Ever since beginning to plan this trip, my mind keeps getting bombarded with the idea of new experiences I may have the chance to, well, experience so I've decided to post a bucket list ... So here is my bucket list of things I'd like to be able to during my travels, hopefully I will get to cross off a fair few of them! 1. Skydive 2. Nevis swing 3. Elephant trekking 4. Glacier hiking in NZ 5. kayak/swim with dolphins 6. Explore caves 7. Visit and swim in a wat...

Here I am, sat in bed and awake at some ungodly hour of the morning... The nerves are kicking in! Seems as good a time as any to write my first blog entry for my quickly approaching trip - a trip I've always wanted to do but never quite believed would happen - a trip around the world! So how does a relatively shy and and frankly slightly awkward twenty two year old from the tiny island of Guernsey (Channel Islands) come to the decision to travel for an extended ...