The Trip of Destiny: First hiccup

Well, I have hit my first stumbling block on this trip, over a month before I'm due to even leave!!

I have been let go from my job!!!

I was relying on the extra months pay to get me enough cash to travel, but unless I get a job soon, I dont think I will have enough cash to get me through the month in Thailand, and then the time in Australia before I'm settled down enough to start looking for a job!

Let me explain, briefly, about my being let go...
I was let go due to my bad timekeeping. There is a lot of cutbacks going on, and I kept turning up late, so the day after I handed in my letter of resignation, I became another victim of the cutbacks, and was let go on the Friday afternoon, just before clocking off time!! Ain't that a kick in the balls!!

Apparently, the following Monday the management team called a staff meeting to clarify that I was indeed sacked because of my timekeeping, and not because of the rumours which had been circulating, based mainly on.....hmmmm, quick edit here...better not say!!
(also, word of advice......Don't get super drunk at the Christmas party and make a holy show of yourself. It may come back to haunt you!)


So, this leaves me with just over a month before I go, and not enough money to allow me to go!! If I don't go, I lose out on the €2500 that I paid for the trip, and also let down the people I am meant to be travelling with!

What to do, what to do.....

eoinzy conrizzle in The Trip of Destiny

Hi folks,
Well, this is the first posting in my new blog. I've never done a blog before, but decided to create this one so people can follow my antics on my around the world trip of destiny!!

The trip commences on June 25th 2008, and I will not be back in lovely Ireland until roughly June 25th 2009.

The trip will take in Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and the USA. I expect to have roughly 8000 euro to do the travelling, which will be further subsidised by working in Australia. I have applied for a 1 year working holiday visa from VisaFirst so that will allow me to work for no more than 6 months in any 1 company, though I dont see that as being a problem since I'll be travelling most of the time!

So, sit back, have a read of my stories, and feel free to leave comments.


Thanks,
Eoin

(Note: These posts were created beforehand on a different site, but I copied them here, so the dates will be off for the first few)