Right, I MADE IT TO THAILAND! i left jo'burg at lunchtime monday and tuesday lunchtime i got to the hostel here... it was a long and boring and sleepless journey. I dont like children and during my many hours of patience i have decided there should be 'child zones' in the plane, preferably in the cargo hold. Anyway, it wasnt that bad, i got to watch Dark Knight, Wall-E, and a random film called American Teen. But i was pretty bored of plane food this morning and ...

Hi guys, I dont have much time here as i have to pay for the net. No where near enough to upload any of the amazing pictures of lion cubs etc... but i shall do this as soon as i get the chance, hopefully within a week once i get to thailand. Welllllll where to start! the flight was delayed to jo'burg by 14hours so instead of leaving UK on sunday i left at 8am Monday morning and Jodie and I were put up scot free in a hotel near Heathrow. I wasn't actually that fus...

Well..... IT'S BEEN A LONG SUMMER. My countdown website now tells me it's 18hours until my first flight... and online check-in is down so that isn't very helpful. Anyway, looking back on my summer of working it has been pretty good. My funds are looking optomistic, although I'm no longer sure it's worth having a savings account with such poor interest rates. I've enjoyed a variety of jobs since 23rd June, and I think it's fair to say that in summary; Research = g...

Hi, this isnt really part of the travel, but its important none the less. Im writing this about 14weeks before i depart, but in order to effectively chart my progress i feel that the build up to leaving will be just as interesting. So, ive worked at Oxford Uni with Brian for 3weeks, and he's gone to Japan now and I dont have a job, so there isnt any travel fund at the moment. Things are looking rather bleak... but I know that this is what i should be doing, well ...