Life is an open road – it’s the best story never told

I received the following e-mail via my contact form earlier this month:

HI I SAW YOUR ADD ON TV ABOUT
WINNING A MAKE OVER
I REALLY THINK I NEED A MAKE OVER
EVERY TIME I MENTION IT TO MY HUSBAND
HE SAYS I DON’T NEED IT BUT WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR I THINK I DO

Hmmm, yes. What, when, why, how?

Anyway. Today I … view full post

Schengen & Swimming

On Friday I took my week’s worth of admin and travel plans to a Visa Consultant to apply for my Schengen Visa, which will entitle me (as a saffa) entry into the European countries. The place was in [details removed for paranoia reasons], in a tiny room just big enough to fit a single desk. Well dodge, without … view full post

All set for Edinburgh

Later today I’m catching a train to Edinburgh in what I should consider as the first leg of my backpack through Europe. And about time too – this week it will be one year that I’ve been living in London.

Scotland – the land of untamed highlands, windswept islands, … view full post

Travel plans

Lying awake in bed this morning I got thinking about my travel plans, or rather a lack thereof. I’ve mostly been arbing around for the two weeks that I’ve been back in London, with ‘open bank account’ a priority on my ‘to-do’ list. Laugh it up – it’s taken me over 8 months to open my own account. At one … view full post

Reflecting

And so begins my last week in South Africa before I return to London on the 27th. I’ve had such an amazing time this month that quite honestly the only reason for my want to return is knowing that I’ll be spending two to three months backpacking through Western Europe in the summer! yeah!! Although I haven’t given my travel … view full post

Travel travel backpack travel backpack

I really should travel more now that Europe is so accessible (make your own travel map at World66). I return to saffa land at the end of March for a month and have a huge list of things I want to do while I’m back, which I’ll publish here nearer … view full post