It's been a long time since my last post - quite a lot has happened in that time.
Firstly, a week-long clockwise trip around these British Isles, starting from Kinsale - hitch hiking up to Cork, then taking the train through to Belfast in Northern Ireland; then taking a ferry to Stranraer in Scotland, train across to Edinburgh; after a couple of days near there, being driven down to Essex and London, then train again to Cardiff in Wales, coach to Fishguard, then ferry back to Rosslare in Ireland.
A very different experience from flying, that's sure - I was travelling most of 4 days!!
To paraphrase a friend, it makes you really think about whether the trip is actually worth it. In this case the cost of travelling like this was a little less than flying, and of course much more eco friendly. Catching up with friends and family all over was nice, too.
What else? A day on chainsaws (scary), several lovely walks on beaches, in woods, learning about trees... bread baking, friend making, a workshop on societal change... a night out in town, leading to one of my teachers first passing out and then locking himself into our under-stairs toilet...
Some interesting articles on the BBC today -
Why eco lightbulbs aren't necessarily "as much better" as we think (though on balance still worth having, I think!)
Oil - the Iraq war was about, err...
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