Mr Oli is packed and ready to go (almost) and we've still got 3 weeks left! I'm so excited having done lots of research and spoken to people who have been travelling before, I just can't wait to go. Some people ask if I'm scared or worried, but in all honesty I'm not feeling like that at all. I am sure there will be a time I start to freak out, maybe when I'm actually at the airport waving bye to papa! (Yes, mum has been banned from coming the airport as we don...

Well I've managed to find my travel partner for the next year... I would like to introduce you to Mr sexy Oli the Osprey! Now I don't think I'll have any problem getting on with him and I have high hopes that he'll be strong enough to get me (and my stuff!) to the other side of the world and back I didn't realise how much stuff there is to do before I actually go travelling! Unfortunately it's not quite as simple as packing my bags and going, but I have brought...