Less than a week left now. I have given or thrown away most of my things now. It's a bit of a shame that I bought all that junk in the first place. Surely Ill know better next time. I'm having a goodbye party saturday. And then I'm off with everything I own fitted into a small backpack, scot-free. After the first boring 12 hours flight, I'll be arriving in Hong Kong. I think ill stay at this place called the Chungking Mansions; it's a notorious maze of about a h...

It's T minus about a month. I'm getting ready to leave my safe and comfortable life here in Birmingham and get this adventure on the road. Although it will be hard for me to leave everyone behind, it's time for a change. Before I leave I have lots of stuff to get rid of, mostly clothes. I think I'll give them away to one of those Red Cross shops. I'll be all "where I'm going I wont be needing clothes". Maybe I'll keep my Borat styled swimsuit and my ove...