I'm in Bangkok airport and tired out of my mind and missing Mum & Dad so much I almost can't breathe. How did I get myself in this predicament you might ask? It all started about a week and a half ago with a facebook message from my old mate Sara back at Tucan travel. I got home from work after another dreadful day of trying to look busy, and then making the disastrously long and arduous journey home via CityRail, when Sara informed me that Tucan's new T...

So today I've been roped into sky diving, by my good friend Pamela who I used to work with and although I'm not on holidays I've decided to add it to my travel journal. The day started with me getting up at 0800, something I consider absolutely abhorrent for a Sunday morning when I'm at home and trekking all the way into the city. Again, something I'm not fond of on a Sunday when I don't have to do this, as I have to do for my current corporate travel j...

I had a bit of a sleep in this morning in my nice warm bed at Uncle Syd's place, before being taken out and about.We took the dog out for a walk in the park and went to look at a local art gallery. We then went out to the National Park near Fern Tree Gully and then spent the rest of the day in the town.It was nice quaint little place with lots of antique shops and this really cool place that sold nothing but tea pots.There was also one of those magical type shop...

Today I went out to the races at Mooney Ponds.Uncle Syd picked me up at 10am and it was puring with rain.We drove out to the race track and had a look at the horses.We both put bets on in the second race and Uncle Syd and I (well mostly Uncle Syd) picked a winner and I won $85, that's the most I've ever won gambling.The horses name was Zubbyia, own by some Arab Sheikh, trust my luck. In the 6th race I wanted to put a bet on a horse called Snow Alert, I went to w...

Ok so I am back from Africa and for all intents and purposes stuck down in Melbourne for two weeks on a training course with my new job at STA.I know most of what we are being "taught" having been at Flight Centre for a year and half already. I haven't really done a lot of exploring, apart from getting lost one night and a bit of shopping.I have done a lot of eating.We get a fairly generous food allowance every day and I can feel the weight I lost in A...