Terminal 5, 7:30 am "This is Heathrow Terminal 5" crackles over the speaker and wakes me up. Stumbling off the coach in a total daze (I'm not a morning person) I'm greeted by a facade of immaculately dressed business people with wheelie suitcases.. Nice.. Exciting to have a wheelie suitcase but for me it's my 100ltr backpack stuffed full of goodies such as mosquito spray and factor 30suntan cream ;) Feeling eager with anticipation, Hungry for adventure and ...

Time for an adventure! It all starts here... 4:50am Bournemouth Coach Station. A million miles away from where I'll be in 12hrs, Silicon Valley, the American dream and the warmer climes of California - San Francisco. Didn't get any sleep as I was up all night culling the backpack, too much gear and no idea! Travel light the "seasoned traveller" says.. But I'm telling anyone out there it's hard to leave stuff behind that you might need! Passport check, pants ch...

Today I booked my trip. It's been a long time since I posted but now everything's all booked up so let the serious saving commence! So my final itinerary is: Nov 1st > San Francisco Nov 16th > Nadi - Fiji Nov 27th > Brisbane Jan 7th > Bangkok Feb 27th > Dubai Feb 27th > London Had a few issues booking my flights and my vision of doing Everest basecamp went out the window (this time round) but that's not to say I won't be doing it before...

An Article I read on Ibackpacker.com - Is Backpacking a Gamble in Life? October 26, 2012 I've heard a lot of older people say things like 'I wish I did that', 'I wish I went there', they are also full of advice like 'do it while you're young'. A lot of young people nowadays don't take this advice, so quick to tie themselves down with children and a mortgage, denying themselves the chance to live free, travel and explore the world for a while. 'I regret goin...

Travelling... Talk to me Well this is majorly premature but i've started this travel blog for my forthcoming trip. You can keep track of what I'm doing, the places I go and the cool stuff I get up to along the way :) In a few months time i'll be 29 (oldy!) and having not had a break from school, college, university and then work, It's time for some me time. A lot of my friends are all of a sudden getting married, buying houses, having baby's and generally doi...