Okay, so I have a ridiculous amount of ideas planned for this blog while I travel. Whether or not they all come into fruition is a different matter. Firstly I’ve decided to do a ‘leading up’ series where I talk about the things I’m going through before travelling to give you a sense of what you need to do beforehand, what planning goes into etc. Preferably I should have started this many months ago to show you just how much planning goes into picking destinations but hey-ho, I’m lazy, what’s new?
The main thing I’m worried about at the moment is money, I haven’t been anyway near disciplined enough and despite picking up almost all the over time I can get I’m still far under the amount of money I’d like to have by now. It doesn’t help my current job is only 16 hours per week without any overtime. I’ve managed to move to a bigger store and on nights, moving up to at least 27 hours a week if they haven’t cocked it up, so if I can pick up the over time there I’ll be at least doubling my income for 3 months before I go. If I don’t get this move then I must say I’m desperately worried about the financial situation I’ll be in when I go.
I’m feeling a lot of stress at the moment but I know the situation is out of my control really apart from picking up overtime when I can and not spending money I don’t have, something I could certainly improve on. A long with the stress though is a strong feeling of anticipation and excitement for the journey that lies ahead. I can’t wait to experience the culture, architecture, history, food, and people that these places I’m visiting have to offer! (There’ll be a detailed post of where I’m visiting later.)
The thing I’m possibly most excited to experience though is the nature! Living in England is great but there really isn’t any unknowns left, nor is there much land left that hasn’t been swallowed up by our ever expanding population. I can’t wait to explore the unknown and no doubt get lost and butchered by a wild cannibalistic tribe. Sure, there’s been travellers before just like me who’ve explored and found little gems, such as hidden waterfalls off of the radar, or a tiny secret beach where only 3000 couples have sweetly made love in the sand before, but despite that I will no doubt feel like Bear Grylls upon discovering such hidden pearls in the metaphorical oyster that is my world. apparently.
That’s it for now! I haven’t written in a while, I hope it’s not too much of an arduous read. It’ll take a while for me to shake of the webs and stop using such asinine words as asinine. Ass in nine.
The Searcher 