ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

OK, SO YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING HOW I'M GOING WITH JOBS? Well not very good really. We need to fill out a buttload of forms and do a lot of work in order to even qualify to work, let alone get a job. And besides, theres too many pubs and too many types of beer distracting me. But this week we've got the interweb so things will be working nicely. Gonna check out the interweb and recruitment agencies and see whats what. Also my business cards will be ready soon, and my NEW site will hopefully be up soon too.



As a sidenote; the travel blog will be closed from now on. I don't like running two blogs and it seems pointless anyway. So keep ready THIS site and forget the other one ever existed.


IESSO
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7 LEVELS OF MOOCHING (posted April 22nd)











WE'VE EXPLORED SOME COOL THINGS IN THE CITY. We went to the Guinness brewery and storehouse yesterday. But for €14 it was hardly worth it. Luckily we 'accidentally' bypassed the security system (one small boy) and snuck in. It was fun. More fun sneaking and stealing pens and tasting the Guinness samples than the actual museum. The place was cool though in general, but had a strange Duff Brewery theme to it; "Duff beer for me, duff beer for you, I'll have a Duff, you have one too..." They kept telling us how good Guinness is for you.
At the top of the museum was a bar (there were 3 in total, in a MUSEUM!) which overlooked the entire city. It was totally awesome! You could see everything. But in case you couldnt tell what was what there was type on the window describing what you're seeing.

We also walked by the Jameson distillery, but being a sophisticated adult drink, and us being idiots we didnt go in. There probably wasnt a tour anyway. But its was still cool.

We went to the Ireland Museum of Modern Art (IMMA or as I call it iMoMA) it was kind of boring. Modern-art, schmodern art. But the building was cool. It was an old hospital converted into a museum. The building was gorgeous! GORGEOUS. from the 1700's i think. And the formal gardens were cool. Everything is so cool over here! Olden-timey!! THE GREATEST OF ALL THE TIMEYS.

what else? Pubs are cool here. Not LAME irish-themed pubs, but actual pubs that have been there for centuries. We've gone to the tourist-infested Temple Bar but also to plenty of other quieter pubs. I got some business cards printed the other day, and when walking back we got hungry and cold so we walked into this old pub and had some Irish stew and bread and a pint. It was freaking great! hit the spot. And wasnt too expensive.

Theres also this chain of American diners called Eddie Rockets that have awesome chilli dogs and orange cheese and everything! Oh the irony. Travelling to dublin to eat american food. But theres food from every country. We went to this dive of an italian resturant but the food was sssoooooo good. And the service was great, except they didnt speak english. And there are heaps of eastern europeans and strangely carribean people everywhere. Its so different! and awesome.

The plan in the next few weeks is to look for work and go to Paris for my birthday. But we'll see. As I think I've said I'll have the interweb at my house next week so expect more frequent postings. Untill then;

IESSO
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THE GREEN GREEN HILLS (posted April 18th)



HEY HEY HEY!!!

So we've arrived a few days ago! But it was easter holidays and irelands 90th anniversary since becoming a republic so no internetting was possible. Heres what went down since friday:

FRIDAY
The flight was freaking long and tiring, and because we'd been up all night beforehand we were exhausted. But it wasnt too bad. We arrived in Seoul in the late afternoon and the weather was nice. It was nice and cool. The plane was hot.
Flying over Asia was cool, we saw islands. And strangley there was loads of ice on the window (IMAGE1).

We couldnt really explore the city of Seoul very much because the buses stopped running at 8.00pm and taxi's were about $70-80 american dollars! So no cool presents guys! Sorry...

But we stayed in the hotel and wandered around the airport and that was cool. Everyone talked in Engrish. The traffic lights speak to you "Red Right, Prease Wait!" and when the green man comes up "Green Right. Prease Cross!" The sounds are really loud and blarring, and at the other end of the crossing loud music plays.

IMAGES:
2. They have playstations at the airport in case you get bored. But only one game to choose from. That EyeToy game...
3. Standing front of our hotel (The Hyatt btw)
4. Flying over Siberia!
5. The 'Great Hall' of Incheon Airport, really cool! The airport of the future! but the photo doesnt capture the scale.
6. Flying over Denmark.
7. Over germany
8. The first morning in Seoul. Nice lighting.
9. The Fancy fancy hyatt hotel. Too nice for the likes of us.
10. Sleeping on the plane from Heathrow to Dublin.
11. UNG is a popsicle.
12. A veiw from the cottage we're staying in.
13. The morning light. Nice and white and calm.

SATURDAY
Left for Heathrow. Even longer flight. Nothing too exicitng.

SATURDAY (still)
arrived in Heathrow. Had to cross the airport (which sounds easy but REALLY REALLY isnt.) The place is MASSIVE! and old. Strange contrast from Incheon where we just came from. And even Brisbane, which isnt that great.

Anyway we arrived safely. Met with Dermot and was very surreal. I hadnt seen him for a few years and i was a bit worried about it being weird. But it was great. Like we'd never been apart.

SUNDAY
There was a big parade in the city. 90 years ago some rebels fed up with the way ireland was loosing its culture to England marched to the post office and were massacred. But since then ireland has gained independance and all is good apparently.

We went out to a bar and had some pints (no guiness yet) And it totally knocked me out. 3 pints was plenty to get me nice and drunk. we were invited to dinner as well and two more glasses of wine and i was gone.

I went home early to meet UNG who had been asleep with the jetlags, and was SSSsoooo happpy to be home. BUT i didnt have a key and she couldnt unlock the door without it, so I was trapped outside, and her in. Tried climbing through a window but would probably have died. Back to the pub. Got the key. Got lost, lost my map. Caught a cab. got home. Slept.

MONDAY
Hungover. Jetlagged. but we wandered the city and just sort of relaxed. Designed my business cards: Finally got a phone number (0011 353 086 223 7992) and took care of some errands, like grocery shopping.

Nothing really too exciting yet. Not really anyway. And because it's been so long since i last posted I've sort of forgot a bunch of stuff. Its so much more conveiniant to have the interweb at home. Anyway I'll be going to iCafes more frequently, so you wont be getting many more boring summary posts in the near future.

untill we me again: enjoy these photos and remember
I'm Elliott Scott, international jetsetter extroidinaire, signing off






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FLIGHT PLAN (posted March 19th)



1. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Depart: Friday 14th April

2. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Arrive: Friday 14th April

3. LONDON, ENGLAND
Arrive: Saturday 15th April

4. DUBLIN, IRELAND
Arrive: Saturday 15th April

5. CONTINENTAL EUROPE
Arrive: Sometime in June-ish

3. LONDON, AGAIN
Arrive: Sometime in December

6. NEW YORK, USA
Arrive: Decemberish

7. LOS ANGELES, USA
Arrive: Possibly by March

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