Liverpool to Edinburgh
Liverpool
Liverpool was primarily a Pro Development visit for Lois, visiting the Liverpool Football Club’s Academy and learning about their career, education and welfare program for young aspiring footballers (as young as age 8!) Tim, the Career and Education Manager, generously showed me around and shared his knowledge. Drove me past Anfield, the stadium is being rebuilt nearby. I didn’t realise that Everton’s stadium was so close – spying distance!
Didn’t see a great deal of Liverpool, but did find a terrific second hand bookshop and the owner and his daughter were lovely people. Apartment we stayed in was brand new and lovely and had free Wi-Fi, gotta love that. (Found on www.laterooms.com) Ed and Sash had a nice “chill” day when I went out.
Edinburgh
26 June 2008
We are staying at the Central Youth Hostel (five star…well, for a hostel), which is in the “Scotland the Best” book. (Thanks bro..) Just down the road is a highly rated fish and chip shop, so we are going to do some damage to our arteries and have white pudding supper.
Well, no trip to Edinburgh is complete without a visit to Edinburgh Castle. We had all four seasons in one day – with beautiful sun beating down one minute, rain the other, and everything in between.
It was fabulous though. Lots of people, but when we sat down to lunch at a bench in a more isolated spot of the castle (nice salads, courtesy of Marks and Spencers) we were all by ourselves and it was grand.
Now girls, you know the dilemma – travelling for months on end…what do you do with your hair?? Cut it short? – easy to look after, but then you have the agony of finding hairdressers in strange cities (who may misinterpret your “just a trim” for a Sinead O’Connor) Or…grow it long, and have to tackle that awful in-between stage. I know…the horrors!! Well, I have the answer. Buy a hat! Here I am in my new hat – the only trouble is the army lads saw me and tried to recruit me. Lucky I wasn’t wearing my khakis that day too.
Actually, these Edinburgh army lads were very funny. We walked past and asked for a photo with them, they remarked about us being Australian to which Ed informed them that we were both born in Scotland. They asked where and we said Glasgow. “That’s nae Scottish!”, one of the cheeky so-and-so’s responded, and another chipped in with “Weegies! Ye weren’t brought up…ye were dragged up!”
It looks like a lot of fun. I am looking forward to following your journey. How do you plan on juggling work and travel?
James
WoW!!! This all sounds amazing!! I am enjoying reading your website (you clever things!!)
Luv Bry xxx
Hi Lois, thanks for trying to convince me that you really are doing some work while you’re away. I’m impressed!!
Why are so many people asking about work?
Don’t they know that work is something that everyone else does for you.
Bring on more fun!
Alan
Hi Ed, Lois and Sasha
Wish you all best in your fantastic journey
Good luck with the travels and was great to meet up with you.
all the best
Tommy and Trisha
Thanks for the comments guys. Re: work, the great thing is that we both love what we do…so it doesn’t seem like work. Confucius says, “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life” Wise words from the sage.
We are seeking balance between “doing” and just “being”. The three of us are all natural introverts (although social). So we go out and do all our out and about stuff (or oot an’ aboot in scottish!) and then we come home (whereever that is) and all disappear to our laptops, books, whatever.
Ed and Lois tend to stay up later (Ed very late) Lois gets up earlier, so we get some work done then. When we travel every few days it is harder to be organised but we have times when we are stationed for a week (hopefully with decent wi-fi) so it’s good to get some work in then.
(Don’t worry though Al…lot’s of fun is being had!)