Well...I couldn't stay away, the English countryside is amazing...the green rolling hills, sweet smelling flowers, vibrant colours, cute little cottages with thatched rooves, friendly locals...its just like the story books.
As i said in my last blog, im down in Dorset now on the South coast. My sense of where i am at the moment is so minimal. All is know is that the closet bigger town is Blandford Forum, but im in Farnham, which is the tiniest, cutest little town you could imagine. The Museum Pub where im working is the only one in town and i think we get alot of locals etc, but apparently most people come from miles and miles around, even London, to eat here because its so good. Well its looking pretty good so far, don't know when ill get to try some things though. Everyone is incredibly rich here as well, the houses are spastically nice but they seem friendly enough so far. Madonna has a big farm just a few K away as well, and apparently she drops by for a drink sometimes! That should be exciting LOL
The job seems fairly simple, but i think its going to be manic on the weekends. Theres plenty of staff though so i think it should be fine. Its the perfect situation, all the waitresses live in this 5 bedroom house just behind the pub, 3 are from OZ, one NZ, one English and one South African at the moment, though the NZ and one of the Aussie chicks are leaving on the weekend. They all seems really nice and happy, which is the main thing, as a few some of the have been working here for a while and they quite like it.
So im working 10 shifts a week, but they are like 3-4 hours breakfast and lunch each, and dinner is a bit longer, maybe 5 hours. AND THIS IS NOTHING! LOL Im sooo used to working crazy, hard hours, then having to travel at least an hour home. So this is pure luxury, its going to take a while to sink in. The whole set up is really sweet, feels like its too good to be true actually. Im waiting for some catch where we are all like slaves for the day or something, but everything is so relaxed, as long as you just get things done and everything is sweet.
So apart from work, the place is pretty isolated, but there are quite a few things within driving distance. Theres the coast line which is like 30mins away i think, that supposed to be stunning, then theres all sorts of things like a random safari/zoo nearby that has a TV show done on it which is on every morning apparently. The girls were up drinking last night, and i went to bed early because ive just done breaky, but they just randomly took off to Stone Henge, which is only like 30mins away too. There was some festival at night and people were going nuts and dancing on and around the stones, which you usually can't do. Thats a must see thing for me i think, i wish i could have gone.
I haven't taken any pictures yet, so i haven't nothing to show you of my own except for these random photos off the net.
http://www.imagesofdorset.org.uk/Dorset/025/intro.htm
This next link is just one for Dorset, i think it mentions Farnham very briefly.
http://www.thedorsetpage.com/Dorset_Home.htm
Well ill stop blabbering on then, im using the computer they have here for staff to use, and its like those ones you had back in the early '90s, and PAINFULLY slow dail up internet connection. Oh and i must find out the phone number of the house im staying in, cos it has a landline phone there which is handy. Ill find that out and put up a short blog soon. Theres very little to no mobile phone service here too, so i appologise in advance if anyone calls or messages and i don't get back for ages.
So i can't really think of much else to say, but hopefully ill have some exciting adventures to report on while im here. At this stage i want to be here for the summer, until September and just save money for more traveling later on.
OH!! Also, i must mention that im a terrible person because its been my little brothers birthday and my Great Aunties birthday on the 15th June and i haven't rung them or anything. So if people who talk to them are reading this, PLEASE pass on my Happy Birthday wishes and love and hugs and kisses and everything, and when i get a phone card i can make a quick call to them both. I really hope the two of them had a great day and that they had everyone around and got some good pressies as well =)
Well i hope everyone else is well and people who are in Maitland and Newcastle are coping ok with the flooding. My golly that place is going to stink afterwards, and no doubt there will be alot of cleaning up to do. My thoughts are with you guys. Take care everyone! oxoxox
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Off to work i go!
Well im having one last lovely weekend in Portsmouth with Georgina, who i know from the first Vaughan Town that we attended way back in April. I arrived here on Thursday night by train and we have just been hanging out, shopping etc etc. The weather has been fairly crappy, so its been limiting to the things we can do.
Portsmouth has alot of history, with the naval base and the ships that are in port here that have been in Iraq etc. There are also masses and masses of private sailing, power boats and other various nortical vessels everywhere you look. There are also a whole lots of ship museums and alike to visit, though we got slightly distracted by shopping today and didn't quite make it to anything. I definitely needed to go shopping though, had to pick up some clothes for work! Ive also come to the realisation that i haven't been nearly as healthy as i could be, so ive gone and bought some really healthy foods, teas, specific minerals that i know ive been lacking. So im sure ill be feeling alot better for it really soon.
So yes, i have arranged some work in Dorset for the next couple of months, if all goes well, as i really hope it does. Its a live in position, with accommodation right near the pub ill be working in. It costs nothing to stay there and there won't be any bills to pay or anything like that, ill just be saving a heaps of money i really do hope. The following link will take you to the website...
http://www.museuminn.co.uk/
And this one will show you on the map exactly where it is in England...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl&q=
Its just a pub, but its supposed to be one of the nicest, trendiest and best foodest pub in England, which is pretty cool. I'll be living with some other girls who also work there, and we rotate shifts so that i work 5 days on and have 2 days off together. Apparently there are 2 cars that the staff can use on thier days off, which should be handy. Also, Its REALLY close to Portsmouth and not too far away from Brighton, so hopefully ill find some time to visit George and Ty, or they can come and visit me!
It's supposed to be a nice area, in the country etc but also not too far away from the coast. So id say ill be working fairly hard, and thats the point really. I just want to put my head down, bum up for a while and earn some money to keep traveling. Ty's off to another Vaughan Town next week, lucky bugger, im sure he's going to have an absorlute blast once again. I'll be thinking of him while im working away waiting tables, but at least ill be earning some money!
Well, i must be off, ive been sitting here for an hour while George has been slaving away making us an amzing dinner and now i must go and enjoy it! LOL i'm being far too spoiled!
Hope all is well with everyone! oxoxox
Portsmouth has alot of history, with the naval base and the ships that are in port here that have been in Iraq etc. There are also masses and masses of private sailing, power boats and other various nortical vessels everywhere you look. There are also a whole lots of ship museums and alike to visit, though we got slightly distracted by shopping today and didn't quite make it to anything. I definitely needed to go shopping though, had to pick up some clothes for work! Ive also come to the realisation that i haven't been nearly as healthy as i could be, so ive gone and bought some really healthy foods, teas, specific minerals that i know ive been lacking. So im sure ill be feeling alot better for it really soon.
So yes, i have arranged some work in Dorset for the next couple of months, if all goes well, as i really hope it does. Its a live in position, with accommodation right near the pub ill be working in. It costs nothing to stay there and there won't be any bills to pay or anything like that, ill just be saving a heaps of money i really do hope. The following link will take you to the website...
http://www.museuminn.co.uk/
And this one will show you on the map exactly where it is in England...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl&q=
Its just a pub, but its supposed to be one of the nicest, trendiest and best foodest pub in England, which is pretty cool. I'll be living with some other girls who also work there, and we rotate shifts so that i work 5 days on and have 2 days off together. Apparently there are 2 cars that the staff can use on thier days off, which should be handy. Also, Its REALLY close to Portsmouth and not too far away from Brighton, so hopefully ill find some time to visit George and Ty, or they can come and visit me!
It's supposed to be a nice area, in the country etc but also not too far away from the coast. So id say ill be working fairly hard, and thats the point really. I just want to put my head down, bum up for a while and earn some money to keep traveling. Ty's off to another Vaughan Town next week, lucky bugger, im sure he's going to have an absorlute blast once again. I'll be thinking of him while im working away waiting tables, but at least ill be earning some money!
Well, i must be off, ive been sitting here for an hour while George has been slaving away making us an amzing dinner and now i must go and enjoy it! LOL i'm being far too spoiled!
Hope all is well with everyone! oxoxox
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
New pics from the cave!
Just a quick note to say im putting up some new photos of the cave i visited in Burgos, Spain...they are AWESOME. Thanks Barbo! Do check them out :-D
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Just chillin' by the seaside in Brighton
Well, here i am again, back in Brighton, just hangin out with Ty and watching my money
dissipate at a frightening rate. Ive now spent over half of the original money i left home with, and therefore realise that i MUST work, instead of just working for something constructive to do. Yesturday we made some awesome chicken sandwiches and went to eat them in the park where there were some people playing cricket. I took full advantage of what little sun there was and tried in vain to sustain my tan, while i believe Ty has given up all hope! LOL Apart from being attacked by tiny spiders that were appearing EVERYWHERE from NOWHERE, we had an awesome day just chillin together cos he had the whole day off work.
So at this stage i have numeral possibilities available to me, of which i am seriously considering going into carers work. This of course will be a huge committment of myself and particularly time, as the organisation i have recently spoken with has a contract of no less than 6 months. They provide full training, then send you off on assignments throughout England for 3 weeks at a time, then you have 1 week off (in which time i would try to arrange time in Europe somewhere, e.g. Paris, Rome, Venice, etc!), then 3 weeks on again somewhere else. It pays really well, but i understand that it would not be an easy job by any means.
So there is that, and then i am keeping a close eye on Gumtree.com which has a whole host of jobs available, including anything and everything in hopitality throughout the UK as well as heaps of other random stuff. Another thing im considering are the organisations here that run "residential activity holidays and educational courses for children", where you basically hang out with kids and guide them through summer programs of various activities and stuff, which sounds interesting. Apart from that i found an AMAZING looking job in Greece (http://www.peligoni.com/) working in a restaurant or something. Ive emailed them, but im not sure about the visa thing and if its legal for me to work there, as i only have a 2 year working holiday visa for the UK. So im trying not to get too excited about that one just yet, although looking at the website, its hard not to!
So its just kicking over into summer and there are all of these jobs available, so im taking my time to mull over what is the best. I think i am being too fussy at the moment, but i don't want to just rush into something and find that its not what i wanted to do and it doesn't pay as well as something else i could have done, and id be stuck there for at least a few months. Its kind of a long process, and i have a few options available to me at the moment which im considering, but yeah, im just taking it a little slow and enjoying my time here.
Also, its Ty's 25th birthday on Tuesday, YAY!! I think i timed it pretty well to hang with him for his bday, which is awesome. We'll probably just do lunch or something, because i think he has to work that night. Then on Wednesday or Thursday it looks like im heading to Portsmouth, which is about an hour West of here, still on the coast. I'll be staying with George, an awesome chicky babe i met on the first Vaughan Town and we got on really well. So im pretty excited about going to visit her, though i must try to keep concentrating on arrange some work!
So yeah, not much else to say, but ill update again when i know my next movements. Hopefully ill have an amazing job to report about where im being whisked away to an amazing island in the Med to work minimal hours and be paid a fortune! HUH! :-D In my dreams. Well i hope everyone is well, and im sure you'll all here from me again very soon! Take care oxoxox
dissipate at a frightening rate. Ive now spent over half of the original money i left home with, and therefore realise that i MUST work, instead of just working for something constructive to do. Yesturday we made some awesome chicken sandwiches and went to eat them in the park where there were some people playing cricket. I took full advantage of what little sun there was and tried in vain to sustain my tan, while i believe Ty has given up all hope! LOL Apart from being attacked by tiny spiders that were appearing EVERYWHERE from NOWHERE, we had an awesome day just chillin together cos he had the whole day off work.
So at this stage i have numeral possibilities available to me, of which i am seriously considering going into carers work. This of course will be a huge committment of myself and particularly time, as the organisation i have recently spoken with has a contract of no less than 6 months. They provide full training, then send you off on assignments throughout England for 3 weeks at a time, then you have 1 week off (in which time i would try to arrange time in Europe somewhere, e.g. Paris, Rome, Venice, etc!), then 3 weeks on again somewhere else. It pays really well, but i understand that it would not be an easy job by any means.
So there is that, and then i am keeping a close eye on Gumtree.com which has a whole host of jobs available, including anything and everything in hopitality throughout the UK as well as heaps of other random stuff. Another thing im considering are the organisations here that run "residential activity holidays and educational courses for children", where you basically hang out with kids and guide them through summer programs of various activities and stuff, which sounds interesting. Apart from that i found an AMAZING looking job in Greece (http://www.peligoni.com/) working in a restaurant or something. Ive emailed them, but im not sure about the visa thing and if its legal for me to work there, as i only have a 2 year working holiday visa for the UK. So im trying not to get too excited about that one just yet, although looking at the website, its hard not to!
So its just kicking over into summer and there are all of these jobs available, so im taking my time to mull over what is the best. I think i am being too fussy at the moment, but i don't want to just rush into something and find that its not what i wanted to do and it doesn't pay as well as something else i could have done, and id be stuck there for at least a few months. Its kind of a long process, and i have a few options available to me at the moment which im considering, but yeah, im just taking it a little slow and enjoying my time here.
Also, its Ty's 25th birthday on Tuesday, YAY!! I think i timed it pretty well to hang with him for his bday, which is awesome. We'll probably just do lunch or something, because i think he has to work that night. Then on Wednesday or Thursday it looks like im heading to Portsmouth, which is about an hour West of here, still on the coast. I'll be staying with George, an awesome chicky babe i met on the first Vaughan Town and we got on really well. So im pretty excited about going to visit her, though i must try to keep concentrating on arrange some work!
So yeah, not much else to say, but ill update again when i know my next movements. Hopefully ill have an amazing job to report about where im being whisked away to an amazing island in the Med to work minimal hours and be paid a fortune! HUH! :-D In my dreams. Well i hope everyone is well, and im sure you'll all here from me again very soon! Take care oxoxox
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
SLIGHT change of plans...
Well, theres been a slight change of plans in that....im not in Portugal...im still in Madrid...AND i have a plane ticket back to the UK for tomorrow morning!! How exactly did this occur i hear you ask? Well, im not really sure...miscommunication with the lady in Portugal mainly. Not that im really worried actually because now im feeling content with the idea of heading back to the UK and settling down for a little while. Im liking the idea of chillin out with Ty for a little in Brighton again, then catching up with some people around London before finding myself a decent job that actually pays alright. A have a couple of ideas about what i want to do, but ill update you all more when i know more.
So...for the last few days ive been hanging out with various people from the hostel where i have been staying on and off for the last 6-7 weeks. Namely Cecil on Saturday from the US, and we just walked around Madrid then wentand had dinner with a bunch of people on Saturday night. Sunday i hung out with Tommy from Vancouver (see photos) in Segovia (about one hour north/west of Madrid) which was great fun. Then today we headed out of the city again, this time to Toledo in the South, known for its roman and medievil buildings and cathedrals etc, as well of the sworms of tourists they attract. We had an awesome couple of days, and its always better experiencing a place with someone else.
So yeah, ive thrown a heaps of photos from Segovia and Toledo because they are both gorgeous cities with heaps of nice places and stuff (this is a technical term of course). It was great to get these places in because ive heard so much about both of them after being here for a while, and they both about an hour from Madrid, easy day trips. Anyway, so i guess its going to be weird to go back to the UK, where people drive on the normal side of the road. Will be totally awesome to hang with Ty again and see some other people. Also, working in the UK will definitely earn me more money than working in Portugal.
Ive also got a couple of links to some more photos from Vaughan Town last week, please ignore the drunken ones of me....i was only acting drunk of course ;-) *shining halo*
http://picasaweb.google.com/jadelhierro/Gredos?authkey=JxcO-FbgC2c
http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&Uc=18sf2a2d.6m9h3h2d&Uy=-ggdov5&Ux=1
Id like to extend my birthday wishes to mum...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA!!! LOVE YOU LOTS AND WISH I WAS THERE!! HAVEAGREATDAY :-D
Apart from that i hope everyones well and enjoying the onset of winter (suckers!.....just kidding!!). Though i must say my tan is getting more impressive by the day! LOL Ill have further updates in the UK, stay tuned! oxoxoxoxox
So...for the last few days ive been hanging out with various people from the hostel where i have been staying on and off for the last 6-7 weeks. Namely Cecil on Saturday from the US, and we just walked around Madrid then wentand had dinner with a bunch of people on Saturday night. Sunday i hung out with Tommy from Vancouver (see photos) in Segovia (about one hour north/west of Madrid) which was great fun. Then today we headed out of the city again, this time to Toledo in the South, known for its roman and medievil buildings and cathedrals etc, as well of the sworms of tourists they attract. We had an awesome couple of days, and its always better experiencing a place with someone else.
So yeah, ive thrown a heaps of photos from Segovia and Toledo because they are both gorgeous cities with heaps of nice places and stuff (this is a technical term of course). It was great to get these places in because ive heard so much about both of them after being here for a while, and they both about an hour from Madrid, easy day trips. Anyway, so i guess its going to be weird to go back to the UK, where people drive on the normal side of the road. Will be totally awesome to hang with Ty again and see some other people. Also, working in the UK will definitely earn me more money than working in Portugal.
Ive also got a couple of links to some more photos from Vaughan Town last week, please ignore the drunken ones of me....i was only acting drunk of course ;-) *shining halo*
http://picasaweb.google.com/jadelhierro/Gredos?authkey=JxcO-FbgC2c
http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1&Uc=18sf2a2d.6m9h3h2d&Uy=-ggdov5&Ux=1
Id like to extend my birthday wishes to mum...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA!!! LOVE YOU LOTS AND WISH I WAS THERE!! HAVEAGREATDAY :-D
Apart from that i hope everyones well and enjoying the onset of winter (suckers!.....just kidding!!). Though i must say my tan is getting more impressive by the day! LOL Ill have further updates in the UK, stay tuned! oxoxoxoxox
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