Australia

Gem Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Sure am folks.

Another year, another adventure.

So stick another shrimp on the barbie Sheila because I'm coming down undaaa!

2016 will see me leave the nest & head down under for 12 months to 'find myself' in the outback.

Yes, Australia.

I am beyond excited / quite scared.

First solo adventure & I had to pick the other side of the earth didn't I!

Visa has been accepted, they are positive I am not a threat to their country; just their Quokka population when I try and steal them to start my own army ;)

& I am ready to go, kind of.

Just a few minor things to sort out, like flights, insurance, where I'm actually starting, etc etc.

Nothing too major.

BUT MY VISA HAS BEEN ACCEPTED SO ITS A START!!

Now to research the shit out of Oz & plan plan plan!!!

I am going across to work & play my way around the massive country & try to see and do as much as possible in my time there.

Obviously I have a bucket list sorted (coming soon to a blog near you ;) ) & aim to complete it all!

I feel like right now is the perfect time for me to bugger off for a year & avoid being an adult; i'm young(ish), single, no kids (human-kids that is, I have a kitten), no real responsibilities, my job is killing me and oh yeah, I just want to go. SO WHY THE F NOT!

I don't want to look back and see that I spent my twenties stuck in work not doing anything & spending all my money on over-priced drinks in 147 (shittest & only 'club' in Llandudno); I want to be able to share stories from when I travelled round Europe, across the US & Australia & beyond.

Whats the point in working if you don't spend it on things you love doing?

Realistically the amount i've spent on my last two trips & this trip could have gone towards a mortgage on a house ... no thanks. That means I'm tied down to one place then & can't run off and play in the wild.

Im excited to meet new people, see some incredible landscapes, try new food, get a tan & stop being an albino, take selfies with kangaroos, koalas, crocs & quokkas, go completely out of my comfort zone & just have the most fun as possible.

"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us"

Preach.

♡ G