never say goodbye

Faces in the sand
Let me take you by the hand
Where do you come from
From a strange and secret land
Dark and scary eyes
And you feel you're always this way
Take me by the hand
Let me show you games we can play
Take me by suprise
Hide nothing from the shadows
We can kiss the sky
Never say goodbye
As we chase the clouds away
Pictures in the air
Would you let me take you there
Hold me, I will fall
And I'll show you how much I care
Paint your silver smile
Show you things that won't be sad
Let me take you there
And I'll show you what fun can be

never say goodbye: My Bloody Valentine

day 26

So now into our 26th day in Argentina. We have visited many beautiful and fascinating places in Buenos Aires over the past month. These include La Boca, Palermo & the Botanical Gardens, Buenos Aires Zoo, Recoleta and The Flower (photo), San Telmo & its market, Plaza de Mayo, Tigre, River Plate football stadium, Porto Madero, and a couple of art and literary exhibitions... the list goes on. There is just so much to do in Buenos Aires itself before you even start to consider the rest of this vast country!

What of the near future? Well, we have 2 "excursions" booked. These are a 7 day trip down to Mar Del Plata, a coastal city in the south of the Buenos Aires province, and an 8 day trip down to Bariloche, which is toward the south of the country on the edge of the Andes (mountainous terrain, lakes etc.). We also plan to make another trip up to the North of the country on the Brazilian border to visit the waterfalls as these are supposed to be rather spectacular. This would also include a hike over the border into Brazil which I am eager to do. As well as this, we plan to go on day trips to the city of La Plata and Colonia in Uruguay (would mean taking a boat). We shall see!

Que mas? The weather has just started to heat up nicely averaging about 25 degrees in the day, but, unfortunately, so has my hayfever, for the second time in the year! Oh well, you can´t have everything.

Anyway, time to sign out.

Loving the food (especially Alfajores), people and culture (and the 24 hour availability of anything!)... and not missing England yet!

goodbye Vauxhall

Goodbye Vauxhall, my place of work for the last 13 months. You will be missed... sort of

August 1st 2007 - August 22nd 2008

Giordanos (& one Jones) reunited

(click to enlarge)

the minefield that is the world of car ownership

It's been a while, but I thought that, for the benefit of all my 3 readers, I should post something new here.

Well, the subject today is car ownership. I realise that, at the age of (nearly) 24, I might be a little slow to jump on the car bandwagon, but a few weeks ago I was offered a car for free, and after a couple of days of "intense" and "deep" thought, I decided to take up the offer. This was after dismissing the idea, then accepting the idea, dismissing it again, and then accepting it again.

Am I crazy? possibly....

I used to be terrified of the thought of owning a car; this huge lump of metal sitting outside my house, to be drowned by acidic rain, hit by other cars, scratched by people with keys and coat zips, to have traffic cones placed on it by drunk students... you get the idea. Recently, however, i've become a little less sentimental about such things and have realised that nothing stays nice forever. As long as it gets me from A to B. Anyway, the car is already nearly 9 years old, so I shouldn't worry too much.



I've kind of decided that although the cost of insurance is physically painful, breaking it down into smaller monthly payments is less painful, and gives the illusion that I am not actually paying very much, on a monthly basis, at least, for the privilege of having a car. But as well as this, there is the environmental cost. The idea of actually being responsible for pumping out harmful gases into the air is something which I have thought about, and rests heavy on my shoulders, and although this car isn't the worst of them, I have decided that in the future I will always try my best to purchase vehicles which have as little impact on the environment as possible, regardless of monetry cost. It is amazing to see how "clean" the equivalent cars are, nowadays, to the one which I am getting, and road tax for those is a lot less than I will be paying. Oh well. I suppose it is somewhat of a test exercise.

Anyway, that's all!

Peace out

my new garden

footways are for pedestrians...

Dear nameless,

You were the cyclist riding on the pavement in Vauxhall today, suffering from tunnel vision, who very nearly knocked me down.

I was the innocent pedestrian you saw ducking for cover.

Next time use the cycle lane otherwise I'll throw a solid object between your spokes, watch you go flying, and laugh at you.

With love,

Jeremy