Round 3 Location:
Manila, Philippines, 5/11/09 - 7/3/09
I made it to Bangkok on Saturday, and brought a bug with me...I am in the hotel sick today with an infection...really is no fun! I saw a doctor and am on antibiotics so hopefully I will feel better by Friday! I've booked the first 3 weekend trips, this weekend is Kuala Lumpur, then Angkor Wat (Cambodia), then Ko Samui. Then I think we'll go to Phuket for a long 4 day weekend.
It's very warm here, but since I've hardly left my room it's hasn't gotten to me yet! The office is really nice, and the people are very friendly, just as I remember. Our room faces a golf course, so it's depressing staring at the course all day when we have to be working! I hope I have more interesting things to report once I am better and am able to explore a bit. Our hotel is really nice, and is supposedly in a really good area with lots of shops, restaurants, etc. although I have only been to the 711 for tylenol :)
Monday, March 16, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Goodbye from Turkey!
My time in Istanbul has come to an end..I am getting ready to head to the airport to fly to Bangkok. I found out that I am no longer going to Vietnam, but will be in Bkk the whole time. My first weekend trip is booked - going to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and I think we'll go to Vietnam for vacation the 2nd weekend :)
I had a great last weekend trip to Petra, really it was amazing. The weather was perfect, and the scenery unbelievable. Everyone was so friendly there to us...I guess cause we were 3 girls, but we made some friends, with taxi drivers, bellman, everyone really! A taxi driver spent the whole day with us - drove us 2.5 hours each way to Petra from Amman, and then took us out on the town and then to the airport at 2am! He was so nice he gave me the disco CD we listened to in the car on the way to Petra that I loved :) We have some great pictures which I will try to share soon!
I was lucky to have such a good fun group to work with the first audit, and I think it will be another good one in Thailand. Definitely ready to leave the hotel/club I have been living in the past 7 weeks, and ready for a normal hotel with a pool! Tomorrow when I arrive I plan to sit at the pool all day - I can't wait! Will write soon from Thailand!
I had a great last weekend trip to Petra, really it was amazing. The weather was perfect, and the scenery unbelievable. Everyone was so friendly there to us...I guess cause we were 3 girls, but we made some friends, with taxi drivers, bellman, everyone really! A taxi driver spent the whole day with us - drove us 2.5 hours each way to Petra from Amman, and then took us out on the town and then to the airport at 2am! He was so nice he gave me the disco CD we listened to in the car on the way to Petra that I loved :) We have some great pictures which I will try to share soon!
I was lucky to have such a good fun group to work with the first audit, and I think it will be another good one in Thailand. Definitely ready to leave the hotel/club I have been living in the past 7 weeks, and ready for a normal hotel with a pool! Tomorrow when I arrive I plan to sit at the pool all day - I can't wait! Will write soon from Thailand!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Upcoming excursion from Thailand!
I found out that I am going to be working in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, for two weeks during the Bangkok audit! Skippy - your motherland! :) It's just going to be two of us traveling there, but I am looking forward to it!
Looking forward to my last weekend in Turkey - Petra! It's going to be an exhausting trip and we are only there for just over 24 hours and leave at 4am on Sunday to fly back. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Looking forward to my last weekend in Turkey - Petra! It's going to be an exhausting trip and we are only there for just over 24 hours and leave at 4am on Sunday to fly back. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Turkey Update
I can already tell it's going to be difficult keeping up with posting to the blog, and responding to emails....things are so busy so I apologize if I have not returned your email yet! I promise I will soon.
Just 1.5 weeks left in Turkey, and honestly I think I am about ready to move on. The weather here is really depressing, after the first week or two it has really rained everyday! I am ready for the beaches of Thailand! I have really been enjoying the weekends though, after the tiring work weeks. It is hard going back to work on Monday though, after taking a mini vacation every weekend. Izmir/Ephesus was a great trip, we got some cool photos in Ephesus (one of which is now my new facebook profile pic) and saw some great history. Last weekend I went to Athens with one of the CAD girls, and we stayed with her friend who is from Athens (and Greek). So I basically lived like a local for the weekend, minus the 3 hour Athens Walking Tour I did on Saturday. The tour was called the Acropolis tour, but the guards there went on strike so it was closed the whole weekend. Despite that, it was still interesting and I got some great photos. It was carnivale in Athens over the weekend which was alot of fun...everyone was dressed up in costumes and the partying was plentiful. I really fell in love with the city and did not want to leave! The city is more laid back than Istanbul, which I really enjoyed, and because the weather was so nice there, people were outside all the time eating and having coffee.
This weekend I am going to Petra with two of the girls on the audit, and that will be my last weekend trip here! Work is going ok, still getting adjusted to everything though. It's hard working in a room with 6 people constantly talking when I am used to my quiet cube!
I am off to play some tennis now - will try to write again soon!
Just 1.5 weeks left in Turkey, and honestly I think I am about ready to move on. The weather here is really depressing, after the first week or two it has really rained everyday! I am ready for the beaches of Thailand! I have really been enjoying the weekends though, after the tiring work weeks. It is hard going back to work on Monday though, after taking a mini vacation every weekend. Izmir/Ephesus was a great trip, we got some cool photos in Ephesus (one of which is now my new facebook profile pic) and saw some great history. Last weekend I went to Athens with one of the CAD girls, and we stayed with her friend who is from Athens (and Greek). So I basically lived like a local for the weekend, minus the 3 hour Athens Walking Tour I did on Saturday. The tour was called the Acropolis tour, but the guards there went on strike so it was closed the whole weekend. Despite that, it was still interesting and I got some great photos. It was carnivale in Athens over the weekend which was alot of fun...everyone was dressed up in costumes and the partying was plentiful. I really fell in love with the city and did not want to leave! The city is more laid back than Istanbul, which I really enjoyed, and because the weather was so nice there, people were outside all the time eating and having coffee.
This weekend I am going to Petra with two of the girls on the audit, and that will be my last weekend trip here! Work is going ok, still getting adjusted to everything though. It's hard working in a room with 6 people constantly talking when I am used to my quiet cube!
I am off to play some tennis now - will try to write again soon!
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