Reclaiming My Future

For those of you that have read my story, you’ll know a lot of this already but today is a special day and I wanted to be able to show that whilst you may struggle, things can change for the better, it just takes a little time and determination. We all struggle in life. We [...]

If you ask people where they want to go on their adventures, their answer will be ‘travel the world’ but most people don’t really mean it, I know I don’t and you probably don’t either. In case you haven’t noticed, the world is pretty big. There’s a lot of ground (and sea) to cover and [...]

I started to change my life at the weekend…I began sorting through my things so I could see what I wanted to sell for my Australia fund and by the end of my sorting, I said goodbye to someone I will not miss…Old Me.   You see, it’s not that I didn’t like the Old [...]

It’s been an eye-opening year for me in so many ways. In January I joined Twitter. Well, I’d joined twitter in March the year before actually but couldn’t be bothered with it…yeah I know, I’m a dumbass. So in January I sent a tweet. Then I got a reply. Then I got some followers and [...]

Almost the entire world and their dead grandparents seems to be on Facebook these days but you know that we all have things that makes us think ‘I hate Facebook!’. Here’s why… I hate Facebook because… You send me friend requests from people I don’t know. We all get them. You see the notification and [...]

I don’t particularly like Christmas. Well I do, I just get so sick of the long-winded run-up to it that I feel it’s lost its magic but I’ve now discovered my own random reasons for enjoying it: – Alcohol (all day) From the moment you wake up alcohol can touch your lips without thinking you [...]

People think I’m weird. They have done for a long time.  But it’s not because I wear socks with my sandals or talk to myself in the street (I can reassure you that I do neither), it’s because I break social norms.  You know, societies rules such as saying ‘pardon’ when you burp (something women never [...]

After reading Heather’s round-up up of the World Travel Market last week, I figured I would add my ‘less experienced/beginners’ thoughts on how I felt it went. Read Heather’s article from her experienced point of view and then read mine from a ‘blogging beginner’ – it will make more sense. The World Travel Market was [...]

I’m going off topic today. No Africa talk, just a post of self-reflection and honesty whilst I’m on the road. But first I want to tell you about two quotes I came up with. And when I say ‘came up’, what I really mean is that I opened my mouth and they just came out…. [...]

Yes, this is a thank you letter…keep reading it if you want an ego boost… Dear Reader, I’m not sure how many times I can say if before it stops sounding genuine but I really do have so much to thank you for. You have, so far (so don’t disappoint! haha) made 2011 one of [...]