JulesH's VirtualTourist Home Page

Hi. My name is Julia but my friends call me Jules. A bit about me...I'm a typical North London girl, with a dry sense of humour that not everybody gets. Usually a pretty pessimistic outlook on life, although I prefer the term realistic: if you don't expect too much, you'll never be disappointed! It works for me.

So...let's talk about travel. I am always interested in other peoples cultures and try and make the effort to experience the real aspects of the countries I visit instead of the pre-packed tourist version. I am always impressed by how genuine and friendly the people I meet are, which is saying something as I am a bit of a cynic and don't trust people easily.

One of my greatest passions in life has always been writing. I considered being a journalist as a career, but didn't want to compromise my integrity or creativity by conforming to a few column inches. I concluded that my passion should remain just that and not be cheapened by becoming that thing I would come to find tedious and repetitive...a job! I write for my own pleasure now, and I use my stories in the same way I kept a journal as a child...as an outlet for my deepest feelings.

I always write a journal when I travel focussing more on my feelings about a place rather than what I did there. I do enjoy revisiting places which I have felt a connection with. Most of my childhood was spent on road trip camping holidays in France with my family, and my first solo trip abroad was a visit to my penfriend in Paris at the age of 13. Sadly we did not get along! Ah well, you can't like everyone...

In terms of friends, I have only a few that I would class as friends in my life at any one time. Some last longer than others, but generally they all come to pass and we no longer need each other. Every once in a while I spring clean my life and cut out the dead wood; the people I feel no longer add value to my life. I am not a hoarder and like to keep my life simple in that area, as other areas rarely are. Better to have one friend on whom you can rely than a hundred who are only there for the good times.

If you're on my friends list but we haven't spoken for a while, I might decide to remove you from my list. Please don't take offence. It doesn't mean I don't want to talk to you anymore, or I no longer consider you to be a friend...just that we're no longer in constant contact and I don't need to see when you're online

Now if what you have read about me interests you and you think you would like to know more, please don't e-mail me saying how much you like my picture. I won't reply. If you want to be friends, talk to me as if we were meeting in person. I've given you some information about me...use it to start a conversation. I'm not here to be hit on.

So...to sum up, I'm looking for answers to questions I haven't asked yet, to find out more about the kind of person I am and what my potential is...to laugh, to cry, and with open mind, to broaden my horizons and better understand the people I share the planet with, for better or for worse.

Peace

Jules xx

If you're in trouble, keep quiet and try to blend in! This photo always makes me smile if I'm having a bad day.

LFK...the perfect house guest! Great times were had by all when LFK came to London. He moves on to stay with Geoff Wright in Cornwall to relax and detox after a few too many parties! Check out his travelogue below...

So much classier than a candle!