Portugal

I have just returned from a lovely holiday to Portugal: a few thoughts...

Temperatures in the mid 20s, lots of tennis, sunbathing on the beach and great company.

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Travelling towards the place we were staying in I was struck by just how big the world is!

I find that in the midst of a busy life - work, housemates, shopping - its easy to think that my the world is the whole world.

I guess that travelling broadens ones horizons and although thats a cliche, when you think about what it really means its true!

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The weather in the Algarve for the week was just beautiful!

Blue skies and high temperatures, but not so hot to deny the enjoyment of it.

But now I'm back in England and yesterday it was raining...

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One reason that makes me pleased to be back however is the language.

I hadn't learnt any Portuguese before I went over and so that meant I was pretty stuck.

Advice: When going abroad learn a minimum of hello, goodbye, thank you, sorry and please!

Thankfully my family knew a bit more than me though so I survived!

This is my 50th post. :-) I'm enjoying writing this blog and glad that many readers like it too.

Adios.

Holiday!

I've been on holiday this week.

I came down south and experienced all the joys of warm weather, beaches, and old friends.

Back to work next week, but its not with a dread that I'm going back up to Newcastle. No I like living there, and am really starting to feel at home there!

And that is quite a surprise given that 3 months ago I didn't know anyone, or where I was going to live!

p.s - full-time work holiday is really different to uni holiday! Shorter, but sweeter as a result.