"New Zealand" bobsreturn2004's Profile

Its hard to stomach that this time last year i was at a stage of my life where i did not know if happiness would ever come back.
Fast forward to January 2010, things are a lot different. Granted there not perfect but hope, desire and ambition has come. Since March, i left Banff, but after everything that happened i wanted a challenge. I had lost my smile a will to win, instead i travelled the west coast of North America, desiring to see Alaska,Mexico and the Grand Canyon. This was achieved.I went back to Britain albeit against my will but spent 6 weeks with my great friend in Long Beach California. After the 1st term, i intended to go to Ukraine. I did and loved it there. Today i got a job offer for the summer of 2010 in the USA.I accepted it.Now its uni and iceland i must concentrate on and i intend to put 100% effort into it. Granted i am still in a country that i dont want to be in, but I know i have another chance to do good.This time i will do it right.

Thanks to everyone for their support over the last year.

view of chainbridge Budapest 2005

For those who dont know me Im Gareth,Im 23,I live in South Wales just outside Cardiff.What i do is unimportant, what i hope to do is have my own buisness or work in the travel industry.I also write some short stories when i have time.In my spare time as well as traveling(which i do once every 12 weeks,thats enough time round here), i play squash at least once a week,swim as often as i can and go to the gym.Ive stopped smoking so im eating food like its going out of fashion,favourite dish got to be Scampi,Chips and Salad.Favourite drink thats got to be Beer(Espicially the Finnish Beer Coff)and softdrink thats got to be coke.

Krakow Square

Favourite Cities I have Visited
Dublin-People are just great,so friendly,so open.Lots to see and do
Budapest-Good up and coming city
Prague-Never have i seen a place so beautiful
Berlin-Thriving Economic city
Amsterdam-Dodgiest vibrant city in the world
Helsinki-So many good bars so many goregeous looking people
Talinn-One of the few places i want to visit again.
Edinburugh-Good atmosphere
cardiff-its where i live, its got to be good
Port Eynon-This place is the most relaxing place to go,its away from the city,near the beach and very calm.

Wenceslas Square(Spot the Pickpocketers)

On April 1st 2003 after nearly 4 years of dreaming i set about making my dream a reaility flying from Cardiff to Alicante for my 1st big trip on my own.To say i was crying is a understatement i couldnt believe that after 4 years my dream was about to come true.
However unlike then i paid 500 pounds for 2 weeks accomodation in a terrible hotel in benidorm and a return flight i never used(why didnt i try bmibaby??).the next mistake i made was rather than look for work stright away i decided to drink like a goldfish, going out every single night, even though drinks in spain are cheap 50 euros a night is a lot.After 7 weeks i was down to my last 400, i was offered a job in a small hotel in Benidorm, i turned it down and went to Alicante.
In Benidorm i had got to know lots of people,had had lots of laughs and made some great friends.I turned that in for a rather gloomy 2 days in Alicante,on day three i was mugged.i stayed one more day but couldnt even face walking down the road so i went home.Since then ive been abroard loads of times either on my own or with friends.It was something i needed to do because i wont let people stop me doing what i love.

Royal Palace,Prague 2005

1- Sahara Desert- i want to travel from Gibraltar,to Morroco,Western Sahara,Mauritania,mali,niger and Chad.However i need a good few years of travel before i attempt this(Similar to Michael Palins adventure).
2-India-I dont know what it is about India, But it looks so diffrent from The western world,its a chace to experience a diffrent Culture.
3-Antarticia-The only place left in the world,not destroyed by humans.
4-Great Barrier Reef-A chance to snorkel through one of the worlds greatest sea beds.
5-North Korea-One of the worlds most secret states,Must be a unique experience.
6-Grand Canyon-Just a chance to see the worlds greatest rift with not a sole around would be a awsome experience.
7-the Galpagos Islands-The one remaining place in the world where animals rule freely.
8-Easter Island-Just to see the heads.
9-The Great Wall Of China-I want to walk from begginign to end, just camping inbetween.
10-the Lost city of Peru

cosmonton lakes

This is a picture of one of the most beautiful walks you can do in South Wales, Cosmonton Lakes.Be aware though its a old quarry and you should never ever swim there.Still on a nice day the scenery is absoloutley beautiful.Plus theres loads of great walks around.

10 things i like 10 Things I hate

Beer=Best Beer Guiness or Brains SA
Spaghettie =Tastes great any day of the weeek
Motor Sport =except when Schumacher wins but he retires soon
Travel =My first passion in life
Money =we all need it
Rugby=Football pah,In rugby thats where you get the men from the boys
Squash=one of my favourite past times
Swimming =Good for excercising
Movies =Ben Hur,Saving Private Ryan,American Beauty,Terminators,Aliens etc
Music =I have 900 cds.Favourite band at the moment U2