France, Paris 18th - 19th July 18th July Left London in the early hours of the day; Ferry across the English Channel from Dover to Calais; arrived in Paris at our hotel (not the Contiki village due to too many groups at the village); walked around the area with some new friends. 19th July A Day in Paris WOW this place is amazing Places visited: Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Avenue du Champs Elysees, the Louvre, Notre Dame, Spanish Gates. In ...

Much travelling has occured over the last month and now it's time to refill the bank account and start saving for my big Contiki Tour in the summer. I've got 2 days, which could extend to 3 permanent days at one school. This is great to have guaranteed work every week. I'm basically job sharing with the Deputy Headteacher to teach the year 3 class. Having a few teething problems dealing with some boys who have no respect for females. *sigh* But me being me,...

Iceland - 30th April to 4th May, 2004 Arriving at about 11pm on Friday night, just after the sun had set (yes, it sets late here!!) we went from the airport to the Youth Hostel in Reykjavik - our home for 4 days. Firstly many, many thanks to Kelly and Matt for inviting me along, I had an amazing trip - one in a lifetime. Although a trip I'd love to repeat, twice - once in the summer and again in the winter. There is so much to see and do here!! Ice...

Back home, back to work . . .

Well I had a fantastic time travelling Ireland on the 6 day Shamrocker Tour with Melanie, and 33 others from around the world. The tour group consisted mainly of Aussies (most of them from Melbourne!!), some from NZ, South Africa, America, a couple from Poland and a couple from Taiwan. A great mix and we all got along brilliantly - both the tour guide and bus driver said it was the best tour group in a long time, they haven't laughed so much in years!! So ma...