Back in London tonight, much in need of sleep! The past two days have been a bit of a jumble of chilling, yoga, surfing, packing and travelling. Silly moment yesterday afternoon! Laura and I decided to be organised and get some washing done (by hand), this meant finding the means to dry our clothes. The rain had cleared away by this point so we hung the clothes around the windows and opened them up for the sun and wind to work their magic. Laura cleverly removed...

Today is the day and what an emotional day it has been, from excitement to nerves, sadness and fear. A right mixed bag! I'm currently sat in a travel lodge in London feeling a bit down, I think it's finally hit that for four months I won't be able to be with my family or friends. I'm hoping this is a usual stage of the travelling process that will get easier as I go. I got up early today and had a cuppa with my mum ( a house of early risers) and spent my mornin...

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 ...