A visit to the United Kingdom - the mother country

While I was in Italy with access to a TV I constantly saw images of the UK besiged by flooding while southern Europe was gripped in extremely hot weather (which was were I was). I knew that was my next stop. I didn't know if I could handle cold and wet after almost 2 months of sunshine (well almost). When I was descending into Endinburgh, we descended through rain. I remember wondering how quickly I could get out of the UK again. Maybe Majorica would be the go. Luckily, the weather turned out OK. I was lucky enough to be in England during one the best weekends of the summer apparently. It was fine and sunny. Apparently that hasn't happened much this year since April. I spent about a week in Scotland and 4-5 days in England.

I stayed with Jen and Mikey in their flat in Endinburgh. Great people to hang out with for a week. A unique place with great view.


It was Jens B'day over the weekend so got to see some of the Endinburgh life and mix a bit with the locals. This is Jen and Mikey.

We also managed to get up north for a few days to see a bit of the countryside. It was stunning. I had this vision of them being just rolling type hills but the highlands really are quite high.

And there were some pretty cool cows there too. Some people are starting to wonder if I have a thing for cows. Not really, I just think they are cool. They are like Labradors. Not the smartest cookie in the box but pretty adorable all the same.

After a great time in Scotland, I traveled south to London to meet up with a few good friends that have decided to work over there for a while. It was great just chilling out over a few beers and food catching up with a few people (and their kids). There is a part of me that wouldn't mind trying to living overseas again for a while. But for now, think I am happy just hanging out in Melbourne.


Am back home now, just re-surfacing after being hit by a mountain of unpaid bills, disconnection notices etc. Apparently my mobile number has been quarantined - doh. Ah, normal life again - excellent.