On travelling...

What iv been up to recently

2007-09-10T09:55:00.000Z

Just incase your interested, here's what Iv been up to recently...

life.... seems a little more settled in general, suddenly realising im 23 years old, not 17 and feeling tired, not being able to "burn the candle at both ends." Im having to learn to rest more which is working!

work.... is taking more priority in life at the moment as if it doesnt I will end up a dependent, poor and badly trained nurse who didnt pay enough attention to his studies and regrets it! Seriously, we have just a few more months of a course to go and I need to give more effort than I have been, not that my marks have been below 70% but because I work with peoples lives which needs 100%!!!!!

Charity.... well what is charity? Im reading a great book at the moment by Tim Chester called Good news for the poor. He mentioned welfare VS development. Welfare provides immidiate needs but development empowers people to meet thier own needs. So im doing alot of thinking. Had the satisfaction of taking the charity to an exhibition at a festival and for the first time really felt we are established, people are really interested in what we are doing! All up for more as we are lead by God, some interesting ideas in the pipeline.

Accomodation..... im on the lookout for a place to buy... not urgently though!

Itchy feet.... yes its that time of year again, I have holiday to use before March and am feeling a bit of travelling coming on. Young single.... people tell me to take the opportunity. Im thinking short distances though. Anyone know of a good retreat place to take a week of quietness in?

Thats all for now...

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Im on my break on a night shift

2007-08-24T02:33:00.000Z

Im writing this on my break on a night shift, im quite bored, but if you want to know what its like read on...

Its not all that bad. In a strange way, nite shifts can put life back on the "normal" routine as you have to rest - all you can do is work and rest instead of the normal work - socialise - TV - internet - rest - cycle that kinda wears you out. I also have a long endurance for being functional when awake (about 36 hrs) - but im sure that my life will be shorter as a result of the extra stress and proven link to increased risk of cancer in shift workers. I occasionally drink large volumes of fruit juice to raise my vitamin levels to fight off any unhealthiness but its purely imaginary that I will be any healthier.

Tonight was interesting, challenging patient, very sick ("sick" in our world means about to die), had to pull the emergency buzzer for the first time (well i didnt pull it, someone else did). Outcome was good though, the patient survived. Yay.

Thats all for now...

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My heart it burns, for You

2007-08-05T19:24:00.001Z

For You

So deep, so mysterious,
So funny, so serious,
So beautiful, so clear,
So fine, not a smear,
So real, so true,
My heart it burns,
For you.

Thats all for now...

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Visit to India July 07

2007-07-15T09:20:00.001Z

PICT0198
Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard

Wow im back and quite jetlagged. Just briefly, I have been to India as part of the work I do with the Charity Micah's Call International, a charity set up by myself and freinds last year. we went to visit the needy childrens home that our partner organisation runs and where we have children who we sponsor.

There was 5 of us from the UK, and I will just mention some higlights - going to a mountain resort with and English climate - Indian food - meeting village people all over the area - spending time with our Christian brothers and sisters - relaxing in a convent rest house and being invited to choir practice - stopping off in Sri Lanka on the way home - visiting Bangalore - eating nice food - again.

Generally we had a great time. I think all of us were really impacted by the lives the people there lead, even though we don't fully understand thier culture at all. The children were the highlight, they dont have TV's or gameboys or any of our normal luxuries but thier happiness was so real and infectious, they were content and at hme through all thier struggles and loss. Truly amazing.

See www.micahscall.org.uk for more info.

Uncle Richard

2007-06-17T01:29:00.001Z

There are two reasons why I am called Uncle Richard.

The first has just been revealed - I will be an uncle to my bro an sis inlaw baby! Its still small, but the scan shows a big foot already!

The second is by the kids in India in the orphanage the charity supports. Im taking leave from work to go there in two weeks time.

So im happy!

My post about a new job seems a little cheesy now im settling into work. Its a strange thing, but there are kind of reverberations of attitudes from my previous job which seem to hang around me. Like negativity - expecting the worst. Not that things are perfect, but there is a different way of thinking in the place where I work now. Maybe it becuase the building is new and kept clean! Maybe its the staff, good training, plenty of supplies due to the nature of the work. I have to leave behind the negative aspects of my old job, and draw on my strengths to help me in such a complex new job. Thankfully its not to hard to do that - except that my general positive receptive cheerful demenour is in no way the same at night - im still working on being civil at 4 am in the morning!

Thats all for now...

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First few days of new job

2007-05-31T02:52:00.000Z

Hey there, thought id update on my new job - recently started in a very different area of nursing ITU! Very different to ward nursing. Currently, im just enjoying being a student again, learning the ropes and being slghtly scared that in only few more shifts it will be me on my own, or maybe my patients should be scared!

Thats all for now...

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Such a good holiday

2007-05-21T21:08:00.001Z

PICT0081
Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard.

Wow im back.

Been for a weeks holiday while inbetween changing jobs - did some walking in the Lake District with my cousin. Was a really good time. We just walked to various hostels where the rest of the day was spent drying out and reading (TV and internet not generally provided). Although a walking holiday (yes we did climb some mountains) it was ultimately relaxing and generally the whole day was really peaceful. It allowed me to get my head around some things (life in London) which was good. I would highly reccomend the lake district to anyone looking to get away from it all.

Started in my new job this week! Seems great!

More photos on my flickr site www.flickr.com/photos/richardg

Last shift in this job!

2007-05-14T03:45:00.000Z

Yikes, it really is the last shift that I will do in the hospital im working in. Its a night and it quiet which is nice (for the uninitiated - saying its "quiet" is a jinx that even I cannot deny - it makes the shift become busy - so "quiet" is not a word we use - im only saying it because its 5am in the morning). I start in one week in intensive care in a big London hospital. Looking forward to it, but I really need to clear my head and relax first so its off to the lakes to do some walking!

Thats all for now...

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A small fish in a big pond

2007-05-05T03:43:00.001Z

goldfish
Originally uploaded by a_trotskyite.

I realised something the other day, and it may amuse you. I was on the phone to an event organiser, trying to arrange our charity a spot in thier exhibition. I realised then, that in terms of a charity, we really are a small fish in a big pond. A little dishartning considering my great expectations! I can hear you say "you had to see it sometime"!

The truth is we are so wrapped up in the things we love to do that we fail to see the bigger picture. In one sense, this is good, as we aim high and expect much, in another sense, we misplace our ambitions, thinking we can go higher than we can expect to.

The healthy way through of course is to see oursleves as something, aim high and learn from those who have been there before us. "One small spark can burn down the forest of injustice." and that is what I believe!

As I do more work to further our goals as a charity, I meet more and more people and small organisations doing good work for those in disadvantaged positions in this world, and together a huge impact is being made!

A walk in the park

2007-05-05T03:34:00.001Z

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Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard.

Ok, so this picture was taken at a freinds house, but I was surprized the other day going for a walk in regents park in the morning. It was so nice, and it was like the flowers were just posing for my camera! See more pics on my flickr page (link below). Nature has a way of showing itself off, it is definitly an awesome thing!

Come fly with me....

2007-04-16T02:37:00.001Z

View from the roof
Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard.

Well its confirmed, the flights are booked. Again this year, in about 2 months time, myself and four of the people I know best in life are taking a visit the the childrens home the charity I help run supports in India. Check out the Micah's Call link on the side bar for more info.

We go in July for two weeks and will probably spend some time chilling (or rather sweating) and much of the time getting dug into the work we have gone to do. We are looking forward to really getting to grips with the reality of life in rural India. We will be joining in with the churches work in areas of health and social care in the very rural and quite often poor areas of South India. Like all visits to a different culture, we anticipate the challenegs it will bring but we also look forward to changed lives on our return and are praying that God will use us to do good for His kingdom in the short time we have there.

Ill keep you posted!

This European ad......

2007-04-16T02:29:00.000Z

I thought this was quite cool. Fill in the tick boxes and it colours your European travels! Notice I havnt been to Scotland - something I should correct sometime soon.

create your personalized map of europe
or check out our Barcelona travel guide

Thats all for now...

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A new job!

2007-04-06T06:01:00.000Z

Wahay I did it.

Iv broken out the "limited jobs" box of nursing in the NHS and managed to secure a new job in intensive care. Its about 5 minutes away from where I live which is great!

Having worked on a ward for over a year now, I have really come to the conclusion that I prefer 1 on 1 nursing rather than a caseload of 6 patients - even if the 1 on 1 patients dont talk back! Strange to say, but thats how im wired it seems.

I calculated that this new job will save me 1) about £50 / month in transport costs and 2) 6 hrs / week in time due to not travelling to work for 1.30 hrs each shift.

I start in about 6 weeks!

Thats all for now...

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A strange desire to study...

2007-03-20T06:51:00.000Z

Recently, I have been caught by a feeling that I actually want to study again. Talking of essays a few months ago filled me with a feeling of dread but I think the effects of school and college have somewhat worn off.

We all know that writing essays is actually interesting and even fun, in a wierd sort of way. So im going to try out some distance learning, and also maybe study more for my degree in nursing as well.

Ill keep you posted if your remotely interested.

Thats all for now folks.....
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The losers, the sinners, the failures, and the fools...

2007-03-13T12:05:00.000Z

What an awesome group I found on Facebook. "The losers, the sinners, the failures, and the fools". For anyone on Facebook.com, check out this group if its your thing, its worth a read. Find it by search or through my profile group lists if you can see them.

Thats all for now folks.....
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Jehova's Witnesses

2007-03-11T04:52:00.000Z

Interesting thing happened this week - there was a knock on the door one morning. I opened it to find two guys, wanting to talk about the truth of the Bible. I said I was a Christian and they said they were too - but did I know what the reason for suffering in the world was? It was a priming question of course. In the ensuing discussion I managed to learn a few things about Jehova's Witnesses that I found very interesting:

1) Their translation of the Christian bible was completed by anonymous people - they dont know who the translators were.
2) They call themselves Christians but the religion is NOTHING LIKE orthodox Christianity AT ALL!
3) Some converts (like the one I was talking to) convert because they don't like the Bibles teaching on Hell or because the trinity is hard to explain, which in my opinion are not great reasons for believing in something - by definition God is hard to explain!
4)They have an extensive array of answers about Bible passages but talk very little about the religion itself, what it means and what its about. They are very eager to prove their version of the bible by looking at mistranslated scriptures and comparing these with other versions of bibles no one uses because of thier inaccuracies.

I don't want to degrade or make fun of Jehova's Witnesses here, and I respect anothers person views and faith, but that doesnt mean I have to say why I can't believe in it!

All in all, I learnt quite a bit, and was also challenged that I need to know more about MY faith - I have read the Bible many times, and I believe it is true, not because it all makes sense straight away, or that I partcularly like all of it - but because deep inside I know that it is very much exactly what Christians call the "Truth" that sets men free. To know more about it is the key to knowing what is not the truth, such as the religious experiences I encountered on my doorstep.

You only know God once you have accepted that we come by faith, and not in a human reasoned argument, however good that argument may be.

Thats all for now folks.....
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Learning how to relax

2007-03-05T23:37:00.000Z

Learning how to relax is a good thing and i have been dedicating more time to relaxing recently. So here is what we got up to last sunday evening, having had a few poeple around for dinner - enjoy the new hit of "Sofa dancing"!!!!!!

Thats all for now folks.....
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The Philipines

2007-02-12T16:54:00.001Z

Lake and volcano at Tagayta
Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard.

Wow, that was an interesting trip. Right in the middle of my stay in Malaysia, I took a trip to Manila to visit some freinds. Had a great time! This view was from the place called Tagaytay we had breakfast from, sitting on top of a mountain overlooking a lake with a volcano in the middle.

Phillipinos will quickly confess that they love to have fun. Its true, as I had a great time. They also love to shop it seems. Manila has huge shopping malls, one of which is the third largest in Asia. It even had an iceskating rink inside it!

Can I come again?

Back from Malaysia

2007-02-09T11:08:00.001Z

The twin towers in Kuala Lumpur
Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard.

Im back, very jet lagged, but this is an overview of the trip.

The afternoon i left Malaysia, I was standing in the sea on a white sandy beach, watching tropical fish swim around. The sad thing was that there wasnt anyone with me to share the experience, but thats partly the reason why im glad to be back. The Lonely Plant travel books are aptly named if your travelling alone, which i was for a good deal of my trip.

I had initially travelled out to Malaysia with my grandparents who were visiting a freind, and we had a nice time, relaxing and have a break from work. It was well needed. As time wore on though, we figured that the trips to see the amazing wildlife of Borneo (part of Malaysia) were ok in price but expensive if thats all you had to do during the day.

I took a weekend to visit freinds in Manila, The Phillipines. This was an awesome trip. I was hardly in my hotel (thankfully due to its location in the noisy redlight district) and we visited some amazing places in and around Manila (photos on flickr).

When i got back to Malyasia, I was in Kota kinabalu, a largish town across the island from Sandakan town where I had been the first week. I took in the sights and relaxed in the hotel. The day I left, I took a boat trip to the nearby islands which were amazing, and porbably the cheapest trip I made during the whole two weeks!

Anyway, thats all for now but I will probably write more about some stuff that happened in a few days!

Malaya

2007-01-29T10:23:00.000Z

Hey there, a post from far away!

Im currently in Borneo which for those who arnt sure.....

Is the old colonial name for what is now part of Malaysia and Indonisia (im in Sabah - part of borneo in malaysia). There are roughtly the same amount of Malays, Chinese and Indians, all with the own distinctive culturer and languages. The democratic jusdicial system AND Sharia (muslim) law are applicable at the same time (confusing) depending on whether your muslim or not.

And its hot - well not too hot, just very humid. When you walk its like being wrapped in a blanket. Kinda nice actually.

So im here in a hotel, my grandparents staying with freinds. Im getting a little bored but its nice to relax and we are going to see some of the local sights soon. Going away with no reaosn but holiday is really boring to me, however this trip does have some purpose. I think this is one of the wettest places on earth so we are hoping that the rain will let up for a bit tomorow to see some monkeys with big noses.

Until then....

Thats all for now folks.....
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Whats going on??????

2007-01-15T06:58:00.000Z

Whats going on in life?

Strange things happen in life, but sometimes, don't you find that things can just pile up and make time seem a little out of control. Its like being a passenger of your life instead of being in the driving seat!

Last week I moved house, and iv hardly been home since! Classically, I got exhausted, and on top of that, then had to do some night shifts! Anyway, things seem to be alright - sometimes we expect the worst in life but God's got other plans. Life is always up up and up with God, whatever the circumstances or however much I muck up and make a fool of myself.

There is always a higher branch to climb to to get us out of this rut we call life!

Iv been trying to get my head around star wars 2 and 3....... not totally convinced the films did the books justice even though i'v never read the books.

Till the next time...

Thats all for now folks.....
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More on nursing....

2007-01-02T00:06:00.001Z

Photo-0008
Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard.

Ok, so this is me at work. I work in a surgical ward, which doesnt mean we do surgery, but take care of people having surgery before and after operations.

"So when are you going to become a doctor then?" .... is a question that crops up here and now, irritating me slightly. It not that I mind being asked, its just the firmness of a persons mindset that annoys me.

Being a nurse is no longer about the womanly, caring, supporting and comforting role we commonly think it is. And I dont say that regretfully. Patients in hospitals these days are acutely ill, and its the nurses who are trained to keep them alive, not pat thier hands and tell them everything will be ok! The empahasis in this day and age is on specialising and the nursing role has specialised, and other professions and roles have taken the place of the all encompassing and comforting female form.

For example... im taking care of the patient - which means im monitoring thier breathing, heart rate, general conciousness, giving essential drugs, etc etc. If that patient needs to talk to someone, im there, but so is the hospital councillor or chaplin, or supportive family - while my attention HAS to turn to my other patient who is looking a bit blue in the face.

Its not ideal I admit, the government only pays for the nurses it needs to stop poeple dieing.

Would I like to be able to do my job better - YES - virtually every nurse you meet would say the same thing - but we dont have time to do it brilliantly (and this includes watching out for that patient who needs a little "caring" care, not essential to survival). We get the most done with the time and manpower we have.

Is it beyond a man to say a few words of encouragement to a person who is going through multiple operations - or to say a word or two of sympathy to relatives of a dead patient? You decide? The rest of the nursing role is technical, specialised and not something for people who like the smell of flowers......

Moving on...

2007-01-01T23:16:00.000Z

The time has come, and im moving on, away from home. My mum described it like this;

...its like when the lion cubs leave the care of the mother for the openess of life as an adult, the mother can't help but be sad.....

...which was a very abstract thing for my mum to say, but it said the point even if lions do chase away thier own young when they get to big..... (im sure there wasnt a veiled meaning in her words)...

Anyway... im moving to central / North London, a place I never thought id move to. Its gonna be a big change but im looking forward to it.

The strangest thing

2006-12-16T18:50:00.000Z

This has to be rated as one of the most amusing stories the BBC has ever reported.

The worlds tallest man saves two dolphins...... and his height isnt even the funny part - its how he saved them... check it out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/asia-pacific/6178659.stm

Flickr

2006-12-13T22:55:00.000Z

Flickr is amazing. Its a great way to share photos. Im fiddling around with some features that mean I can post slideshows of my photos on my blog, rather than just individual photos. Watch this space...

Farewell my freind

2006-12-10T21:11:00.001Z

Farewell my freind
Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard.

This is Madan Kumar, a child I was sponsoring in India through Micah's Call International. Recently he caught the Chikun Gunya virus which is endemic in South Asia. He died of the virus this December very sadly. I had met him on my visits to the home. He was a natural leader and had a freindly, good nature to him. He was once only a sponsored child thousands of miles away, but sometimes the value of something only presents itself once it is gone. The news is sad, if not tragic.

I realise even more now ,why we do this - why we sponsor, why we give to those in need - because they are people too, and are valued just as much as you or I!

Interesting India

2006-12-09T17:05:00.000Z

India is a place that facinated me the first time I went there. I have been involved in setting up and running Micah's Call International who currently sponsor children in an orphanage in South India. This video was filmed when we visited in October 2006. Check out www.micahscall.org.uk for more info on what we are doing.

Nightshifts

2006-12-08T03:17:00.000Z

I work as a nurse. Being a student wasnt great, but when I first qualified, I began to realise that I was onto a good thing.

For one thing, the pay was ok, not the pits as is commonly moaned about. Secondly, it was actually not that scary to start as a newly qualified nurse.

The longer term benifits of nursing are good too. There is the shift work and holidays that, even 9 months into working, still makes me amused that this is the job I do.

It works like this......

Our shifts are done on a request basis, we are allocated unless we request "Day off". We are only allocated weekends and nights (if we havn't requested them off) and then are free to pencil in our weekday requests. They may not be granted, but generally they are.

Because we have to work Bank holidays, adding the 8 each year to our regular holiday allowance means I can take up to 7 straight weeks of holiday a year....

So much holiday? There is of course an argument that the stress we have warrents good holidays, but I tend to think of it simply as coincidental. I dont get the bank holidays (although I do get paid more for working on them), and instead get time off "in loo" (I know thats spelt wrong).

Interested in taking up nursing (and 90% of my course were 30+ years)???

Now that you see the carrot dangling in front of you, let me tell you how to get it.... A three year relativly easy nursing course (no A levels required) will get you through, and, if you find a job at the end, then good for you! You will join the strange ranks of people who routinly stop people dieing, while also caring for peoples most intimate hygiene needs.... and thats not something I will say anything more about here!

But wait a second - im a male - and im meant to be a caring nurse?!?!?

more thoughts on that coming soon.............

Milk!

2006-12-07T22:59:00.001Z

PICT0027
Originally uploaded by thenamesrichard.

Strange things happen.....

I took this picture in Hyderabad India in October 06 and when I put it up on Flickr, another user (other users can comment on your pictures) made the comment "Mmm Milk, id love some"

I thought that was quite a strange thing to say.

Welcome to my blog

2006-12-02T19:00:00.000Z

Welcome to my blog. I cant always promise to update it, but when im travelling I will do my best. In the last year I have been to:

Switzerland
Austria
Macedonia
The Netherlands
India

and im off to Malaysia in Jan. So if your interested to know what I get up, and maybe indulge in a little lite reading, and see pictures, keep updated on this site!

Look to the right side of the screen for posts catagorised by date -->

For the uninitiated........
Whats a blog? Its an online web-log - simply a place to write thoughts and random writings and whatever comes into my brain.

A blog is useful because:
1) I can update it while im abroad, instead of sending lots of update emails!
2) I can write things (I quite like to write).
3) You can write comments back to me.

If you get bored, check out my photos at www.flickr.com/photos/richardg and also where my passion lies in life -closely related, indeed made partly from - travelling - www.micahscall.org.uk

oop North....

2006-12-02T18:58:00.000Z

Heya,

I just been up North of the country for a few days, to Manchester, and Huddersfield to visit family. Why would I want to know that you say?!?!?

Well I have come to the conclusion that I think deserves public admission....... From what iv seen, northerners are actually nicer than southerners.

As a southerner, I have to give it to them...

Buy photos!

2006-11-23T21:22:00.000Z

Many of you may know of my flickr website where you can view my photos, snaps from holdays and events etc.

Now, I have put the best up on sale at http://www.photoboxgallery.com/photosbyrichard

The intention os to make a profit which will go to suport the work of Micahs Call International and the children in the orphanage in India it supports.

See if you like it, even buy one or two for Christmas!

The world is not enough...

2006-11-20T03:25:00.000Z

I caught a glimpse of a James Bond film the other day, The World is not Enough. It reminded me that I hadnt seen it for ages!

More to the point, the title just stuck in my head - this world is just not enough! I was reminded of my own previous struggle with faith, God and "meaning of life" crisis I once (or twice) went through.

Echos are not the real thing, they are just pale and fading away, and yet so very similar to the original sound. Likewise, us humans can tell instinctivly that our world is not as it should be. Take pain for example. Would we ask questions like "why do we have pain" if we had no idea, sense or deeper understanding that pain is a bad thing, and that there doesnt have to be pain? I dont think we would. We would probably accept it like we accept that some people are born with different coloured eyes.

In the Christian Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end".

If Men were created in God's image, becuase we are a reflection of Him, we also see and understand things like Him, even eternity to an extent.

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13, "Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known."

Generally, I dont accpet or realise that I can't see the bigger picture, but I have come to realise that to ignore that little voice of freedom, that voice saying "this isnt all it / this isnt right / this could be better" is to ignore God Himself directing me in my life on my journey to knowing Him more.

To Borneo and beyond...

2006-11-19T06:02:00.000Z

Im off again - this time to Malaysia with my Grandparents in Jan 07. We will be going to Kuala Lumpar for 2 days, then on to Borneo to Sandakan for two weeks ( see pics of Sandakan).

I want to see a monkey like this one!

While im there I hope to visit the Phillipines for a few days. It would be an awesome experience because a good number of my collegues are Phillipino.

For this trip, my aim is to use up holiday before I lose it, see some more of the world, get some nice photos for my up coming photo selling venture (watch this space) and generally relax and take some time out!

Im gonna write some posts about my other trips soon.