The Man from Snowy London

This is the sight that greeted me when I walked out of my front door this morning:

London had about 10cm of snow fall overnight and this morning. It is still snowing a little bit now. Hopefully it keeps it up so we can go and have snowball fights in Regent's Park at lunchtime!

It's great when it snows here because it doesn't happen very often. You actually see people SMILING in the morning instead of scowling, and the kids all run around playing in the snow. I saw a couple of people down my street attempting to pull each other around on a snow sledge. Was quite funny. It should snow more often in London methinks. Looks nicer too because it's all covered in lovely white snowy stuff...!

For such a cold country, it is quite funny how it can't cope with the cold. Actually, it's not that bad, unless you're catching a train. They seem to break down as soon as it gets too cold or too hot. Must say that I'm glad I catch the bus now instead of the tube.

I donned my snowboots this morning too, which was cool. There was no way I was going to risk walking in the deep snow with my work shoes on. That would be an instant arse-plant for sure.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...! :-)

Oz-ward bound!

Yep, it's true - I'm heading back to the homeland!

But don't get too excited (coz I know everyone is MEGA-excited!), it's only for a visit. It has been brought on by a few factors.

#1: My Working Holiday Visa expires in April. This means that in order to continue living and working in this wonderful country, I have to get a Work Permit via job sponsorship. The good news is that I have one of these being applied for as I type this. The "bad" news is that I have to fly all the way back to Oz to get Entry Clearance to return to the UK on my Work Permit. Quite a long flight to get a stamp, if you ask me...

#2: I can't work, or stay in the country, until I have some sort of Visa, so I figured it was a good a time as any to make the long journey home for a visit.

#3: I'm a tad homesick. It's been 2 years since I left Melbourne, and for some silly reason, I miss the place! Maybe this little visit will remind me why I left to come here in the first place. Or, maybe it will make me wonder why the hell I'm living in this insane place at all! This still remains to be seen.

Either way, I'll be in the country (not necessarily Melbourne the entire time) from 2nd April until the 20th. Consider this your first and last warning...!

I'll also have my other (better?) half in tow. She's been to Australia before, but she wasn't lucky enough to make it down to the deep south. Should be a good laugh! Please make sure there is some water for us to use when we get there. Ta!

Till then...