In the early hours of tomorrow morning I leave the UK behind and I embark on the first stage of my adventure. It has been hard saying goodbye to my friends and family but I am looking forward to finally setting off.
Tomorrow we take the Eurostar to Paris and from there swing south and follow the sun for the next few months. I will return to the UK briefly at the end of August and I will be around again to regroup in October before heading off across the Atlantic to South America.
I have been dreaming about this for a long time and I can hardly believe that little old me has actually had the bottle to go ahead and resign from my job and that I will be living out of a rucksack indefinitely.
I will be joining the band of travellers, nomads and wanderers who roam the planet as free-range humans with few material possessions, but with a life brimming with experiences.
I am sure that there will be times when I get homesick or I am ill, times when I am cold and wet or hot and thirsty, times when I am lost in a strange city or marooned at a remote bus stop, but goodness, I could be behind my desk working on the same old problems day in day out.
I shall need to find work as I travel and I expect to stay in some very basic accommodation and dine on street food, but I hope to get fitter, meet amazing people and have some fantastic experiences.
Good luck Jane. Enjoy and be sensible but savour every moment xxx
Au Revoir Scarlet Jones. Enjoy your travels. I look forward to hearing all about them. It is going to be a wonderful adventure. Savour every moment. I will miss you but I look forward to hearing all about your adventures. I hope that one day we will have another adventure together. You are an amazing person. Take care lots of love xxxxx
Good luck and best wishes to you Jane. Will be thinking of you and looking forward to hearing all about your travels. xx
Yes you will have wonderful experiences! I have found that when things seem to be really bad, that is when the great things happen. I wish you the very best of luck.