Scotland

Reality Check

The REAL UK story... well... our's anyway.

23.06.2006 18 °C

It's funny... everyone back in NZ that has been over to the UK tells you how AMAZING it is... Christine and I were sitting around the other day... and we were thinking that this isn't really the case. Let's just assume that one isn't into drinking and partying hard for a minute... What else is there here for you... the things that stick out to us the most are:

It is shocking the lack of customer service and the amount of beauracracy!!! People are really unfriendly on the phone and the banks require so much paper that it is little wonder that the Amazonian rainforest is shrinking faster than England's chances of winning the World Cup!!!

We don't really like being here... everything we love and cherish is in New Zealand.. But we are both people that will make the most of wherever we are... and realise that we can't really make a snap judgement on the place when we have been here such a short time. We know that when we find a church to go to, that things will pick up a bit... we even have a car now... which makes these things more accessible.

I have a major Job interview tomorrow and have to give a 10minute presentation on Volunteer recruitment... this will be an awesome challenge!

Will keep you posted!

Posted by alandchris 4:12 AM Archived in Backpacking | Scotland Comments (0)

We're heeeeere!

Scotland may need to get a wee bit braver now!

11.06.2006 19 °C

hehe... I figured that rather than replicate our travel update here... I would add a part to our website that helps out... http://ouroe.alronberg.com and then you can do as you see fit!

Anyway... in other exciting news... WE BROUGHT A CAR!!! It is a 1992 VW Golf - 5 Door and 1.4L... It will also have a roof rack! Just for good measure!

Anyway... more later

Posted by alandchris 12:03 PM Archived in Transportation | Scotland Comments (0)

Visas

Making sure you don't pee off the Government!

04.03.2006 24 °C

We got our Visas this week... that makes life that little bit easier!!! We can now actually go to the UK without fear of coming to grief at Heathrow... It has been a process I can tell you... I can see why Kiwis are soooo well liked as workers in England, cos if the High Commission is anything to go by, we are bound to be nicer people to work with!!! But we got there in the end!!!

Edinburgh is really starting to excite me!!! I watched Trainspotting just to get my head around the accent... and now anything remotely scottish is starting to grab my attention... Ewan MacGregor movies, I am already a Golf Fanatic... bring on the Glenfiddich? Flip, I nearly even went to McDonalds the other day!!! I will never eat Haggis mind you... well... maybe I will give it a wee go!

Oh well... that is all for now... Catch ya again soon!