Just a quick note to confirm rumours that I do leave the country on Sunday bound for Ireland. Ostensibly it's a combined humanitarian/academic mission since, as Stuart continually points out, I'll be raising the IQ of twonations. In reality it will be a trip with two purposes:
1) to drink and travel (through) Europe;
2) to work, in order to sustain objective (1).
The work will not be in the legal area. Nor will it (unless as a last resort) be behind the bar. It will be doing some physically taxing - in other words, something that will make me appreciate a job that doesn't give me blisters on my hands, grease under my fingernails and dirt up the nostrils. Hopefully this will take place in either Galway (1), Cork (2) or Dublin (3). Either way, I'll keep in touch with everyone via the Roff Report and see you all soon.
Cheers, Daniel
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Dan, I have relatives in Cork whom Damian and I stayed with in our travels BC (before children). I know that they would love to meet you, so let us know where you end up. Happy travels - I'm very envious. Our next trip will be on the Cook bus tours for old people. Love Jenny, Damian and kiddlies. xxx
Daniel,
Reading between the lines I see that you were looking for my advice on travelling. Well here it is anyway; Learn the Aussie traveller song off by heart, take an Australian flag to drape across you in pubs, only go to the Walkabout or other franchise Australian pubs, in every pub exclaim that VB is much better, sleep overnight to get tickets for Powderfinger but don't bother walking the 2 blocks to get theatre tickets in West End, but above all else, don't forget that which defines us Australians as excellent tourists, the reply is "oi oi oi"... Write it down if you think you'll forget it, it will be crucial.
Enjoy it,
Joe and Sar
...and that you didn't think Japan a worthy place to stopover on your way through has been duly noted.
Regards,
Hurt and confused
Thanks for the thoughts guys and here is a few rsponses.
Damian and Jenny: I'll let you know where I end up and even if I'm not in Cork I wouldn't mind catching up with Irish relatives.
Joe and Sarah: I'll bear everything in mind that you've said and might consider a re-pack.
Hurt and Confused: just letting you know that Alaine and I were going to meet in Tokyo at the end of '06 to then go on and travel the trans-Siberian railway together, but since you won't be in Japan at the time that part of the trip might be a bit redundant. I mean, who really wants to enjoy another culture if there is no prospect of catching up with relatives for good ole traditional hedonistic style gorging and boozing?
Best of luck from Melbourne, Daniel. I think we've probably missed your departure as Jules and I have been up country for a few days. Regular reports, please, with lots of detail (what was her first name, how much did she cost etc). It's a big adventure and I wish it was me, or at least both of us. Have a great trip.
his flight left a couplpe of hours ago so you can all stop pretending to care about him..... oh wait he will be back....
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