visa limbo
There are some areas of knowledge that I wish I didn't have to learn about, and the world of EU/quasi-EU/non-EU visa regulations is one of those. In my passport now, I have a UK entry stamp with a big cross on it. Upon landing in Rotterdam last night, the immigration officer pointed out that I would not ever be able to return to the UK as long as I had that anti-stamp, and she suggested that I conveniently lose my passport, and in the process, lose the anti-stamp. This sounds logical to me, so sure, why not, I'll do that! But it takes weeks to get a new passport, and in the meantime, I'm supposed to be in Manchester, so I'm playing it by the books, and applying for a "volunteer visa" (WTF?) which would allow me to travel there, but this will also take at least one week as they have to clear up the issue of the anti-stamp.
Maybe, maybe not, will they let me go, or make me stay? Who knows... So now I just wait and see. But, at least I'm getting to enjoy spring in Holland for a bit longer, which is quite a treat.