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Itīs amazing how hard it is to find a freaking Internet Cafe in a īdevelopedī country like Portugal, after a whole week I finally made it to the internet....
Since my last post nothing much has happened, been going to the beach and partying hard, but Iīm starting to feel ready to go to Eastern Europe, Iīve done what I had to do here and now itīs time to move on:)
For those of you who have been asking for the photos....still no luck with finding a computer I can plug my camera in to....but soon.....I hope....maybe Iīll only be able to do it once I get to Germany...
Anyway thatīs when the real trip starts and there will be plenty of stuff to tell and show you guys....
Keep in touch....
Ok so after a while without posting any articles I finally made it to a computer....still no photos though...
After my last article I copped quite a lot of abuse because it was mostly criticising Portugal and my Portuguese mates didnīt like it so Iīve decided to also write about the wonderful things they have here as well....
Great Weather, cheap alcohol, Great Women and great food, what more can anyone want....
Itīs been sunny and hot everyday and Iīve just basically been going to the beach everyday which brings me to the next good thing about this country....it seems like they donīt sell normal womenīs underwear anymore, just G-Strings....and I have nothing against that but itīs amazing how many women wear them even at the beach.....Iīm not against it at all...:)
Since posting my last article a week ago a lot has happened....I went to Lisbon for the weekend and while I was there, partying every night, my house got flooded....so much that 4 days later it was still dripping into the neighbourīs shop downstairs.... Apart from that I went to the beach everyday and went out every night until Sunday...
On sunday I finally decided to return to my place to check out the damage (there was none luckily) and to rest a bit so for the first time in over 2 weeks I didnīt go out....
Monday and Tuesday back to normal, out both nights....and on wednesday morning still drunk and without having slept I decided to get on a bus to go to the Algarve, which is where all the great beaches and nightlife are at, about 300 Km south of Lisbon....
On the trip I finally met my first russian person (for those of you who donīt know Portugal has turned into a Russian/Ukrainian/Romanian/Moldovan colony:) ) Her name was Alina, gorgeous as usual:) so that made the trip much less boring....
Arrived here yesterday and slept all day, then at night guess what....yup....drinking again:) Today just spent the whole day at the beach........loving it...
Canīt wait to start my trip in Eastern Europe....For the guys....I will be making a new website where I can tell you the other stories that are not suitable for minors:)
Keep in touch everyone....hope everything is great with all you guys....
On Monday the 27th I left Amsterdam and arrived in Lisbon...
As soon as I arrived I knew I was in Portugal....people swearing at each other all the time....youīre allowed to smoke everywhere and anywhere, including in the airport....
From the Airport went to my mateīs placeand we stayed there all night, just catching up....during that conversartion I realised how much worse Portugal has become since the last time I was here 6 years ago....people get mugged all the time....everyoneīs broke etc...
Tuesday and wednesday were basically the same, woke up really late because of late nights, on tuesday just played some indoor soccer and wednesday met up with my grandparents...
Today (Thursday) a few mates are coming to Lisbon from other cities and this weekend will be massive, Iīm sure Iīll have plenty of stories to tell after it.
Anyone who thinks theyīve seen bad drivers and road rage think again....come to Portugal and youīll see what I mean.....people have a tendency to add 40-50 km/h to the speed limit....turning signals were put on cars just for aesthetic purposes and those inverted triangles with red lining and white in the middle (Give Way sign for those who donīt have a license or do but donīt have a clue how they got it) are just street decorations.
Anyway, having a great time, met up with most of my mates and still plenty more to come. _Finally found a place where I can upload my photos so tomorrow Iīll put them up on the website...
Keep those emails coming....hope to see all you guys soon....
Til next time....
If you spend a while in Amsterdam you'll soon realise that anything can happen in this city....Men kissing each other, Women kissing each other, Men and Women....Crazy people everywhere....
On Saturday I slept the whole day after the big night where I almost got mugged. I was supposed to go out that night, being Saturday night but it turns out that the "coffee" these guys sell here in the coffe shops is the only coffee in the world that instead of keeping you awake, knock you out, so I passed out and slept the whole night as well....
By sleepig almost 24 hours staright that allowed me to finally wake up early and go sighteeing for the day.....bought myself a little tram pass and off I went....
Went to a place called VondelPark, a huge park where everyone is just having picnics, smoking, dancing, or whatever else they might feel like doing.....including.....following girls around and then flashing them or having a wank ahahhaha (I actually witnessed this happening.....) On my way back I passed a museu that obviously had to be in Amsterdam....the sex museum....decided to walk in....
Inside you see things you never even imagined existed or could be done....but I got some photos so I'll show them to you soon....
Amsterdam really likes to be known for being liberated and tolerant and allowing people to do whatever they want, but in some cases they take it too far.....On more than one occasion I've seen families where the 10 year old kids are drinking beer and smoking??? while the parents drink coffee....
Anyway last night was the last one here and I went out with a syrian guy....he showed me around some nice places....lots of stories to tell about that night but I will them to you later or maybe even face to face....:)
So it's off to the next destination on my trip.....and what a destination it is....
I'll keep you posted....
Keep in touch......
They don't call this country the land of the giants for nothing.....with my 1.79 m which is pretty good in portuguese satndards I feel like a dwarf here....these people are huge....even the women....
Another day in Amsterdam, it's so hot here that even though I go to bed at 7-8 am by 10 I'm up cause the room gets hotter than a sauna....really hard to get a good rest....but it all works out well cause that way I get to go out at night and still see the city during the day....
I've taken loads of photos, just haven't put them online yet but soon....
I promised myself I'd go to all the museums and stuff but it's obvious most people don't make it to any tourist attractions here, they are constantly partying, no time for turisty things.... I'll go to some tomorrow though...:)
Tonight I had another big one....went to the famous place I've been hearing about "leidseplein", fuck I'm glad I didn't walk there the other day....we got a cab tonight and it still took ages....but it was worth it....it's THE spot to go out....loved it....
On my way home I had my first experience of how much more dangerous Europe is than Australia....I carry all my documents and money in one of those flat waist bags that you wear under your clothes....and thank god I do that....
On my way home I dropped off a couple of girls at their place (near mine) and as soon as they left this african guy showed up out of nowhere....(I recognized him cause he'd been following us about 6 hours earlier that night) so I thought oooh...I'm in trouble now.....no one on the street, carrying my camera etc....
The guy spins this bullshit about how he sleeps on the street and needs a place to stay....before I know it another guy turns up all friendly shaking hands with me and stuff ans asks me where I'm from...I say Portugal and he says oh you guys like to fight when you play soccer and jokingly (which is what I thought at the time) tries to tackle me to the ground....little did I know that while he was doing that he actually managed to get his hand in my pocket.....the thing is all I have in my pockets is my hotel kjey card...so 10 seconds later he comes back and says I dropped it on the ground which is impossible....anyway.....lesson to be learnt.....but thank god I have this safe pack...:) It's all part of the adventure anyway....
Having a great time....will keep you posted.....hopefully when i get the time I'll post some articles sober....so that you get a better feel of the city instead of my drunk articles where I just describe stuff....
Keep in touch everyone....
Bye for now...
After arriving as i was waiting for my room to be cleaned...went for a walk....
Amsterdam is a crazy place....you see the craziest people ever...but it's so lively and entertaining...
Went to have lunch at a restaurant....surprise surprise...portuguese waiters and 2 brazilian girls eating there as well.... small world eh...??
Spoke to them for abit and then went my own way, taking some photos....and admiring the sites...(yes girls are very "appealing" here....
DINNER TIME....
After having "coffee"all day....got a little bit sleepy....I wonder why.....so went to bed for a nap....
Slept for about 3 hours then at 9 pm went to have dinner....at the same restaurant that I met the brazilians....
After that the portuguese guy told me a good place to go....a square called "Leidseplein" .....tried to get there but walked for so long that I gave up....on my way back I found the brazilians....we ended ujp getting drunk all night.....and ......(stop being perverted.....just some kisses.....) but it's a start,...:)
Back at the hostel now.....about to go to sleep....it's amazing the mixture of cultures you can have in such a tiny building....
Anyway......tomorrow is another day.....and I have some photos (proof heheh) from last night.....they're gonna look really good on the website....just need to find a place with internet where I can plug in my camera to the computer to upload the photos....
Til next time....
Finally here, after 20 hours flying and 3 hours in Kuala Lumpur.....AMSTERDAM....
Took a quick trip from the airport by train to central station, and as soon as I got out of the station what did I see?? Surprise surprise, a canal.....with all the little boats going along it.....
Then on the way to the hostel I saw a place that supposedly is an "amusement palace" that's what they called it....and the name of it was MACAU.....what a small world....
Got to my backpackers and it's awesome, 4 floors, bar, pool, packed with hot chicks....just dropped off my bags and am going for a walk around the city, take some photos to put up here on the website and gonna go try the "coffee".
Funny thing happened straight away when I got here....a typical "American" situation....two girls arrived and were talking and they go like "is there any other way to get to and from the airport besides taxi??" Fuck....there are huge signs in the airport saying bus train, whatever....even bicycles....
And then the recptionist said yeah you should take the train it's only 3 euros.....(the amaericans paid 45 euros for the taxi hahahaha).... Then the Americans go "yeah but I wouldn't wanna be on a train for 2 and a half hours.....(the train takes 15 minutes, taxi takes 40 ahhaha Americans....) :)
Tonight they're gonna have a party here at the hostel called "Thirsty Thursday" , I guess I'm gonna have to get drunk again....damn.....
I'll keep you posted....
And so the trip has started, at 14.45 on the 22nd June I departed from Australia bound for Kuala Lumpur. I've got 3 hours here to wait for my connection to Amsterdam. Went and exchanged some money and got myself some food because I barely ate in the plane due to my huge hangover from last night.
It's a beautiful airport this one, the only thing I found strange is that the people departing and the people arriving are all in the same area.
I'll arrive in amsterdam tomorrow at approx. 13.00 and from there it's straight to my backpackers hostel "The Flying Pig" :) There I will probably have a bit of a nap and then gor for a walk around town, maybe go for some "coffee" at one of their coffe shops:)
Can't believe I'm finally on my way to a trip I've always wanted to make....From Amsterdam I will go to Portugal for a month and then from there to Berlin, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Russia.
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