Why travel?
So why have I decided to quit my sensible job and go travelling? I must admit that I have had some mini breakdowns over this very question. Am I doing the right thing? Am I stupid? Will I ever get a job when I come back? But then I try to think logically... this is something that I've wanted to do for so long so why not?
Two years ago after a year of living and working in High Wycombe as part of my degree, myself and the JLH (Jo, Laura & Hannah, yes I realise how un-cool that nickname looks when you write it down) decided to spend our hard earned savings on a summer away in Thailand. We saved every penny of our (tiny) salaries for six months and went away for five fabulous weeks. I have to say that those five weeks were some of the best I've ever had and although I felt that we did and saw so much, even sat on the plane coming back I knew I had to go back again as I knew there was still so much to see.
So since then, I've known that I had the travel bug although I continued to deny it when everyone said it would happen. I always knew I'd go away again at some point but I got a job after graduating but almost a year in to working there, I got the final itch to go again. My rental contract on my house was coming up for renewal, my friends were in the same boat and after loosing my dad so young, it confirmed to me that life really is too short and so I have stopped questioning whether this is the right thing to do and thought its now or never, and now here we are 37 days to go and with only a flight booked we have a lot to get sorted!
Why blog?
I feel like blogging is kind of like keeping a diary, and every diary I have ever written, I've read back a month or so later and chucked it in the bin because I am so cringeworthy! But after seeing and reading my good friend Jess' blog (amateurbackpackers.com) I realise that it isn't so cringe and it is the simplest and quickest way to keep everyone back home up to date with what you are doing. This saves repeating the same stories over and over when you get home and trying to individually update everyone whilst you are away.
On a personal level, I have had a tough couple of years (understatement) and I know woe is me, la la la. I am not one to look for sympathy and I hate the pity look that people give but being away for three months is going to help me clear my head and get away for a while, simply cut my self off for a little while. The blog is going to help me share our stories with everyone without being too connected to back home. Wow, writing that down it sounds a lot harsher than I mean, I love and will miss everyone at home, but I need to find some peace in my head while I'm away. And gutted to Lisa and Leanne who will be my own personal 24 hour counsellors while we are on the road - good luck girls!
So why have I decided to quit my sensible job and go travelling? I must admit that I have had some mini breakdowns over this very question. Am I doing the right thing? Am I stupid? Will I ever get a job when I come back? But then I try to think logically... this is something that I've wanted to do for so long so why not?
Two years ago after a year of living and working in High Wycombe as part of my degree, myself and the JLH (Jo, Laura & Hannah, yes I realise how un-cool that nickname looks when you write it down) decided to spend our hard earned savings on a summer away in Thailand. We saved every penny of our (tiny) salaries for six months and went away for five fabulous weeks. I have to say that those five weeks were some of the best I've ever had and although I felt that we did and saw so much, even sat on the plane coming back I knew I had to go back again as I knew there was still so much to see.
So since then, I've known that I had the travel bug although I continued to deny it when everyone said it would happen. I always knew I'd go away again at some point but I got a job after graduating but almost a year in to working there, I got the final itch to go again. My rental contract on my house was coming up for renewal, my friends were in the same boat and after loosing my dad so young, it confirmed to me that life really is too short and so I have stopped questioning whether this is the right thing to do and thought its now or never, and now here we are 37 days to go and with only a flight booked we have a lot to get sorted!
Why blog?
I feel like blogging is kind of like keeping a diary, and every diary I have ever written, I've read back a month or so later and chucked it in the bin because I am so cringeworthy! But after seeing and reading my good friend Jess' blog (amateurbackpackers.com) I realise that it isn't so cringe and it is the simplest and quickest way to keep everyone back home up to date with what you are doing. This saves repeating the same stories over and over when you get home and trying to individually update everyone whilst you are away.
On a personal level, I have had a tough couple of years (understatement) and I know woe is me, la la la. I am not one to look for sympathy and I hate the pity look that people give but being away for three months is going to help me clear my head and get away for a while, simply cut my self off for a little while. The blog is going to help me share our stories with everyone without being too connected to back home. Wow, writing that down it sounds a lot harsher than I mean, I love and will miss everyone at home, but I need to find some peace in my head while I'm away. And gutted to Lisa and Leanne who will be my own personal 24 hour counsellors while we are on the road - good luck girls!
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