I’d planned this post months ago, and I was intending to give a list of things I will and wont miss about Spain. Unfortunately Alan got the before me, so I’ll skip that. Besides, one can’t really predict what one will miss… I’ll have to wait and see. First impressions having returned home though, are that people are courteous when driving and mopeds are actually quiet. My last week in the office was pretty hectic, mainly sorting my own stuff out. Despite the leaving parties, last pub quiz and packing it didn’t really feel as though I was leaving after…
It was quite bizarre set off on my standard route to work in Madrid and on the same journey turn into the road of my parents, but that is exactly what I did. With a British registered car to be sold and a whole load of stuff to get back to the UK I decided to drive from Madrid back to London. Marc flew over from the UK to share the driving on this road trip. The first challenge was to load up the car. We took everything down from the flat and placed in behind the car. Espe and…
Wow… 5 years in total at Sun. I must say I’ve done very well from the company. First off I had the fantastic opportunity to work with them as a student which really restored my interest in computing, and above all in programming. Some hard work and good contacts enabled me to walk back into Sun after university with a position in Spain. As a result I’ve learned a new language, lived a new life in Spain and spent time in Poland and the US. All this has seen me gain confidence immensely which in turn has driven me to…
Yup, after those of Bertrand, Ivan and Alan, it is now my turn. For my final Friday night in Madrid Philippe suggested we follow in the footsteps of Gareth and do a pub crawl along Calle de la Palma. This is a very long street in the Malasaña district of Madrid, full of bars. The plan was to start at one end and go into every single bar on the street for one beer. Given the length of the street and the number of bars, the challenge was quite unrealistic, but that didn’t stop us trying. There were about 16…
Thanks for all the recent comments people! Its really nice to hear from friends, especially when their spread as far apart as Great Britain, Spain, Poland and Australia. Provided all goes well, I will shortly be on the road for the best part of a year. I should have some fantastic experiences and opportunities. In fact, it will most likely be the journey of a lifetime, but there will also be low moments. I will get home sick and I will miss my friends. With this in mind, I’d really appreciated that if you do come to visit this blog…
I was reading through Steve Davey’s Unforgetable Places to see before you die earlier this week. A good book that I treated myself a few years back. It is full of fantastic photography and good accompanying text with tips for making your visit special (it’s quite clear to see the text is written by a photographer and possibly the reason it appeals so much to me). I remember having a discussion with Jon about how many of the 40 places included in the book we’d been to. At that time I’d managed a whopping 3 out of 40. Jon had…
After a frustrating non-constructive day trying to fix the Peugeot, Espe and I wandered down to the Cafe Central for a bit of Jazz and Blues. While in there a month or so ago I spotted that Ben Sidran was going to be performing in November. Having seen Sidran twice before over the last four years, I really wanted to return as he’s impressed me the most of all the groups I’ve seen there. We actually went down on Friday but, an hour before the concert, Cafe Central was full. We decided to return the Saturday and this this time…
That’s the best we could manage for a witty team name for the forth coming Rickshaw Run. So, here it is, our team website is officially… erm, a goer. Check it out in all its bilingual glory: www.shesagoa.com It’s Friday and you know your not going to get any work done so have a good read, leave some comments in the guestbook and then sponsor us. You know it makes sense. 🙂 On a completely unrelated note, I’ve just started using the Firefox 2 web browser, and it’s great (go and try it yourself). The best feature has to be…