Booked!! Last week, after much deliberation we booked and paid for the flights, so its done, there's no turning back.. Over the last few weeks we have researched the entire Lonely Planet collection of books..we are now officially Water stones best customers!...ummed and arred about various locations, spoken to friends and relatives who have taken the travelling plunge, budgeted so well we make George Osbourne look like an amateur, sorted out the youngest s ...

Why Now??? This is the start of my adventure journal. Thought I would start at the very beginning and explain how this crazy plan came about. Modern technology is a wonderful thing and unlike my sister and cousin who had to rely on airmail and posting home tapes recording their trip 20 years ago, I have the means to update this blog throughout the planning stages as well as during the adventure, so bear with me..this first few pages will be the longest bit...