<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-_PnC9jFI/AAAAAAAAAEo/iD7XT2iRrG0/s1600-h/P1010334.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-_PnC9jFI/AAAAAAAAAEo/iD7XT2iRrG0/s400/P1010334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251125965437635666" /></a><br /><br /><br />St Pauls<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-9GW-Vt5I/AAAAAAAAAEg/6mn_pbb1bn8/s1600-h/P1010294.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-9GW-Vt5I/AAAAAAAAAEg/6mn_pbb1bn8/s400/P1010294.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251123607481202578" /></a><br /><br /><br />Florence<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-8MvYaXXI/AAAAAAAAAEY/tOE5ruLbhqY/s1600-h/P1010259.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-8MvYaXXI/AAAAAAAAAEY/tOE5ruLbhqY/s400/P1010259.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251122617600597362" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fake David<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-7T8UvTYI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/hWDlbjDdFsU/s1600-h/P1010223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-7T8UvTYI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/hWDlbjDdFsU/s400/P1010223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251121641822309762" /></a><br /><br /><br />Pisa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-4f4PhrOI/AAAAAAAAAEI/oxFa4RxJ7lM/s1600-h/P1010210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-4f4PhrOI/AAAAAAAAAEI/oxFa4RxJ7lM/s400/P1010210.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251118548350250210" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Chateau we stayed at in France<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-y6JzQwnI/AAAAAAAAADw/ziaehoYqqHQ/s1600-h/chatau.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SN-y6JzQwnI/AAAAAAAAADw/ziaehoYqqHQ/s400/chatau.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251112402670371442" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-35817209627417780312008-09-15T06:48:00.005+12:002008-09-16T01:31:37.482+12:00Photos from Contiki Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1n2GuJl2I/AAAAAAAAADo/yQRhRWiWVtg/s1600-h/beachinnice4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1n2GuJl2I/AAAAAAAAADo/yQRhRWiWVtg/s400/beachinnice4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245963320171272034" /></a><br />Beach and town of Nice<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1nFP8gBNI/AAAAAAAAADg/CM7FoBzrgGg/s1600-h/beagelairewineregion2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1nFP8gBNI/AAAAAAAAADg/CM7FoBzrgGg/s400/beagelairewineregion2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245962480833791186" /></a><br />Beaujelais Wine Region France<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1k3HDciHI/AAAAAAAAADY/WaoGU8dnnzs/s1600-h/legrandcasinomonico.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1k3HDciHI/AAAAAAAAADY/WaoGU8dnnzs/s400/legrandcasinomonico.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245960038905579634" /></a><br />The Grand Casino, Monaco<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1j7oxxBRI/AAAAAAAAADQ/Hn1SeEZ1nco/s1600-h/monalisa2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1j7oxxBRI/AAAAAAAAADQ/Hn1SeEZ1nco/s400/monalisa2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245959017166079250" /></a><br />Mona Lisa<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1i7BUkVMI/AAAAAAAAADI/KBSYezci8yY/s1600-h/eiffeltower17.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1i7BUkVMI/AAAAAAAAADI/KBSYezci8yY/s400/eiffeltower17.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245957907063002306" /></a><br />Me and the Eiffel Tower<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1ewTGrmpI/AAAAAAAAADA/-VMM_-DmSgk/s1600-h/eiffeltower5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1ewTGrmpI/AAAAAAAAADA/-VMM_-DmSgk/s400/eiffeltower5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245953324811524754" /></a><br />Eiffel Tower<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1d4zjDkgI/AAAAAAAAAC4/JVJ58DAcE1w/s1600-h/arc13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NwwuH06Uzl0/SM1d4zjDkgI/AAAAAAAAAC4/JVJ58DAcE1w/s400/arc13.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245952371447796226" /></a><br />Arc de TriumphAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-20412183890066868612008-09-01T08:20:00.005+12:002008-09-06T23:33:00.527+12:00Tea with the QueenMum and I went to Buckingham Palace today to take a look through the Queens pad.<br /><br />We went through the state rooms and the banquet room all laid out like it would for a state banquet. Gold and silver... complete with 6 glasses each!!! Talk about over the top!!<br /><br />After walking through the palace we took a leisurely stroll through the gardens, straight to the gift shop :) nothing like a £5 key ring to top off your day!<br /><br />After being asked AGAIN what part of Australia I’m from, Mum and I went and had a pub lunch then home for mum to pack to get out to the airport on time.<br /><br />With Mum leaving, Lindsay being in Europe and no more travel planned for a while, home sickness has started to kick in. for those that don’t know, it is this overwhelming impulse to jump on the next plane home, which is difficult seeing them fly over work to Heathrow everyday. Everything is easier at home, traveling anywhere, work, socializing all easier at home… London is another way of life I suppose, but that doesn’t help a whole lot.<br /><br />Homesickness is not knowing how to get exactly where you want to go without asking or looking at your trusty A-Z. It’s being given directions to places which involve turn left after the third McDonalds. Homesickness is not knowing where to go for a few drinks, what time they stop letting you in or what time they close. Its having to put aside an entire day to have coffee with a friend. It’s knowing exactly where you stand at your job, or knowing exactly what’s expected of you! It’s not being surrounded by family and friends and having to stand on your own two feet...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-34498177129743107482008-08-28T00:59:00.001+12:002008-08-28T01:01:26.457+12:00Latest TravelsWent up to North England on Friday night, to Harrogate. Mum was up there visiting a friend so decided to crash their party for the weekend.<br /><br />Yorkshire was very beautiful, lots of field of differing shades of green separated by dry rock walls built by hand hundreds and hundreds of years ago, that’s talent. Its very difficult still, to get your head around that some of the buildings were built before the first white person settled in New Zealand.<br /><br />The roads are exactly out of a movie with the narrow lanes (just wide enough to fit a smart car down them) and walls on either side covered in climber… me sitting in the back of the car in a state of hysteria in case we meet any oncoming cars… of which we did, and several tractors!!!<br /><br />It was a great day out in the Yorkshire dales visiting little villages and seeing the country side, complete with the traffic jam due to on coming … sheep!<br /><br />I had my very first bank holiday on Monday… now nothing until Christmas!! *sigh* But Mum and I did a day tour to Windsor Castle, Bath and Stonehenge. HUGE day with not enough time spent at any of the destinations, but was great if you needed to jam it all into one day. But going to have to go back…<br /><br />Windsor Castle is a great place the town seems to be very quaint, although it was a bit of a blur as we raced through it to get to the castle. The castle itself is kinda what I expected, lots of portraits of creepy looking people and their animals and dead animals in one case… go figure?? Fair amount of gaudy gilt, all very ostentatiousness. Quite a bit of gold, in the form or cups and statues, plus some amour and lots and lots and lots of weapons mounted on high walls, muskets, swords, etc etc<br /><br />Then onto Bath, another lovely town, but with no time to see it… we went through the Bath House, now museum, which was very interesting to see how the Romans laid it all out utilizing the hot springs, lead floors and all! Bet that was healthy.<br /><br />After Bath we ventured onto Stonehenge. I always thought it would be in this huge field and you can’t see it till you walk over a grassy knoll and it appears magnificently on the horizon. In reality it is in a field, but is flanked by two semi-major highways, which you drive past Stonehenge to get to the parking lot on the other side of the road. Don’t get me wrong it is spectacular and to be able to wander around these huge rocks for about an hour is amazing but the amount of traffic driving past is crazy, not to mention they are endangering the foundations of the Stones. The vibrations from the traffic are moving the stones and putting them at risk of falling. They propose to build a tunnel (which create more vibration) and make people walk 2 miles to get to Stonehenge hence creating my ‘walking over the grassy knoll to see it on the horizon’ view! NICE :)<br /><br />Back to work this week with a day off on tomorrow to spend some time with Mum before she flies out tomorrow night.<br /><br />CUAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35409747.post-14065719449472550102008-08-21T19:51:00.004+12:002008-08-21T23:22:52.571+12:00"Sanca ya deed mun?" ... "Yeah mun"Ok so not quite dead, but busy.<br /><br />I have had a relativly eventful few weeks, of which i will try to tell you about without boring you all to tears!!<br /><br />First of all i have a job, its at the British Safety Council... anything and everything to do with Health and Safety... no running in the office with scissors around here!! :) My job title is Operations Coordinator, which sounds all very flash and stuff but is really an admin role, scanning, photocopying etc... gotta love how that degree is coming in handy huh? :)<br /><br />Flat is going great guns there is now 6 of us and the hundreds of bed mites that seems to have moved in! But they have been sprayed and hopefully the unexpected/unwanted house guests will be no more!!!<br /><br />here are a few things i have learnt since arriving here...<br />*Buses don’t usually go where you expect them to... ever <br />*If the is someone who looks like someone you know from home 99% of the time they aren’t... the other 1% makes you realize how small London is! <br />*Tubes and buses terminate at stations/stops for no reason <br />*as bad as it sounds you quickly become annoyed when someone jumps in front of a tube, disrupting all tubes <br />*you need to leave an hour to get anywhere <br />*they shut down entire main roads for fix a water pipe... and take forever to do it! <br />*There are bottle stores on every corner ... nice :)<br />*Organized is not a recognized action in the UK <br />*Parks are the new beaches and everyone uses them<br />*You can easily walk to the highest point in London and see everything (Primrose Park)<br />*Pubs open and close ridiculously early <br />*They love talking about the weather when its sunny<br />*I’m still not sure anyone knows what a forty hour week is...<br />*Soccer is god<br /><br />Went to Dublin last week to see my bestest friend Hannah who is going home after 3 years away… yes perfect timing, ahh the irony!! She came to London for a few days and once they let her back in the country, we had a very wet/flooded few days in Ireland, visiting a few Irish pubs (yes to the Guinesss… twice :) ) and having a real good look around town, walked through Trinity college, over the River Liffy, and through the infamous Temple Bar. Was good just to hang out with Han and spend some quality time together!<br /><br />Off to Harrogate this weekend to spend some time with Mum and her friend who lives there. BTW costs more to get a train up north (£80) than to fly to Dublin (£60)!!!!!! What the..... !!!<br /><br />Doing a day trip to Bath, Stone Henge and Windsor Castle on Monday ... BANK HOLIDAY!! woohoo<br /><br />Me and the flatties have booked tickets to Cardiff in November… get this … to watch the ALL BLACKS!!!! Play Wales at Millennium Stadium. Cant wait sooooooooooooo excited!! <br /><br />UPDATE:<br />Rain... still raining!!! apart from 2.75 days where it was sunny just as i started my new job... TYPICAL doing washing is a mission… yes I do washing!!!<br /><br />Internet was NOT hooked up on Sunday and after 1000 calls to both BT and Sky we finally got it a week ago... but i dont want to talk about it...<br /><br />luv<br />KimAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987687344698260177noreply@blogger.com2