Happy New Year
Strange the way moods and creative urges go... I do realise that I haven't written anything particularly personal in here for a while, and the desire to sit down and go all stream-of-consciousness for a while is definitely growing stronger. Am starting to wish that I had one of those yuppy-esque blackberry things so that I could write whenever I think of it, rather than waiting until I actually have some uninterrupted time at home. Yup, new years resolution to indulge in more rambling... the only problem today is that I just don't have time!
I've hardly been home for the last month. December was all non-stop touring (almost all of which seemed to be in Spain. Lots and lots of late night tapas and indulgent spending of my per diem ensued)... and I returned to my neglected little flat with a verry snuffly cold on Christmas Eve, so spent the next week on the sofa feeling woozy and watching the entire BBC series of 'Rome' on DVD.
Now hey presto and in the blink of a eye it's 2007 and after booking my ticket yesterday (never let it be said I do things last minute!), I'm off to Australia tomorrow. Craziness.
Really looking forward to some Sydney sun and a good chunk of time there 'cos I'll be working there until March. Yay!!! Might finally get to see one of FourPlay's( http://www.fourplay.com.au )gigs as well in Feb which is frankly long overdue on my part, haven't seen Tim and Peter shaking their groove thang for a few years now, since I always came back to Oz at mistimed intervals!.... and am going to try to get to Perth at some point in January to spend some much needed time with my sister and gorgeous gorgeous nephews...
Managed to have a pretty much perfect New Years Eve, if one has to spend New Years Eve away from any possibility of passionate midnight embraces... my flatmate and I went to our favourite bar (the Dragon Bar in Old Street) where she occasionally works... she got us in for free and drink on staff discounts all night (this meant that with prices like 2 cosmopolitans for £3 my walk home was not entirely steady). We spent the evening watching our friend DJ with just enough people there to not be too squishily uncomfortable... and when our feet finally begged for mercy, we retreated to the private upstairs level that was open for staff and friends of the bar. All in all just what I felt like. Having been suffering from such a yucky cold-y type bug all week I was really glad to just be able to chill out with some friends. Have also concluded that the tastiness of late night chips on the way home increases in direct proportion to the number of vodkas consumed.
SO, in lieu of actually writing anything myself, my offering for today is an article that I picked up of Yahoo this morning.
Staff at the national tourism agency VisitBritain have been left scratching their heads at some of the questions posed to them this year.
These include such clangers as: "Are there any lakes in the Lake District?" And: "Is Wales closed during the winter?"
Half a million holidaymakers every year drop by the information office of national tourism agency VisitBritain seeking advice on how best to use their time in the UK.
At the Britain & London Visitor Centre on Regent Street in London's West End one visitor wanted to know: "What is the entry fee for Brighton?"
Another asked: "Do you have any information on (former Page 3 girl) Samantha Fox?"
Unimpressed by the planning behind royal homes, one tourist wanted to know: "Why on earth did they build Windsor Castle on the flight path of Heathrow?"
And taking the name of London Underground stations perhaps too literally, another person asked: "Can you tell me who performs at the circus in Piccadilly?"
Other geographically-challenged queries included: "What Tube line runs to Edinburgh?"
Encounters could be just as strange north of the border at the help centres of VisitScotland, where questions from tourists included: "What time does the midnight train leave?", "Which bus do I get from the Orkney Islands to the Shetland Islands?", and "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?"
Some of the other daft questions posed to VisitScotland staff included: "Can you tell me where the mountain is in Scotland?", "Are there any curves in the roads here, or are they all straight?", and "Are there any Sheena Easton museums in Glasgow?".
Another tourist wanted to know: "What time of night does the Loch Ness monster surface and who feeds it?"
Happy New Year everyone!!!
I've hardly been home for the last month. December was all non-stop touring (almost all of which seemed to be in Spain. Lots and lots of late night tapas and indulgent spending of my per diem ensued)... and I returned to my neglected little flat with a verry snuffly cold on Christmas Eve, so spent the next week on the sofa feeling woozy and watching the entire BBC series of 'Rome' on DVD.
Now hey presto and in the blink of a eye it's 2007 and after booking my ticket yesterday (never let it be said I do things last minute!), I'm off to Australia tomorrow. Craziness.
Really looking forward to some Sydney sun and a good chunk of time there 'cos I'll be working there until March. Yay!!! Might finally get to see one of FourPlay's( http://www.fourplay.com.au )gigs as well in Feb which is frankly long overdue on my part, haven't seen Tim and Peter shaking their groove thang for a few years now, since I always came back to Oz at mistimed intervals!.... and am going to try to get to Perth at some point in January to spend some much needed time with my sister and gorgeous gorgeous nephews...
Managed to have a pretty much perfect New Years Eve, if one has to spend New Years Eve away from any possibility of passionate midnight embraces... my flatmate and I went to our favourite bar (the Dragon Bar in Old Street) where she occasionally works... she got us in for free and drink on staff discounts all night (this meant that with prices like 2 cosmopolitans for £3 my walk home was not entirely steady). We spent the evening watching our friend DJ with just enough people there to not be too squishily uncomfortable... and when our feet finally begged for mercy, we retreated to the private upstairs level that was open for staff and friends of the bar. All in all just what I felt like. Having been suffering from such a yucky cold-y type bug all week I was really glad to just be able to chill out with some friends. Have also concluded that the tastiness of late night chips on the way home increases in direct proportion to the number of vodkas consumed.
SO, in lieu of actually writing anything myself, my offering for today is an article that I picked up of Yahoo this morning.
Staff at the national tourism agency VisitBritain have been left scratching their heads at some of the questions posed to them this year.
These include such clangers as: "Are there any lakes in the Lake District?" And: "Is Wales closed during the winter?"
Half a million holidaymakers every year drop by the information office of national tourism agency VisitBritain seeking advice on how best to use their time in the UK.
At the Britain & London Visitor Centre on Regent Street in London's West End one visitor wanted to know: "What is the entry fee for Brighton?"
Another asked: "Do you have any information on (former Page 3 girl) Samantha Fox?"
Unimpressed by the planning behind royal homes, one tourist wanted to know: "Why on earth did they build Windsor Castle on the flight path of Heathrow?"
And taking the name of London Underground stations perhaps too literally, another person asked: "Can you tell me who performs at the circus in Piccadilly?"
Other geographically-challenged queries included: "What Tube line runs to Edinburgh?"
Encounters could be just as strange north of the border at the help centres of VisitScotland, where questions from tourists included: "What time does the midnight train leave?", "Which bus do I get from the Orkney Islands to the Shetland Islands?", and "Is Edinburgh in Glasgow?"
Some of the other daft questions posed to VisitScotland staff included: "Can you tell me where the mountain is in Scotland?", "Are there any curves in the roads here, or are they all straight?", and "Are there any Sheena Easton museums in Glasgow?".
Another tourist wanted to know: "What time of night does the Loch Ness monster surface and who feeds it?"
Happy New Year everyone!!!
posted by mybigtoe at 4:22 AM
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