Sat 28th Sept - Tues 01 Oct (Week 1) Sat 28th - So, our first stop on our round-the-world trip.Madrid wasn't on our "must-see" list for this trip, but you have to stop here with the OneWorld ticket in order to get to S.America, so we thought we may as well spend a couple of days here as we haven't been to Madrid before.Not great first impressions however, as we arrived in pouring rain, with the forecast for more rain for our entire stay.Our hostel for the first ...

Well, my first entry just before we set off on our 7+month trip tomorrow. I can't believe how quickly its come round.We started talking about doing another long trip back in January, and after many late nights and weekends researching our route, we booked the BA Global Explorer round-the-world tickets in March. Since then, we've been busy researching and booking other flights, tours and accommodation !I finished my contract job at the end of June, so luckily I've...