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Basically taking a few periods of extended leave every 5 years or so and using every single day of my annual leave to travel (so no odd days off or that kind of thing or beach holidays in Europe). Some might say I am obsessed with travel, and they wouldn't be far wrong, e.g. driving to Mongolia next year with a mate via Iran and loads of the 'Stans. I get very itchy feet and love to travel. You must have travelled a fair bit as well? @OP: I missed off Easter Island btw which, if you're going from Oz, you might be able to fly to on the way to Santiago, probably via Papeete. Well worth going out of your way for, if you have the time.

I don't particularly rate any of Spanish home study courses and, believe me, I have bought and tried them all. They're probably good if you have the time and motivation to study in isolation and without interacting with others but, speaking only for me, they were pretty much all a waste of money. I would have been better spending the money on a good phrasebook and lessons. I spent several months in Latin America and pretty much started with virtually no knowledge of Spanish, but found it fairly easy to pick up with just a pocket phrasebook and a bit of confidence/willingness to talk all the time to people in Spanish, make mistakes and learn from them. There is simply no substitute for language immersion first and actual lessons or interaction with Spanish speakers second. To the OP: a 10 week crash course will more than adequately prepare you for SA. I would perhaps consider attending some sort of Spanish speaking groups, if you can find one. Otherwise I'd chill out - the real learning starts when you get there. You'll have a great time though - I love SA - my favourite continent. Do not miss: Inca Trail, San Pedro De Atacama to Uyuni, via Salar De Uyuni, Torres Del Paine, Lake Titicaca (Bolivian side and Isla Del Sol is best), Iguassu Falls, Colombia and Rio De Janeiro (I must admit I didn't bother with Portuguese, other than obrigado).

Dissolve your buttocks as well I believe.

People with beards I think.

Does this advice also apply to first world countries?

Simpletons are easily amused.

Was at that game and that was Massimo Taibi, not Barthez. Cost about £4.5m I seem to recall. A bit more than Rory Delap, read into that what you will. I also won a fair bit on Marian scoring the first goal in that game, nutmegging Jaap Stam, which was a joy to behold.

I honestly would like to see more foreigners here, not least because the birds are generally of a higher standard. They also tend to be harder working, more cultured and more polite than the many homegrown unemployed layabouts in the UK. On that subject, I would also like to see much much less of these "indigenous" chavvy whinging underclass of people, some of whom are on this thread, and would support an organised emigration policy whereby we could deport the little sh*ts a very long way from here. I would also be more than happy to contribute to transportation costs. I suppose the downside is it wouldn't be fair to inflict these little b*stards on others so I ought to think a little more about this policy.

Fallout 3 is a superb game.

@Deanovski: one has to wonder if you have ever been to school. This is a frequent thought of mine, every single time I see one of your posts. I can only hope, for your sake, that you are 4 years old and one of these kids that will catch up eventually.

We will walk League Two.

Because we f*cking rule. Champions league glory in 5 years - guaranteed. Watch this space pal.

Are jaffa cakes cakes or biscuits?

Royal Mail c*nts have been striking a lot in London, over modernisation I gather. It's a pain in the a*se but the agenda is clear. Fine I say, keep at it guys and you'll all be out of work in 15 years whilst customers seek more reliable and better alternatives and the competition meets those aspirations. Alternatively, you can adapt to the world and most of you will keep your jobs. Of course, most of the hardcore will be on their final salary pensions in 15 years, so they don't give a sh*t about the legacy.

I don't give a sh*t about this, his heart was always in the right place. So what if he tried to make a bit of cash once from of a trivial matter that in all probability would have zero negative effect on Saints. In fact, given it was seemingly rampant at the time anyway, I admire his honesty on this. The man will always be a legend to me.

Don't get me started on Lenny Henry and Dawn French, quite possibly the least funny people in the world. What a f*cking pair they are. Every morning, I go past a Dawn French billboard suggesting she's "Britain's funniest woman" and, whilst not a violent man, it makes me want to smash the sh*t out of it. It makes me quite cross actually. McIntyre and Carr occasionally funny but mainly not. Jack Dee is the best, bar none.

Calm down clarky's mum, I was only messing around. Jeeeeeeeeeeeez.

Ditto, although hamster gets a tenner of my winnings. Cheers clarky.

Thanks hamster. Come on clarky, pay up.

We had a bona fide bet, remember. Please send £10 of what you owe me to the first witness who can substantiate this.

What a shocking lack of integrity. You don't still think this is a mathematical equation do you?

Even though it was obviously never going to happen, that guy was gutted there was no knife through his foot for a cool £500k.

This is complete b*llocks. Moderately interesting tricks but f*ck all to do with his lottery trick. Don't forget this is all magic/camera trickery. FACT. Looking forward to picking up my £20 from saint_clark, I have to say.

As it goes I was treated unfairly once, so I f*cked off and got another job, and I certainly don't regret it. I recommend anybody else who has a grievance either does this or pursues one of the many other channels available to them. Striking is outdated.

Sod that, I'm getting the train.