Best domestic airline

Nominees: Easyjet, Vueling*, Jetstar (to Bangkok)

Winner: Easy Jet (Top)

* Vueling took an award home for the worst domestic airline after delaying a two hour flight for 6 hours and losing our luggage when we got to Barcelona

Best rock diving

Nominees: just outside the castle walls in Dubrovnik, with the locals in Split, at the foot of the national park in Denia

Winner: with the locals in Split (Middle)

Best rocky beach

Nominees: Bol – Croatia, Denia – Spain, Split – Croatia

Winner: Bol - Croatia (Top)

Best sandy beach

Nominees: San Sebastian – Spain, Bacvice – Croatia, Costa da Caparica – Portugal

Winner: San Sebastian (Top)

Best Tapas

Nominees: Free tapas in Granada, Pintxo Bar tapas in San Sebastian, Colianales tapas in Seville 

Winner: Pintxo Bar Tapas in San Sebastian (Top)

Best seafood

Nominees: Sea Snails in Seville, Tuna Steaks in Supetar, Calamari in Split

Winner: Tuna Steaks in Supetar (Bottom)

Best Beach bar – Man made

Nominees: By the Vltava in Prague, on the Danube in Budapest, by the Spree in Berlin

Winner: on the Danube in Budapest (middle)

Best beach bar – Natural

Nominees: Buza I in Dubrovnik, Benny’s Bar in Supetar, Bar Bolero in Bol

Winner: Benny’s Bar in Supetar (middle)

Best exhibition

Nominees: Van Gogh in Amsterdam, Richard Serra in Bilbao, Banksy in Bristol

Winner: Banksy vs Bristol Museum, Bristol, UK

I am back

It was 3 months, but with no work visa, I holidayed the whole time. Trying to get work in London in the midst of the credit crunch proved difficult, but that just meant more time for holidaying. As I was enjoying my holiday too much, I didn't blog, but took thousands of photos and now will do a best of. Stay tuned.

Last day now holidays!!

Well, finally, it has dragged, but come around quite quickly at the same time. No more work now for at least 6 weeks. Not sure what my next paid job will be, but hopefully it's pouring wine somewhere in spain, working on a yacht off monaco or fruit picking throughout europe, time will tell!!

Wine n Swine

As I finish up at the winery, Swine Flu is sweeping around the world. I do have a bit of a sore throat, surely not anything to worry about, it's my nose that's more worrying!!

First Post

Well, right now, I am still at work - you know the feeling, you've had the holiday booked for a while, been planning for ages and now you've given notice, lost all enthusiasm and motivation to work and time really slows down...but this time in two weeks, I will be in Bangkok, the start of what will be a 6 month adventure!