It's Been Awhile

Heya mates sorry its been so long but it doesn't actually feel as if I have been traveling and I typically only write when I travel. However, the situation has changed and i am back on the road on my own. I finished exams at oxford on April 17 and have since been on the road...again.

My good ol buddies from AIG came over 2 days after i finished exams to find me at my worst. What you may not understand is that our last exam was 9-12 on Tuesday and from 1230-4am we were pretty much at one pub or another. great afternoon, perfect weather, delicious pints not to mention the 18 bottles of champagne. We had a bit of a going away dinner where I was awarded the fig leaf award, and some other one by my classmates, but i really couldn't say why. I also know that some mean man stole the bottle of champagne that I had rightfully stolen from the college. Ah well. Went out that night and on the way home Phil and I discovered what we thought to be hedgehogs in the bushes. alas, they were not but we gave it a good effort to capture them nonetheless.

Next morning the lovely scouts (more to come) invaded my room quite early, well it was after Azadeh but shes allowed. They tricked me into giving away all my food and i had to go and beg them for a teabag after they had stolen it away to their PRIVATE cabinet. Bunch of bi****s. Whatever, I was up and to cure the hangover Matt came down to finish the bottle of gin I had in my room. Really good idea at the time but not in the long run. after a good wander around Oxford and our last meeting at the turf with the whole Shipley clan Ritu, Azadeh, and I had a drink, watched a movie, and had another. I had to get on the bus to go to the airport at 1am. sleepless night #2.

Flying into Amsterdam leaving London at 6am is never a good idea but it seemed it at the time. Not even multiple cups of coffee could keep me up for that adventure. Terry was supposed to be there when I got there and of course he wasn't. Luckily Dave had sent over a walkie talkie so we could be in constant communication for the trip. the only problem was I had it on the wrong channel. Doh. So after sitting outside the arrivals gate about an hour the noisy Americans finally popped out. what a time to follow...