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Time to Check in
Hello world, it's been a while, huh. Been to Italy and back for a week. Still haven't got time to sift through my photos as I tried to be strict with myself and decided to mainly take photos on the camera and not on the phone, so I haven't got much to show for now. I've got some photos on IG though. Though I'm wondering if I'm going to have the resilience and patience to actually go through 2 full SD cards of photos LOL.
Anyway.
The trip this time wasn't much fun. My companions were my go-to Europe travel friends. We've been on one Europe trip a year so we knew we fit in terms of habits and such. But this year it's proven that someone's changed.
I was in Italy for 2 weeks but it doesn't really feel like I've seen much, because things were poorly planned, or , wasn't exactly balanced. One of the friends who went on a successful diet now fancies herself something like an IG model or influencer or such, and we other two were like, the two boyfriend/cameraman sidekick *rolleyes* and we had to stay on a location for a looooooooonnnnnnnggggggg time just to get the perfect shot.
It's going to sound like I'm always complaining LOL but yeah. Say, like, Malta. We went to Malta. My plan was to take public transport. Said friend said, "but public transport is unreliable". Made a whole big stink about it. Okay, so we rent a car last minute. Peugeot 108, too small for our 3 bags, but we got everything in, and we thought it would be all fine. But hey, we were staying in Valetta, no cars LOL. We made a quick trip in to drop off the bags then had to drive out to look for car park.
Made a whole show and tell of how "shakey" I'm driving because the brake was acting funny. If I stepped on it full-force it would brake smoothly, but if I touch the brake lightly, it would brake suddenly with a big jolt. I don't get it. She was also supposed to be the navigator but she was always on IG or FB and not giving me directions. I got fed up and let her drive. Speeding, not respecting the stop/give way signs, etc.
And then, Naples and Positano. She simply wanted to go Positano. No other plans. Okay. I suggested a day tour trip that would take us to Pompeii (learn some History), go through Sorreno, Positano, and along the Amalfi Coast and back. Nooooo. "I don't like tours. They restrict me to a schedule."
Okay.
Ferry from Napoli to Positano. Just Positano. Nothing much on Positano. Ferry ride back to Napoli. That was that. Boo.
Anyway, I shall not drown too much on the negatives.
So I went to the KoolTai music festival last night. It was a Noon to Midnight thing. I went around 2pm to pick up the tickets I ordered, then sat in for a bit. Lisa Ono was good. Then I had to get back home to for the dogs then back at night. Corrine Bailey Rae. Jessie J. Hm.... never thought much of Jessie J, but her chatting was charismatic. And then Suede. The real reason why I went. Guess what. Like. Corrine Bailey Rae was supposed to be up on 9pm. She came up 10pm. By the time it was Suede (scheduled 11.30pm), it was like almost 1 in the morning. Exciting crowd.
I noticed a lot of artists used cordless mics, but not Brett Anderson. I wonder if he likes swinging the mics. I've been to 2 other Suede concerts, and he was always swinging the mic. I had wondered, when he will finally break one, and he did last night LOL. Last song, Beautiful Ones, he swung the mic a bit, and then the last bit couldn't catch his voice.
I did not mention though, that I am sick. I think I caught the flu bug from my Mom. I had a slightly scratchy throat going in, but after the concert I've now lost my voice. The weird thing is, I haven't got a full blown out cough. Just a scratchy throat, and now no voice.
Anyway.
The trip this time wasn't much fun. My companions were my go-to Europe travel friends. We've been on one Europe trip a year so we knew we fit in terms of habits and such. But this year it's proven that someone's changed.
I was in Italy for 2 weeks but it doesn't really feel like I've seen much, because things were poorly planned, or , wasn't exactly balanced. One of the friends who went on a successful diet now fancies herself something like an IG model or influencer or such, and we other two were like, the two boyfriend/cameraman sidekick *rolleyes* and we had to stay on a location for a looooooooonnnnnnnggggggg time just to get the perfect shot.
It's going to sound like I'm always complaining LOL but yeah. Say, like, Malta. We went to Malta. My plan was to take public transport. Said friend said, "but public transport is unreliable". Made a whole big stink about it. Okay, so we rent a car last minute. Peugeot 108, too small for our 3 bags, but we got everything in, and we thought it would be all fine. But hey, we were staying in Valetta, no cars LOL. We made a quick trip in to drop off the bags then had to drive out to look for car park.
Made a whole show and tell of how "shakey" I'm driving because the brake was acting funny. If I stepped on it full-force it would brake smoothly, but if I touch the brake lightly, it would brake suddenly with a big jolt. I don't get it. She was also supposed to be the navigator but she was always on IG or FB and not giving me directions. I got fed up and let her drive. Speeding, not respecting the stop/give way signs, etc.
And then, Naples and Positano. She simply wanted to go Positano. No other plans. Okay. I suggested a day tour trip that would take us to Pompeii (learn some History), go through Sorreno, Positano, and along the Amalfi Coast and back. Nooooo. "I don't like tours. They restrict me to a schedule."
Okay.
Ferry from Napoli to Positano. Just Positano. Nothing much on Positano. Ferry ride back to Napoli. That was that. Boo.
Anyway, I shall not drown too much on the negatives.
So I went to the KoolTai music festival last night. It was a Noon to Midnight thing. I went around 2pm to pick up the tickets I ordered, then sat in for a bit. Lisa Ono was good. Then I had to get back home to for the dogs then back at night. Corrine Bailey Rae. Jessie J. Hm.... never thought much of Jessie J, but her chatting was charismatic. And then Suede. The real reason why I went. Guess what. Like. Corrine Bailey Rae was supposed to be up on 9pm. She came up 10pm. By the time it was Suede (scheduled 11.30pm), it was like almost 1 in the morning. Exciting crowd.
I noticed a lot of artists used cordless mics, but not Brett Anderson. I wonder if he likes swinging the mics. I've been to 2 other Suede concerts, and he was always swinging the mic. I had wondered, when he will finally break one, and he did last night LOL. Last song, Beautiful Ones, he swung the mic a bit, and then the last bit couldn't catch his voice.
I did not mention though, that I am sick. I think I caught the flu bug from my Mom. I had a slightly scratchy throat going in, but after the concert I've now lost my voice. The weird thing is, I haven't got a full blown out cough. Just a scratchy throat, and now no voice.