13/7/2012 I’d heard that Dean Village was a lovely, little place, hidden away in an unknown spot in Edinburgh city. Well it was a real gem. Talk about an unexpected surprise! I was blessed with the weather the day I decided to venture out there. It couldn’t have been better, with blue skies and a… Read more »
13/7/2012 A Scottish friend of mine, Judy, who used to live in Edinburgh, told me about Dean Village and advised me to do part of the Water of Leith walk. I’d been to Edinburgh three or four times in the past but had never heard of the village. So it piqued my interest and I… Read more »
11/7/2012 I had an appointment at 11am with a consultant from Office Angels on George Street. I had already sent them my C.V., had done the online tests beforehand and I had brought the 6 forms they asked me to fill I, along with my passport, which they photocopied.. So I just wanted to find… Read more »
10/7/2012 My flight from Amsterdam into Edinburgh was at 21.40pm. I had booked to stay at Smart at iQ near the Haymarket and the Airlink bus from the airport into town, stopped pretty close by, so I headed outside to find the bus. The weather in Amsterdam had been quite warm – around 25 degrees…. Read more »
10/7/2012 This trip wasn’t purely for pleasure. I did want to do a bit of exploring but my main reason for going to Edinburgh was to go there on spec for a few days and see what the possibility was of finding work. I’ve been looking for a long time for an enjoyable full time… Read more »
Fabulous Mt. Cook village and the Tasman Glacier, Lake Tekapo and the excellent Canterbury Earthquakes Exhibition, Christchurch are the last posts in my New Zealand 2012 blog. I thought I’d seen it all when it comes to scenery but Mt. Cook was another stunner which took my breath away. A second visit to Lake Tekapo… Read more »
14/3/2012 Well my flight back to Amsterdam wasn’t until 5pm. Effie, a friend of Lesley’s, drove me to the airport. I was finding it hard to fight back the tears and when I was sitting at the gate, waiting to board, the tears just rolled down my face. I couldn’t stop them. I just didn’t… Read more »
14/3/2012 Lesley and I went to dinner to a friend’s house in Kaiapoi, a suburb in Christchurch. Ken, Lesley’s friend, is involved in Traffic Management in Christchurch and had a big part to play in the recovery services after both big earthquakes there in 2010 and 2011. So I had the chance again to hear… Read more »
14/3/2012 I woke up to another sunny morning but unfortunately I had to head back to Christchurch. I say unfortunately because I really like Lake Tekapo but was looking forward to getting back to Christchurch too. I got up, packed the rest of my stuff, had breakfast and went to make a few phone calls…. Read more »
12/3/2012 Earlier on in the day, I had bumped into a couple who I was talking to at the hostel and I suggested that we walk to Cowan’s Hill to see the stars that night. It looked like it was going to be a clear night (yeah!) and they were keen to do this. So… Read more »
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