HELLO? Guess where I am? Yep, on plane 1/3 on my way to see the world! The day has finally arrived where I get to see what this world is all about. Last night I was crazy stressed but so excited, Im just so happy this is really happening. I packed my luggage last night, and boy was that a pain. I know the rule of halving what you’re thinking about taking but it literally went out the window. I did my first ‘draft’ pack, playing tetris with my suitcase, only for it to weigh in at 25 bloody kilos!!! I had a little sob and tried to think realistically and reevaluated my choices. My goal was to take between 10-15kg so that I had room to bring back a few things, and then a light carryon bag with just my ipad, important documents and food – but none of this happened 😂 Overall, my suitcase weighed 19kgs at check in, and my carry on was 6.5kg, with so much shit I probably didnt need.

I have 3 flights schedueled in order to arrive at my final destination – London. First is an 8hour flight from Brisbane to Singapore, which left at 2:30pm and will arrive 8:50pm Singapore time. I will have a 3 hour layover in Singapore then board another plane to take me for a 13hour flight from Singapore to Frankfurt in Germany. I should only be in Germany for an hour or so then I’m left with a 1hr 40min flight to London, arriving (Friday 29 April 2016) 8am London Time. 

Besides packing my whole room, bathroom and supermarket in my bulging suitcase, my actual though process and readiness for this trip has been great. I have made sure I’ve stayed focused and organised, and mentally prepared for the journey ahead. No tears were shed at the airport, nor on my first flight when I split spicy beef all over my white singlet, or when I got lost finding my gate. When I left Australia, I was shy, dependant on others, not confident, unsocial and had no direction for my future. Even as I sit here on the flight to Singapore writing this blog, I can already feel a sense of maturity naturally overcoming me. I really do hope I become a better, more knowledgable, confident human being when I return. 

Hello ! Welcome to my new and improved blog. It is currently 3 weeks until I turn my life into something worth reading about. My brain has calmed down a lot since I last posted (if thats even possible), and I am feeling a lot more confident and excited for my trip. My boring life has been so busy with working full time, eating and sleeping, that I’ve barely had time to even imagine the possibility of a plane crashing or being mugged while overseas. It feeling so real now as I received my Contiki package in the mail a week ago which included my plane tickets, itinerary and important documents/information I need about my trip. I do feel a little behind with organising what Im going to pack and take with me, but Im confident that it will be sorted within the next 3 weeks…. Everyday I get new advice and tips on what to do/not to do while travelling, I’m like a little sponge and it is definitely helping keep the nerves at bay. Surprisingly, I reached my goal for spending money so that worry is forgotten, however deciding how I’m going to be spending it is another issue. Cash, Debit Card, Cash Passport or Travel Card?? I have searched many comparison websites but all have different preferences based on how much, where you’re going, how long, and personal choice, which isn’t quite helpful in my case as I have no idea what I am doing. I guess it will be fine. A few more people have been added to the contiki group chat which is great, theres about 18 of us now and we’re talking more about what we are going to do while we are there. Disneyland Paris was a topic of discussion and my little disney heart fluttered with joy. The thought never even crossed my mind to visit the Disneyland in Paris however its definitely got me pumped now! Disclaimer, I didnt actually know that Disneyland Paris was a thing until that conversation and I googled it… oops.

Wow look at that rambling haha, every sentence is about a different thing. So structered….. Any who, thanks for reading, I’ll be sure to do a next update either 1 week before or the night before, depends how my brain reacts!