The Globetrotter's Aspirations!

Hey All!

Just thought I'd give you the low-down on what this Blogspot is all about.

• This site is for all my friends and family to keep track of my planning and travelling while i'm home or away. You can also feel free to comment on any of my entries (only no one is to be nasty!) and offer any feedback, advice or goodwill you can muster!
• This site is also for me, so I can keep a record of all my ventures and have something to show for them!

Maybe I should tell you why I have decided to make travelling my main aim in life. I think I first got the travelling bug in 1996 when I went on a week-long primary school trip to Switzerland (bless Mr Nuttall and co for their bravery!). It was my first trip away from my parents and my first time on a plane and I loved it. Despite my undying adoration for my childhood camping holidays to Scarborough, South Wales and Devon (which i'm pretty sure are where I'll be going when i've bills to pay and mouths to feed!), I've never looked back since.

I've been on family holidays since Switzerland, to Tenerife, Lanzarote, France, Fuerteventura, Kefalonia and Ibiza (where I contracted Salmonella D - a true life experience!), but my REAL travelling started in July 2003, when I won a college competition to go to San Diego. Then in February 2004, I went again with college to the African country of The Gambia, which truly opened my eyes to the different cultures which inhabit our world.

I set up this website because my friend Claire and I are going on the trip of a lifetime come January - three whole months on our own in the blazing sun of Australia. The website is so my family and friends can track my antics on the online journal and keep an eye on me!

Anyway, the only thing we've done by way of planning is book our flight, which takes us to Osaka, Japan on January 7th, arriving in Sydney, Australia on January 9th. We arrive back in the UK on April 6th, in time for my Mum's 40th party! We'll keep you posted on further developments as they happen.

See ya later!