The days leading up to my flight to Vancouver were so hectic with sorting things out that the realisation I was going away for six months did not really hit me until I was at the airport sobbingly saying goodbye to the love of my life.
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May 2012
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May 2012
Restless is probably the best way to describe how I feel at the moment. It has been a week since my last day of work and there is another week until my Canada travels begin.
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Apr 2012
If only I was Mary Poppins and could fit a flat full of stuff in a tiny bag. I have a 55litre rucksack which is currently empty. The question is: what on earth should I put in it?
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Apr 2012
I did something this morning that I hardly ever do. I stepped foot in a hairdressing salon – largely unknown territory for me. I am one of those people who literally drags myself out of bed in the morning, gives my face a quick wash and my hair a little bit of a brush.
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Apr 2012
I have wanted to go travelling for a long time. Ever since I got back from several months in Australia in 2005, I knew this would not be my last stint of wanderlust.
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Apr 2012
I really enjoy writing about my travels and taking photographs. But I have always been fascinated by the power of videos to take you right to a location.
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Mar 2012
I always have mixed feelings visiting zoos. On one hand, it is great seeing a variety of animals that you might never get to see in their natural habitats. However, viewing animals such as big cats in enclosures too small for them to run wild makes me feel sad.
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Mar 2012
I have heard countless stories about people who have gone abroad on the trip of a lifetime safe in the knowledge that they have travel insurance to compensate for any unforeseen circumstances, but found themselves left in the lurch after discovering that their policy was not as comprehensive at they thought.
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Mar 2012
It was not as if the ball had not already started rolling. My decision to travel solo around Canada for six months had been made and my flight was booked. But when I finally handed in my notice at work last week, this felt like a huge deal.
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Feb 2012
It has just hit me… in a couple of months I will be leaving blighty behind and getting on a flight to Canada. Where has the first quarter of 2012 gone? This realisation has highlighted the fact that there is a lot I need to sort out before leaving. The problem is, I am a [...]
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