A Summer of Travels and Music
Unpacking Memento's
So its been a while since I last post, but here we go it's going to be a long one!! I only just finished unpacking from my USA Trip, I found all of these "memento's" I had picked up on the way which took me all the way back to remembering my epic trip! See Picture below!
From this collection, i was taken back to memories of some of the best memorable concert's i have been to with signed tickets :) some of the most fascinating museums in the world (smithsonian, washington dc) and some unique events in chicago and north carolina!! I found the USA Today I had bought the day Michael Jackson died, something to keep, something to remind me of listening to Michael Jackson on the radio for a good 6 weeks in America's mourn to the pop legend!
So now I'm home, I'm working getting some money to arrange my next trip. Next summer my friend Stu and I have a brief plan: this is largely subject to change.. We're thinking hitchhiking (still need to double check the laws on this) Cape Cod to Boston to Connecticut to New York to Washington DC to Virginia to North Carolina/ South Carolina to Georgia to Florida... We will then fly to San Francisco, to the Burning Man Festival to Los Angeles (to sell our script to some producers [in production]) to Tijuana (maybe a bit more of mexico) and then to Las Vegas (to celebrate our 21st).. I can't wait, it will be a trip of a lifetime... ohh and we're going to make a film to go with it...
So I should probably update what i have been up to for the past couple of months.
Reading Festival 2009!!!
A week after I arrived home, I had organized to work at Reading Festival which had an amazing lineup this year! It was absolutely epic! I had to work three 8 hour shift in order to earn myself a free reading ticket. I knew quite a few people going to reading so we managed to meetup for most of the bands! Reading Festival for me was really one week long party, I think i slept for about 12 hours the whole 4 days we were there.. The bands were absolutely amazing with Radiohead, Streetlight Manifesto and 3OH!3 being the massive highlights for me!!
Working as an Oxfam special was an amazing experience, Im always going to do this now for festivals!! We raised £70,000 for Oxfam for working at the festival so it was a massive achievement! Everyone we met working for oxfam were awesome, we had a good laugh and were still in contact with most of them!! We ended up welcoming people to the festival and putting out fires in the arena!! On the saturday night after prodigy we were unfortunate to deal with 5 unconscious girls who had overdosed on drugs or alcohol and had to call to medical attention.. apart from these instances it was a truly special weekend!
My Second Trip around the World ..... In London... with STA Travel Buzz on the STATravelBus...
So two days ago (not really knowing what was going to happen) we set our sights on India (Prithi Resturant, Brick Lane, London) to learn how to cook indian style! I arrived to India passing through the British rain to meet 4 other STA Travelers and the awesome STA Travel Buzz staff Camilla, Michelle and Sam. Chris, Alice and Marianne who are all off to Oz in a month or two!! Marianne and Alice we're lucky enough to be part of the £10 POM deal that STA were offering, £10 to australia, how can you turn that one down.. Inside of Prithi Restaurant we were taken into the small kitchen to join the restaurant staff (who were already cooking away for the customers) to learn how to cook Onion Bhaji's (no camilla not "barjeez", i guess we all learnt something)... The recipe if I remember it is a follows...
Authentic (Brick Lane) Indian Bhaji Recipe
Step 1 - Chop a Whole Onion and put in mixing bowl
Step 2 - Chop a couple of handfuls of coriander and put in mixing bowl
Step 3 - Chop a couple of raw green chillis (dont touch the eyes) place in the bowl.
Step 4 - Pour some Chick Pea (papa) flour into the mix and add a cup of water.
Step 5 - Get stuck in and mix with your hands... Grab handfuls and place in hot oil.. sorted :P
An hour or so later we departed India in our very own Double Decker bus sipping champagne (thats how to travel in style, london style) excited for our next destination America [maybe I could re-live my summer trip!! :).. ]
After a couple of bottles of champagne, partying (balloons and everything [Happy Birthday STA!!] at the top of the double decker we arrived in the USA.. a bowling alley called All Star! We had an awesome game of bowling, guys vs girls (guys won of corse.. rematch sometime?). Bowling is a lot harder than I remember after a few drinks and a good old american cocktail!
After our game we got back on the STA Travel Bus animated about what Ireland would bring! On the bus we "visited" England briefly as we all had Fish and Chips in transit to Ireland which was a great plan!
Soon after we arrived in Ireland [the London Irish Center] expecting a pint of Guinness instead we met with Aiden (an expert in Irish Dancing) who was extremely patient in giving us lessons! I'm really not much of a dancer (as you may see from the video's) but I really enjoyed it. Another tick in a box!
Check out the Video :P
We finally finished in an Irish bar with a pint of Guinness, what better way to finish our trip! It was a very surreal and unique experience and I can't thank STA Travel Buzz :: Camilla, Sam and Michelle for organizing it all. Bring on the next event!!
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