3rd January 2011 So here I am in a Travelodge near Gatwick airport, watching crappy TV and eating food. Our flight left at 18.15 this evening which was nice as it gave me all day to sort my stuff out. And good job too as I could barely fit anything I wanted to take in my giant rucksack! And I thought 55 litres would be enough... Saying goodbye at Guernsey airport wasn't as hard as I thought it was be but I think it's because it doesn't feel like i'm going very...

27th December 2010 (please see drop down box above for earlier entries) I know I said I wasn't going to write again until I left but I just wanted to say... ONE WEEK TODAY!! I can't believe how quick time has gone. This time next week I will be in a Travelodge near Gatwick airport with Marion, eating a sandwich she lovingly made (hopefully - I get very hungry). My mum got a webcam for Christmas from Benji, so we spent some of the afternoon setting her up on S...

21st December 2010 It's nearly Christmas and also two weeks today until I leave for New Zealand! I am flying to Gatwick on Monday 3rd January with Marion and we are staying overnight at the Travelodge and making our way up to Heathrow the next day. Our flight is at about 9.30pm on 4th so we have plenty of time to get there. I am so happy I am flying out there with Marion - we were both scared to travel alone so it's made me very happy to have company. My last...