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Finished work

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Well after 2 and a bit years of employment I have finally reached the last day.

I arrived at work this morning to discover my desk surrounded with balloons, my computer wrapped up in toilet paper with the monitor saying “NO INTERNET FOR YOU TODAY” – a nice try I must admit!

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Packing List

Friday, July 8th, 2005

My Bag

I’ve pretty much completed my kit list for my mission, all should hopefully last me through out the year i’m away. I’ve taken great effort to ensure I pack as little as possible, originally I planned on spending lots of money on a huge rucksack with attactchable daypack. Just because I’m like that, quick to purchase the thing which looks fancy without taking much consideration. However after reading thousands of websites i’ve luckily changed my mind before it was too late!

“The biggest mistakes … that travellers make? Packing too heavily, relying on outdated guidebooks, not wearing a money belt, leaving home with too many hotel reservations, and taking other people’s opinions too seriously.

“Everyone says pack light, but the vast majority of backpackers don’t until they have learnt the hard way”

The main benefits of having a small bag is the ability to carry it with you at all times, you won’t have to check it onto a plane or place it onto the top of a bus. You can happily jump off a bus and go for a wander without the annoyance of checking in your rucksack etc……..

So, here is a run down of everything I’ve bought in preperation for my trip.

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Booked at last

Friday, July 8th, 2005
After about 4 hours in STA TRAVEL (Thanks Lucia) I have finally got round to paying for my ticket. The choices available and the problems which arose were just driving me insane. What I wanted to do would have cost ... [Continue reading this entry]

A little bit about me

Thursday, July 7th, 2005
Hello. My name’s Rob. At the time of writing this I am 24 years old, so that’s roughly 8760 days of age. I’ve never ventured to university and have never rented or purchased a house. In fact, the longest I ... [Continue reading this entry]