Lonely

I am waiting to hear about a flat. I told the agents I was interested yesterday afternoon but it is more than 24 hours later and I have heard nothing yet. This is a bad sign.
Today has been a lonely day. I am running out of time to find somewhere to live and my confidence […]

Newquay Road Runners

I went running with Newquay Road Runners last night. I was hoping for a 45-minute trot but I was beasted with a hilly 7-miler that I found really tough. The beauty of the surrounding countryside was almost obliterated by my heaving breaths and leaden legs. I haven’t run much recently and didn’t have the speed […]

London pride

It has come to my attention that readers may assume that I have come to dislike London or that it is making me unhappy living here. But this is not the case at all! I love London, it is just that I don’t feel the city is the best place for me to do what […]

Leaving the rat race behind

My sister, who moved from London to a small town in Turkey, tells me that “the rat race is partly in your own head”. It takes a long time to unwind from the stress and pace of London life. You are also at the mercy of other people’s concept of time and time management, so […]

Professional blogging as a business model

A blogger called Yaro Starak has written a series of articles on professional blogging as a business model. He contends that professional blogging is not a sustainable model because generally it is dependent on the owner creating their own content day after day, which means that there are limits to how much this content can […]

First time surfing

I went surfing for the first time on Sunday. Now I understand what all the fuss is about! Riding a wave is such a rush, when it’s over you want to go straight back out and do it again. I can see how some people get addicted to the feeling and want to do nothing […]

Flat-hunting in Cornwall: round two

I feel somewhat better this morning than I did last night when I found out that my chosen flat wasn’t going to be mine after all. I had already booked a removal van! It was one of those moments when I wished I wasn’t doing this on my own.
However, in the light of day, things […]

Flat has fallen through!

Just heard this evening that the landlords have decided to accept someone else’s application over mine. I had no idea there were other people in the frame. I am pretty gutted about this.
I could go straight to my number two choice, which was in Penzance. But Newquay is where I really should be and I […]

Found a flat in Newquay

I have taken a flat in Newquay! Very excited and pleased to have got somewhere at last. It was the last place I saw on my flat-hunting trip and the only place in Newquay that was suitable for me.
Ironically, I didn’t get this flat through an agent. It was advertised in the window of the […]

Things to know about flat-hunting in Cornwall

The last couple of days have been an improvement on my disastrous arrival. I have met up with a couple of friends who live in Penzance and seen a few properties in the St Ives area. I have a few viewings on Monday in both Penzance and Newquay but it’s all going down to the […]

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