Well this is it, counting down hours instead of days and I've just finished packing. Everything i needed was ready since friday but packing wasnt as straightforward as i thought. Everything was off balance, too much in the side pockets. I think its all done now, although its very heavy, i can see me losing a few things in the first couple of days to lighten the load! Just need to remember: money, ticket, passport. Everything else is just luxury. My bu...

T minus 3 days Hello, this is my first ever blog, so go easy on me. This is some kind of introduction but assumes you know who i am and dont need to hear my admittedly dull life story, hopefully this blog will be interesting when i finally get out the house. I'm not sure anyone will read this so I may just be recording my own thoughts but that could be useful. Maybe i'll donate them to science. Its now Friday 17th March and i think i'm finally rea...