Last Wednesday me and Robyn went white water rafting on the Tully river. I'm not going to lie, I was pretty much s**ting myself, I'm the kind of girl who pays into Flamingo Land and only goes on the waltzers.
It turned out that it was one of my favourite things I've done so far. The weather was lovely, we were really lucky. The only thing was that there hasn't been as much rain this year so the water levels were quite low. I'm definitely going to do it again next year once the water levels are back up again.
Got to say, the most difficult part of the day was having to get changed by the side of the road. The bus driver wouldn't let us back on with our wet clothes on but there was literally nowhere to change. The guide directed us to the other side of the bus which was supposedly the 'womens side' we got there and there was this chinese guy just stood there! So we had to change in our towels, not the easiest thing I've ever done =/
That night our group went for our version of the last supper. It was the Alexs' last night in Cairns and I was leaving early on Friday morning. We went to this lovely little restaurant called Mondos and as it was Wednesday we could get fajitas and a drink for $20 so we all had that and it was really nice.
It was sad saying bye to Alex again but I know she is doing what is right for her and hopefully we will meet up again when they get back to Oz later in the year. Gotta say i'm a bit jealous that they are heading back to Bali as well!
On Thursday me and lougles went shopping at DFO, which is basically a discount shopping centre. It's the only place in Oz that i've ever found a bargain. Shorts for $2 and some flip flops for $5. I'm really gunna miss Lou and I hope we keep in touch.
Yesterday I was up early to come to the outback to work. I'm at a place called sunset tavern in Karumba. The money is pretty good and there is literally nowhere to spend it so i'm hoping I will save enough money to travel down the East Coast in style.
The bus picked me up at 6.25am and is meant to arrive in Karumba at 5.30pm, which is bad enough. It ended up being half 6 by the time I finally got here. As we were driving through the outback I felt like I had landed in a scene from Wolf Creek. There literally is nothing there. Just dirt tracks, a couple of houses and a garage/restaurant/ general store. I felt a bit of relief when I got to Karumba because
compared to the rest of the places this was actually quite lively. The tavern is very busy so i'm sure the time will go quite quickly and i'm looking forward to working on the bar. The house was a bit of a shock. There's 10 of us living here and they have literally squeezed as many of us in as possible. It was pretty grotty and at first I didn't know what i'd gotten myself into but Rach cleaned up and its not as bad now. I'm sure i'll soon get used to it. I'm missing the pool already though!
That's about it for now. I want to write an entry on the aboriginals but i'll save that for another time.
Love to all
xxx
Friday, 11 May 2012
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Tablelands and waterfall tour
I can't believe I have been in Australia for nearly three weeks. The time is flying by. The 2 Alex's arrived last Fridaybut it doesn't feel like they have been here over a week already. It has been great having them here, home away from homeand i'll be sad to see them leave.
Little things about Oz are still surprising me. After more than 2 weeks here I yesterday realised that they don't have 1 or 2 cent coins. So even though things are priced at $1.99 if you give them $2 you don't get any change! I don't get why they don'tjust have the price at the full $2, they aren't fooling anyone with their 99c lol.
After the Alex's got here last Friday I took them on a tour around Cairns and we went for lunch. I'd warned them about how expensive Oz is but like me I don't think they realised the scale of it until they got here.
That night their friends the 2 sam's came over and we had some goon and headed out to a local bar called P.J O'Brians. Well actually we tried to go to the wool shed but the sam's didn't have any id and even though they are clearly over 18 they wouldn't let them in so we headed over the road. It ended
up being a really funny night, We busted out the inbetweeners moves and had a nice little routine going by the end of the night.
Last Thursday we went on another day trip. The weather the last week hadn't been great, it's still the wet season here so we had a few showers. Luckily the weather was a lot better for the trip but as we were in the rainforest it still got a bit cool.
We visited a few different places including Babinda Boulders, Josephine falls, Milla Milla falls and the Curtain fig tree. I think Josephine Falls and Milla Milla were my favourites. At Josephine there is a small pool at the bottom of the falls where you can go swimming and there is a natural water slide which was great fun.
We were a bit nervous getting in as on the way there our tour guide had told us about all these people dying there and a few months before 2 locals had to be rescued due to flash floods. Girl alex was a wimp when we got there and complained about the water being too cold but we convinced her to get in in the end and i'm sure she enjoyed it.
Milla Milla was beautiful. It is where Peter Andre filmed the mysterious girl video so we had fun re enacting that ha. And a few herbal essences head flicks. The water was absolutely freezing though so we didn't stay too long.
I'm trying to get a job now, handed in my c.v at a few places but no luck so far. Hoping to hear back from a few places but it is so hard to get a job here. Everyone is trying to get a job and although it is getting to be the busy season it still hasn't properly kicked off yet so not many places are hiring. Although I have a bit of money left I think I will give it to the end of next week and then go for some outback/ fruit picking work just to get some money in. I'll be sad to see the back of cairns
though as I'm really settled here and I really love the atmosphere and everything about the city.
Think that's everything for now.
Love to you all xxx
Little things about Oz are still surprising me. After more than 2 weeks here I yesterday realised that they don't have 1 or 2 cent coins. So even though things are priced at $1.99 if you give them $2 you don't get any change! I don't get why they don'tjust have the price at the full $2, they aren't fooling anyone with their 99c lol.
After the Alex's got here last Friday I took them on a tour around Cairns and we went for lunch. I'd warned them about how expensive Oz is but like me I don't think they realised the scale of it until they got here.
That night their friends the 2 sam's came over and we had some goon and headed out to a local bar called P.J O'Brians. Well actually we tried to go to the wool shed but the sam's didn't have any id and even though they are clearly over 18 they wouldn't let them in so we headed over the road. It ended
up being a really funny night, We busted out the inbetweeners moves and had a nice little routine going by the end of the night.
Last Thursday we went on another day trip. The weather the last week hadn't been great, it's still the wet season here so we had a few showers. Luckily the weather was a lot better for the trip but as we were in the rainforest it still got a bit cool.
We visited a few different places including Babinda Boulders, Josephine falls, Milla Milla falls and the Curtain fig tree. I think Josephine Falls and Milla Milla were my favourites. At Josephine there is a small pool at the bottom of the falls where you can go swimming and there is a natural water slide which was great fun.
We were a bit nervous getting in as on the way there our tour guide had told us about all these people dying there and a few months before 2 locals had to be rescued due to flash floods. Girl alex was a wimp when we got there and complained about the water being too cold but we convinced her to get in in the end and i'm sure she enjoyed it.
Milla Milla was beautiful. It is where Peter Andre filmed the mysterious girl video so we had fun re enacting that ha. And a few herbal essences head flicks. The water was absolutely freezing though so we didn't stay too long.
I'm trying to get a job now, handed in my c.v at a few places but no luck so far. Hoping to hear back from a few places but it is so hard to get a job here. Everyone is trying to get a job and although it is getting to be the busy season it still hasn't properly kicked off yet so not many places are hiring. Although I have a bit of money left I think I will give it to the end of next week and then go for some outback/ fruit picking work just to get some money in. I'll be sad to see the back of cairns
though as I'm really settled here and I really love the atmosphere and everything about the city.
Think that's everything for now.
Love to you all xxx
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Road trip to Cape Tribulation
On Wednesday we had our little road trip up to Cape Tribulation. I think it was probably the best day I've had so far. We hired a car and set off about 9am. It was such a nice day and it was already boiling by the time we set off.
We first stopped off at Palm Cove, which i hadn't even heard of until we set off but it was so beautiful. It felt like we were in Thailand or somewhere and some of the pictures I took could be used on a post card it was so pretty.
We carried on up the coast until we got to Port Douglas. I've been thinking about going there next so I wanted to check it out. It was really lovely but we didn't see as much of it as I would've liked. Wednesday was the equivalent of our armed forces day back at home so all the Army and Navy boys were walking about in their uniforms and we caught a bit of the service while we were there.
We carried on up to Cape Tribulation which is about another hour away from where we were. This is where the rainforest meets the sea and some of the views were just amazing. I was freaking out walking through all the trees though as there were lots of strange noises and i was convinced a snake was going to jump out at me. I also saw my first spider, yuck!
We stopped to eat at a little cafe called masons. While we were there we spotted a sign that said there was a swimming hole there so we went to explore and ended up swimming in a river. it was so clear you could see all the fish but they stayed away from us. It took me a while to get in the water but as rach pointed out I had been swimming with fish 2 days before so it wasn't a big deal really.
I liked the rainforest but not sure I could stay up there for long as everything was so remote. you needed a car to get to everywhere and the thought of all the spiders and everything just made me cringe.
On the way back we decided to stop off at mossman gorge, which again was lovely. It was starting to get dark though so we didn't have as long there as we would've liked.
Rach was leaving today to start a new job so we decided to go out that night, plus it was Anzac day so we couldn't resist the temptation to see fit aussies in their uniforms ;)
the night started badly as we went to get some alcohol and all the shops were shut. Random fact about Oz, they don't sell alcohol in supermarkets here, you have to buy it from liquor stores. I find that so strange. Also, we went to buy some lemonade which was 2.89 on the shelf but rach spotted some in the fridge so we got that and when we got to the till it was $3.99!! they charged us $1.10 for it to be cold!! only in Oz.
It was so wierd when we got back because the night before there had been a big group of us but Ryan and Linn had left that day, Steph was off scuba diving and Louise had to work so there was only the 2 of us. We soon made friends with a big group of dutch guys though and had a sing along with them.
The night ended up being great, so much fun. We met some Aussie navy boys all dressed in their uniforms and we ended up drinking with the dutch guys on the esplanade until the early hours. I was so ill the next day. I blame Louise for making one of the navy boys buy me a jager bomb haha, such a bad influence.
I had some great news this morning, mister and miss Alex are coming to cairns tomorrow. I so can't wait to see them and give them both a big hug! I wasn't expecting to see them for a few months so it was a great surprise this morning.
We've also found a great deal on a bar crawl tomorrow night so another night out may be on the cards.
Louise is asking about a job for me in the bar she works at so fingers crossed that will work out. I'm happy in cairns so I wouldn't mind staying here a while longer and making some money,
Love to you all xxxx
We first stopped off at Palm Cove, which i hadn't even heard of until we set off but it was so beautiful. It felt like we were in Thailand or somewhere and some of the pictures I took could be used on a post card it was so pretty.
We carried on up the coast until we got to Port Douglas. I've been thinking about going there next so I wanted to check it out. It was really lovely but we didn't see as much of it as I would've liked. Wednesday was the equivalent of our armed forces day back at home so all the Army and Navy boys were walking about in their uniforms and we caught a bit of the service while we were there.
We carried on up to Cape Tribulation which is about another hour away from where we were. This is where the rainforest meets the sea and some of the views were just amazing. I was freaking out walking through all the trees though as there were lots of strange noises and i was convinced a snake was going to jump out at me. I also saw my first spider, yuck!
We stopped to eat at a little cafe called masons. While we were there we spotted a sign that said there was a swimming hole there so we went to explore and ended up swimming in a river. it was so clear you could see all the fish but they stayed away from us. It took me a while to get in the water but as rach pointed out I had been swimming with fish 2 days before so it wasn't a big deal really.
I liked the rainforest but not sure I could stay up there for long as everything was so remote. you needed a car to get to everywhere and the thought of all the spiders and everything just made me cringe.
On the way back we decided to stop off at mossman gorge, which again was lovely. It was starting to get dark though so we didn't have as long there as we would've liked.
Rach was leaving today to start a new job so we decided to go out that night, plus it was Anzac day so we couldn't resist the temptation to see fit aussies in their uniforms ;)
the night started badly as we went to get some alcohol and all the shops were shut. Random fact about Oz, they don't sell alcohol in supermarkets here, you have to buy it from liquor stores. I find that so strange. Also, we went to buy some lemonade which was 2.89 on the shelf but rach spotted some in the fridge so we got that and when we got to the till it was $3.99!! they charged us $1.10 for it to be cold!! only in Oz.
It was so wierd when we got back because the night before there had been a big group of us but Ryan and Linn had left that day, Steph was off scuba diving and Louise had to work so there was only the 2 of us. We soon made friends with a big group of dutch guys though and had a sing along with them.
The night ended up being great, so much fun. We met some Aussie navy boys all dressed in their uniforms and we ended up drinking with the dutch guys on the esplanade until the early hours. I was so ill the next day. I blame Louise for making one of the navy boys buy me a jager bomb haha, such a bad influence.
I had some great news this morning, mister and miss Alex are coming to cairns tomorrow. I so can't wait to see them and give them both a big hug! I wasn't expecting to see them for a few months so it was a great surprise this morning.
We've also found a great deal on a bar crawl tomorrow night so another night out may be on the cards.
Louise is asking about a job for me in the bar she works at so fingers crossed that will work out. I'm happy in cairns so I wouldn't mind staying here a while longer and making some money,
Love to you all xxxx
Monday, 23 April 2012
Scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef
I can't believe it is a week today since I left my mum and meggie at Kings cross.This week has flown by. I haven't really done much since I arrived on Wednesday. There were a few little bits I needed to do like sorting bank accounts and sim cards, boring stuff that needs to be done.
The first thing I did when I got to the hostel (apart from take a shower) was ring my mum and cry lol. I just felt really lonely. I think it was the jet lag, I knew I was being stupid I just couldn't seem to stop myself.
After i put the phone down to my mum I made myself go over to the communal area and I was glad I did as I met two girls from Norwich, Laura and Kaziah, and they made me feel better and took me under their wing. They've been here four months and so far they aren't missing home at all. It was good because as soon as that initial barrier was broken it just seemed really easy to keep meeting new people and there's a nice little group of us now. Laura and Keziah have headed off down the east coast now but I think I might try and meet up with them again at some point if I can.
I had my first night out last Thursday and we went out again on Saturday. It was good but stupidly expensive, $7.50 for a pint of cider (about £5) so I was unusually dignified by the end of the night!
Today was the best day so far, I went scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. It was pretty amazing. I had a mini panic attack when we first got in the water. I felt like I couldn't breathe which made me panic and then it was even harder to breathe. One of the girls in our group didn't even end up going but i'm happy to say I manned up and carried on and ended up really enjoying it. I wanted to do the second dive at the next reef but all the spots went before we got chance. We took an underwater camera with us and we will get the pictures back from that tomorrow so i'm pretty excited about that :) really gutted we didnt get to see a turtle. Typically we paid extra to go on the marine biology tour and we were the only group who didn't see them!
I've decided to stay in Cairns till friday at least. I really like it here. it is so chilled out. A few members of our group leave on Wednesday but Louise is working here so she is sticking around and me and rach are on about getting a job so we could both be here a while and there's people joining us all the time.
Me, Rach and Lou are going to hire a van and head up to Cape Tribulation on Wednesday, this is where the rainforest meets the coast I think. I'm looking forward to that because I've been wanting to do that since I got here but the trip is usually like $150 and it should only cost us about £50 each at the most to hire a van and drive there. I'm hoping we go through Port Douglas on the way as I really want to see that too.
anyway, I'm sure I've bored you all enough so I'll leave it there for now.
Love to you all xxxxx
The first thing I did when I got to the hostel (apart from take a shower) was ring my mum and cry lol. I just felt really lonely. I think it was the jet lag, I knew I was being stupid I just couldn't seem to stop myself.
After i put the phone down to my mum I made myself go over to the communal area and I was glad I did as I met two girls from Norwich, Laura and Kaziah, and they made me feel better and took me under their wing. They've been here four months and so far they aren't missing home at all. It was good because as soon as that initial barrier was broken it just seemed really easy to keep meeting new people and there's a nice little group of us now. Laura and Keziah have headed off down the east coast now but I think I might try and meet up with them again at some point if I can.
I had my first night out last Thursday and we went out again on Saturday. It was good but stupidly expensive, $7.50 for a pint of cider (about £5) so I was unusually dignified by the end of the night!
Today was the best day so far, I went scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef. It was pretty amazing. I had a mini panic attack when we first got in the water. I felt like I couldn't breathe which made me panic and then it was even harder to breathe. One of the girls in our group didn't even end up going but i'm happy to say I manned up and carried on and ended up really enjoying it. I wanted to do the second dive at the next reef but all the spots went before we got chance. We took an underwater camera with us and we will get the pictures back from that tomorrow so i'm pretty excited about that :) really gutted we didnt get to see a turtle. Typically we paid extra to go on the marine biology tour and we were the only group who didn't see them!
I've decided to stay in Cairns till friday at least. I really like it here. it is so chilled out. A few members of our group leave on Wednesday but Louise is working here so she is sticking around and me and rach are on about getting a job so we could both be here a while and there's people joining us all the time.
Me, Rach and Lou are going to hire a van and head up to Cape Tribulation on Wednesday, this is where the rainforest meets the coast I think. I'm looking forward to that because I've been wanting to do that since I got here but the trip is usually like $150 and it should only cost us about £50 each at the most to hire a van and drive there. I'm hoping we go through Port Douglas on the way as I really want to see that too.
anyway, I'm sure I've bored you all enough so I'll leave it there for now.
Love to you all xxxxx
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Hong Kong
Saying goodbye to my mum and Megan was one of the hardest things I have ever done and I was totally unprepared for it. I guess when I first thought about going away I didn't really think about how it would feel when it actually came to it.
We'd had a lovely weekend in London, playing tourists and visiting places like Camden Market (favourite place in London so far) and Madame Tussaudes. It was a great way to spend my last few days but it didn't make it any easier when it came to saying goodbye at Kings Cross. In fact, I think it probably made it harder.
Reality hit me all at once and it kind of caught me off guard. Needless to say I was a bit of an emotional wreck so I apologise to any of you that I cried on. I know that i have some truly amazing friends back home and you all made it hard for me to leave.
Anyway, enough of the soppy stuff. I'm currently sat in Hong Kong airport waiting for my flight to Cairns. I flew from London Heathrow at 8.15pm last night and got here about 8am UK time (3pm here) I now have to wait until around 4.30pm UK time to catch my next flight to Australia. I feel like Tom Hanks in that film 'Lost in Translation', I'm just rattling round trying to keep myself busy. My flight isn't even showing up on the board yet I'm that early!!
The first flight was a lot better than I thought it would be, take off was fine (this is the part of flying I hate the most. I watched a documentary once and the airplane went up and came straight back down because it was too heavy, I never got over it) I also had a mild panic about 2 hours in when I realised I'd forgotten to wear my fight socks, I had visions of me waking up with massive cankles. Luckily alls well but I think i'll make a conscious effort to wear them on the next leg. Anyway, once we were in the air there was plenty for me to do. I decided to watch beauty and the beast haha (emma you would be proud), an idiot abroad (trying very hard not to laugh out loud) and breaking dawn.
I also managed to get about 7 hours sleep as my row was empty so I stole all the blankets and pillows and laid out. Good job too because it was freeeezing on board. I thought ahead and took one of the blankets for the next leg too just in case. I wanted to take a pillow as well but thought that might be taking it a bit too far haha.
There's loads of new films and recent tv shows for me to watch so i'm sure i'll be kept busy. Not sure how tired I will feel though so might need to take one of my sleeping tablets to get me off tonight.
I should get to Australia for 2.30pm local time, which is 4.30am UK time. At least it will give me plenty of time to get washed and changed and pick up an Aussie sim card before waking my mum up and letting her know I've arrived. I can't describe how much I am looking forward to having a shower. I feel like I did coming back from V fest last year.
I've just made a friend sitting in the airport so maybe there is nothing to worry about after all. Unfortunately she is going to New Zealand but at least I know there are people out there willing to talk to me ha.
Anyway, not a whole lot more to say right now so I'll update when I get to Oz.
Love to you all
Luce x
We'd had a lovely weekend in London, playing tourists and visiting places like Camden Market (favourite place in London so far) and Madame Tussaudes. It was a great way to spend my last few days but it didn't make it any easier when it came to saying goodbye at Kings Cross. In fact, I think it probably made it harder.
Reality hit me all at once and it kind of caught me off guard. Needless to say I was a bit of an emotional wreck so I apologise to any of you that I cried on. I know that i have some truly amazing friends back home and you all made it hard for me to leave.
Anyway, enough of the soppy stuff. I'm currently sat in Hong Kong airport waiting for my flight to Cairns. I flew from London Heathrow at 8.15pm last night and got here about 8am UK time (3pm here) I now have to wait until around 4.30pm UK time to catch my next flight to Australia. I feel like Tom Hanks in that film 'Lost in Translation', I'm just rattling round trying to keep myself busy. My flight isn't even showing up on the board yet I'm that early!!
The first flight was a lot better than I thought it would be, take off was fine (this is the part of flying I hate the most. I watched a documentary once and the airplane went up and came straight back down because it was too heavy, I never got over it) I also had a mild panic about 2 hours in when I realised I'd forgotten to wear my fight socks, I had visions of me waking up with massive cankles. Luckily alls well but I think i'll make a conscious effort to wear them on the next leg. Anyway, once we were in the air there was plenty for me to do. I decided to watch beauty and the beast haha (emma you would be proud), an idiot abroad (trying very hard not to laugh out loud) and breaking dawn.
I also managed to get about 7 hours sleep as my row was empty so I stole all the blankets and pillows and laid out. Good job too because it was freeeezing on board. I thought ahead and took one of the blankets for the next leg too just in case. I wanted to take a pillow as well but thought that might be taking it a bit too far haha.
There's loads of new films and recent tv shows for me to watch so i'm sure i'll be kept busy. Not sure how tired I will feel though so might need to take one of my sleeping tablets to get me off tonight.
I should get to Australia for 2.30pm local time, which is 4.30am UK time. At least it will give me plenty of time to get washed and changed and pick up an Aussie sim card before waking my mum up and letting her know I've arrived. I can't describe how much I am looking forward to having a shower. I feel like I did coming back from V fest last year.
I've just made a friend sitting in the airport so maybe there is nothing to worry about after all. Unfortunately she is going to New Zealand but at least I know there are people out there willing to talk to me ha.
Anyway, not a whole lot more to say right now so I'll update when I get to Oz.
Love to you all
Luce x
Friday, 2 March 2012
7 weeks till touch down...
It's been a while since I updated (not helped by the fact I forgot my password, duh) and quite a lot has happened.
It definitely hasn't been plain sailing. At this stage I wanted to have more than enough money to go out there and get some bits before I go but it hasn't really worked out like that. There has been some unexpected costs (what idiot gets drunk and loses their whole life..oh yeah that would be me!) and I haven't been able to earn as much as I wanted :(
That said, it is only 7 weeks until I fly out and I honestly can't wait! Starting to think about all the things I need to take with me. Alex has been a lifesaver throughout the whole thing, don't know what I would've done if she hadn't have done it all first and given me so much advice. Can't wait to see her when we both get to Oz! I can tell it is getting close as the mother is starting to panic and has realised I don't really have a plan, i've heard a lot of 'be carefuls' since I got home.
It has been hard saying bye to everyone, i've made some really good friends over the past few years and it isn't easy to say bye when you know you're not going to see people again for a year or two. I know we will stay in touch though, no way are you all getting rid of me that easily ;)
That's all for now,
Luce xx
It definitely hasn't been plain sailing. At this stage I wanted to have more than enough money to go out there and get some bits before I go but it hasn't really worked out like that. There has been some unexpected costs (what idiot gets drunk and loses their whole life..oh yeah that would be me!) and I haven't been able to earn as much as I wanted :(
That said, it is only 7 weeks until I fly out and I honestly can't wait! Starting to think about all the things I need to take with me. Alex has been a lifesaver throughout the whole thing, don't know what I would've done if she hadn't have done it all first and given me so much advice. Can't wait to see her when we both get to Oz! I can tell it is getting close as the mother is starting to panic and has realised I don't really have a plan, i've heard a lot of 'be carefuls' since I got home.
It has been hard saying bye to everyone, i've made some really good friends over the past few years and it isn't easy to say bye when you know you're not going to see people again for a year or two. I know we will stay in touch though, no way are you all getting rid of me that easily ;)
That's all for now,
Luce xx
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
The countdown has begun...
Although I am not due to fly out to Australia until April I feel like the countdown has well and truly begun. 20 weeks today I will be touching down in Cairns, and in a mere 11 I will have left my full time job here in Scunthorpe. The thought of this is both exciting and terrifying. On one hand I can't wait to leave, on the other I am scared of taking the plunge and heading out there with no guarentee of a job and without the most important thing to me - my friends and family.
It dawned on me today that I still have lots to do before I am ready to get on my way, the majority of which relies on money (maybe I shouldn't have cut up that credit card quite so quickly)
The to-do list consists of travel insurance, accomodation, bank account, suitable clothes, bank transfers, setting up skype, cancelling phone contracts etc etc. I know I have got plenty of time to sort all this so I'm not panicking just yet.
Despite the stresses and worries (I don't want to let myself or anyone else down by coming back before I have had chance to explore all that Oz has to offer) I am also majorly excited to get started. These cold winter days are making me more anxious than ever to get away and if I had the money I honestly believe I would go tomorrow. This isn't helped by the 2 Alexs' blog. Reading all about their exotic adventure and how they are spending their days sunbathing on the beach is making me regret not saving sooner and heading over there with them, but I will save my Thai adventure for another time.
Seeing as I am still in cold, rainy England this is all I have to say for now. I will keep updating this blog when I get chance as I want to document the whole adventure and I think that should include the planning as well.
x
It dawned on me today that I still have lots to do before I am ready to get on my way, the majority of which relies on money (maybe I shouldn't have cut up that credit card quite so quickly)
The to-do list consists of travel insurance, accomodation, bank account, suitable clothes, bank transfers, setting up skype, cancelling phone contracts etc etc. I know I have got plenty of time to sort all this so I'm not panicking just yet.
Despite the stresses and worries (I don't want to let myself or anyone else down by coming back before I have had chance to explore all that Oz has to offer) I am also majorly excited to get started. These cold winter days are making me more anxious than ever to get away and if I had the money I honestly believe I would go tomorrow. This isn't helped by the 2 Alexs' blog. Reading all about their exotic adventure and how they are spending their days sunbathing on the beach is making me regret not saving sooner and heading over there with them, but I will save my Thai adventure for another time.
Seeing as I am still in cold, rainy England this is all I have to say for now. I will keep updating this blog when I get chance as I want to document the whole adventure and I think that should include the planning as well.
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