Hey All!

Not much in the way of exciting stories this week...i've been forced to geek it up! But be warned there will be a very big week ahead to make up for lost time!

Trips
I've got 2 big trips planned for next month. Firstly, i'm going to the arctic circle (yes, really!). I'm going to this place in the north of Sweden called Kiruna. It is home of the famous 'ice hotel'. Everything is made completely of ice, even your bed (sounds comfy!). Apparently they even have an 'ice bar' where they serve you drinks with glasses made of ice...how's that for an incentive to drink quickly!

While i'm there I'm also going to go on a two day dog sled tour where you get pulled on sleds by huskies...so that should all be very random! Oh, i nearly forgot, the also have the northern lights up there which are meant to be really cool.

Yet another strange fact....
I heard that the japanese believe that the Northern Lights help them conceive so they all rent out igloos with glass tops. Apparently as soon as the northern lights appear at night all these japanese just run for their igloos. I'll have to report back on the truth in this rumour!

My other trip is at the end of march and i'm going to Russia. Once again, pretty random but it is meant to be really great. If anyone has any good suggestions about some more trips, please let me know.

No longer unemployed!
INext week is my first day of work snce i got here. i think i may be having withdrawels! You will never believe how much i get paid...well actually i don't even get paid, i just get 2 free meals...how outrageous! I'm thinking it's more like charity than work!

Food - help!
Ok, i'm seriously out of food ideas! If anyone is in the area could they please come over and cook for me or perhaps you can just suggest something easy for me to do myself. Also, if you have any suggestions of how to make baked beans exciting that would be much appreciated! Loren, i'm not eating them through a sieve!

Love
A retired Aristos