Love, Death and Greek Food - "OK Briggs, what's this blog post about then?" I hear you ask. The short, uninteresting version is this is what I got up to on Valentines Day. Honestly, the longer version is much more interesting. Well, maybe a little bit at any rate. But don't take my word for it, read on!!Love It's Valentines Day, and in my book, nothing says love like a fried breakfast. I … [Read more...]
3 Days In Athens
I've been in Athens for just under a week now, and thought I would write a brief travelogue post to keep you all informed. I'm nice like that! The first 3 days in Athens were a bit of a roller-coaster ride, with so many new things going on at once. This started from leaving my house back in England, organising a few additional things on the way to Gatwick in the car, and finding I only had five … [Read more...]
Moving Abroad – Leaving Home, Leaving England
It's my last day in England, and tomorrow I am moving abroad to Greece. You've probably read some of the other travel blog posts I've written about it, and if you haven't, you should go and do that right now! This post then, is more about what I intend to do when I am there in terms of work, and other practical matters.Moving Abroad - Finding Work in Greece This is going to be a tricky one! … [Read more...]
An Interesting Time To Move To Greece
It looks like I have chosen an interesting time to move to Greece! With the general election sweeping out the old order and ushering in the new, there is a strange mix of hope and uncertainty in the air. Can the anti-austerity party Syriza deliver on their promises? Will Greece default on debt payments if they can't renegotiate them? If they do, will they be forced out of the Euro and revert back … [Read more...]
Move To Athens – Some Travel Preparations
Well, it looks like I have already broken my New Years resolution to post travel blog updates every two weeks! Such a good job that I didn't do anything stupid, and try to give up drink for a month! Anyhow, I think I have a reasonably good excuse for not posting new blog updates recently, and that's because I have been preparing to move to Athens. (If you want to read the backstory behind why I am … [Read more...]