Well i finished my tour of ireland a week ago and had a really cool time the irish are an awesome bunch.

Am now in scotland-Edinbrugh seeing heaps, I think the city is starting to grow on me the longer i stay here the more i like it. Edinbrugh is a very scenic city with lots of really old buildings small alleys lots a stair ways, kinda like wellington. The castle is built on a hill a few ks from harbour the rest is downhill. Apart from hollyrood park to the east, which In the next few days i am going to walk to the highest point of, I am not sure though it is going to be a real challenge i might have to do some training first, YEAH RIGHT its lower than Mt Kaukau will take less than a hour.

Have found a few jobs starting soon just general labour work, then in a month time start a tractor driving job with live in accomdation so till then am staying in hostels which are great fun rooming with spanish, aussies, poms etc.

Overall am having a great time but do miss all my kiwi friends, more posts to come.

Cheers

Geoff Smith

wow, sounds like your having a wicked as time!!

Rooming with other random tourists sounds fun. Hopefully more like the first half of Hostel, and definately not like the second!! lol. Have you got heaps of photos? Sounds like you'll definately have several campfire stories when you get back anyway. have heaps of fun:)

-bec

hell yeah

Differently first not last only one small problem with first hostel language barrier all good though adds to the fun.

Photos yeah a few hundred or so, 2 challenging to upload from cyber cafes though.

Campfire stories well the more i travel the more stories i have of random things i see and do.

Always have fun where ever i go.

cheers

Geoff smith 

Well this time last year I was getting to the end of our tour, i think I was in switzerland enjoying the magnificent mountains and alpine ice caves.

I am currently living in edinburgh at the moment having a great time and meeting heaps of people kiwis, scots, aussies. A really nice city which i am really starting to like.

Have just come back from a six day tour of the scotish highlands and isles of skye, harris, lewis and the famous loch ness, I was also mad enough to go for a swim in the famous waters with the monster nessie it was extremly cold.

had more great times I saw the first sandy beach with clear waters in a long time.

Hopefully starting a job in about two weeks time on a farm in south scotland with livein accomdation, The work will mainly involve tractor driving and odd farm jobs, Having been unemployed for quite a while am actually loooking forward to it but i guess in two months time il want time off again oh well u can never win either way. Cheers Geoff Smith