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Hi, it's all about the adventure... ((*_*)) 
Feb 19, 2009 07:00 PM Oscar's Weekend
Ok my first trip for the year and yet again I feel very privileged.
I'm heading to Hawaii and have a layover in LA and this is only my second visit to the West coast of America. I've got five hours so I decide to head of Hollywood and take in the atmosphere of the Academy Awards. I got a bus from the airport - well two to La Brea and Hollywood Boulevard, and it was total chaos. The boulevard was blocked off to road traffic and there were so many different television companies there doing links, interviews and rehearsing for the big day. The excitement was magical and even though I had no plans of watching the event on TV I was so please to be in the middle of all the hype.
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Feb 06, 2009 07:00 PM When in paradise
I was initailly planning a four day vacation on Hawaii to celebrate a brithday, but a little birdie whispered to me that I should try cruising. Now I will try most things at least once, I thought I can't knock it untill I've tried it.
So now instead of spending 4 days I am spending 9 with seven being spent on the ship. The idea is to visit 4 of the main islands over the seven day. But it was recommend that I should spend some time out side of the cruise to really enjoy the islands.
Checking out some of the cruise websites, I noticed that people were flying in to Oahu then going on to another island ie maui, then flying back to Honolulu to set sail. I didn't have time before the cruise so I added on at day at the end to continue to explore Honolulu. (As it happens I wish I hadn't, becaust after the cruise I was ready to head back and for some reason spending time in Honolulu just appeared like if I was stalling.) I will be traveling with NCL and have read some nice blogs about people's experiences so I feel quietly confident that it will be a great journey. If all goes well, in a couple of years I will cruise the caribbean.
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Jan 31, 2009 07:00 PM Two weeks and counting
Hmmmm LA, proved too much for a man....
Well something like that.
Carnival in Trinidad is in two and a bit weeks and you would think that I would be here to enjoy the festivity, but alas I will be flying of to the good ole US of A. So instead of 'jumping up in a band' I will be seeing the sights of Hollywood again.
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Jan 30, 2009 07:00 PM Where in the world next?
I've been watching the Australian Open and it got me thinking of where in the world I should go this year. I'm a little undecided but thought Australia would be nice - but I can't get away until June which will be the beginning of their winter; so maybe that is out of the question.
Bearing in mind that last year I had some plans that I couldn't complete maybe I should put them back on the list for this year. However, with the economic conditions it may not happen, but here goes: USA, Russia, Thailand, Veitnam, Cambodia Brugee and Switzerland. But these are all subject to change. I hope things changes and I can get most of them done.
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Jan 29, 2009 07:00 PM Raining cats and dogs
It started around 5am when the heavens opened, it rained like the monsoon, constant and heavy. I woke up and just watched it fall, but then began to worry 'how are I going to work today with all this rain'.
I decided to venture out, so got a drop to work instead of waiting for the bus; I had already got caught out yesterday, having to run for cover. But when I got to school it seems like most people didn't turn up. I suppose this is equivalent to 'pulling a sicky'.
I alwasy wonder how people could justify not going to work because it is raining and this is meant to be the dry season.
I only taught one class today and by lunch time it was over. We were allowed to go early - now that's the beauty of working in the Caribbean.
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Jan 05, 2009 07:00 PM Last Lap - taking an extra week
There haven’t been many students out to school so far and I’ve been informed that the parents usually take an unofficial extra week. I was completely disheartened to hear this. As I’m thinking if my child is a slow learner then they need all the time they can get at school; and the more they go to school the more of an opportunity they have of learning something worthwhile, instead of being underfoot at home; but I’m not a parent, really not even a teacher but just an assistant.
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Jan 04, 2009 07:00 PM Back to school again
Well the three weeks have gone so quickly and what a wonderful time. Only the fifth day of the year and I’m already working. If I had to go back to the UK and it was cold and would have been so upset; as many years gone by – I’ve lamented on how quickly the end of my holiday was approaching and how cold it was in the UK now. It was complete unfair that I had to return; as surely this is the life. But oh has this year is different. I was looking forward to getting up on Monday morning and going to work. I actually missed the children, I missed all they antics that they got up to, all the temper tantrums – everything. It was joyful to see everyone and hear of all the magical things that they go up to over the Christmas period.
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Dec 31, 2008 07:00 PM Happy New Year
Happy New Year
This is the first year in a while that I didn’t go to church on Ole Year’s night. Instead I just stayed home and watched CNN with all the celebrations around the world. I went MSN and spoke to a few friends and family in the UK and celebrated with them since theirs was four hour previous to the Caribbean.
In Tobago they had the tradition of ‘bussing bamboo’ (this is something the men usually do i.e. get a piece of bamboo with some kerosene and a fire and somehow they get it to make a loud sound like a pop). Not so much a pop as a ‘bang’ like a car that back fires. It is something that is dying out now on the island as it is being replaced with fireworks.
So we had a wonderful vantage point on the flat roof to usher in the New Year and see all the fireworks around the neighbourhood. I love fireworks (I’m easily please) all those pretty colours and the loud noises. Our dog went absolutely berserk, it was far too much for him to handle. One of the large rockets were let off and he went tearing up the road and as much as I called he would come back until the house where he was heading also had an explosion, he then came back running back and we had to put him the back so he felt a little more secure.
Anyway at the stroke of twelve it was kir royals all around as we saw the dawn of 2009.
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Dec 25, 2008 07:00 PM Kite flying season
As Christmas is finished the winds tends to pick up here and it is no different this years. This is when a lot of the boys in the neighbourhood decided that they should fly their kites. They aren’t usually that big or of some fancy design just usually home made, but they do like them to make a noise. If you get a good wind the owners will just tie the kites and they can be up there for days; you only know it is there from the sound it makes – it is so high in the sky that I wonder whether it affects the planes taking off. But I suppose those engines will just gobble them up and spit them out as confetti.
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Dec 24, 2008 07:00 PM Merry Christmas to all
To all the people - friends, family and onlookers. I wish you the very best for the season and I hope you have a blessed day, remembering the reason for the season.
Merry Christmas
Amanda
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