I haven't written on here for a little while so I guess there's a bit to fill in. I've now started a new job in a bar called the Cat and Canary. It's situated over at Canary Wharf, a new and modern business district of London on the docklands. With all the tall buildings and shops, the area reminds me more of home than any other part of this city. It's a really nice area. The bar is situated right on the north dock, along the water with a number of other different style bars surrounding it. The pub is pretty much a normal style english pub, our main trade coming on work days... at lunchtime and after work. Mainly suit and ties and an older male crowd. All the young people tend to go to the trendier bars nearby. I've had weekends off as well as of late which has been brilliant..


I'm now staying with friends Peter and Melissa in their apartment in Bermondsey. I have my own room with a double bed. It's been ages since i've had this luxury and it's great for the time being....

What else..... Cannizzo and Keogh have just come over to London. Great to see someone from home. Had a few beers with them last night..

I've been staying with mates the past week whilst looking for a new direction. It's been great to have someone to fall back on and have a place to stay, although I've never been a fan of intruding on other people's spaces. I've decided to look for work again, this will keep me in London for another 6 weeks until my work visa runs out. No luck as yet, I'll give it a little more longer and see what happens I guess. Don't want to outstay my welcome of laze around for to long...

My time away is on the downhill run, It's going to be very hard to leave. London feels like home now and the friends I've made have been great. Still I guess change and moving on is always inevitable. There are things and people at home I'm looking forward to seeing again though...

Back in London town, my plans are again up in the air. Turky was sensational to say the least and was hard to leave Istanbul in the early hours of this morning!!! Rather tired but feeling good..

In Goreme I think. Some liitle town in the Cappadocia region. A town settled amongst the hills and rocks of an ancient civilisation whos homes were built into the sides of cliffs and some extremely bizzare shaped rock formations. Being on a tour has ensured lots of touristy things and spending money on entrance fees to see ancient ruins, rocks, thermasl springs and whatever... It's been an amazing trip, the few days along the coast were nice. Went Parasailing near Fethiye jumping from a mountain a mear 2000m high.... Eating shitloads of rice, meat and kebabs.. Hotel breakfasts consisting of boiled eggs, bits of tomato, bread and some sort of meat... Days spent on the bus, break for lunch, Kicking back on comfy couches smoking Shisha. A fruit flavoured tabacco out of these massive and way cool looking pipes. Paying to make my way through a gorge in water that was rushing way to fast to keep balance. Went rafting down a river with some amazing serenity. Turkish bath last night, involving a sauna, a dip in a cold bath, a rest on a heated marble slab, some guy rubbing the dead skin off our body's with sort sort of thingy. A full body massage.. Was fucking heaven...

The people are great, made some good friends....

Oh and Anzac day. Seeing Gallipoli, the place were all the fighting took place and then the dawn service was an experience that will stay with me. Staying up all night to get there, the anticipation. We hadn't slept but it didn't matter... Thousands of Aussies/Kiwi's gathered in Anzac Cove....

The last few nights have been quietish, long days which have meant not getting into our destination till almost midnight. Few blinders earlier on though. Here for three days now before heading back to Istanbul. Have some massive nights planned. The mayor of this joint has organised a night to commemorate this Anzac walk thing by Billy and Jenko. There are banners in the town welcoming them...