87 days left until we leave.... I am EXCITED!!!
So me and Josh left uni in June 2010, and since then have been working like crazy, trying to save up enough money for an epic trip around the world! Well, Europe, south-east Asia and Australia. Now, it seems our departure date is sooo close!
We now have our flights from Leeds to Amsterdam booked for 4th September, along with the first hostel booked and paid for. It is a hostel in the main part of Amsterdam, and was the cheapest one we could find (we will be sharing a dorm with 6 other people =/ ). We also have our flights from Paris to Malaysia, for 7th October, and our Australian year long working holiday visas sorted.
Next we need to buy our interrail tickets, which we can't buy until Josh's passport is renewed, as we need his new passport number. Also, I'll need to adjust our flight information with his new passport number... I hopefully won't forget to do this.
I'm glad we managed to get our backpacks quite cheap, they were on sale in Mountain Warehouse, plus we had a 10% off voucher. They are 60 litre packs with 20 litre attachment bags. When I first got it home, I filled it with toilet rolls to test it out. Unfortunately, when I first put it on, the weight (yes of the toilet rolls) was too much for me and I fell over backwards. So it may seem I need to build up a bit of body strength or something? Goddamit that means exercise, which I try really hard to avoid. We also have our money belts, flight cushion (I must have one!!!), travel towels and all our clothing.
We went for our jabs at the doctors last night. Josh was terrified, although he was trying to play cool. We had one in each arm; Hep A and Hep B. I need to go back for my final two Hep B jabs, and my typhoid, and I need to organise our malaria tablets. Which I imagine is going to be expensive. Ohhhh and I need to get our insurance sorted before I forget! Ooops. More expense.
Fortunately, after a year of working 2 jobs, having pretty much no social life, and shopping at Aldi, we have saved efficiently, and should have enough money for everything, including spending money etc. We're planning on doing some couch surfing in Europe, to keep the cost down, and meet lots of (hopefully) lovely, non-murder type people.
Every day that passes now, I get more and more excited to leave! I seriously can't wait, I've had enough of Scarborough for a lifetime!!!
Just 87 days to get though....
So me and Josh left uni in June 2010, and since then have been working like crazy, trying to save up enough money for an epic trip around the world! Well, Europe, south-east Asia and Australia. Now, it seems our departure date is sooo close!
We now have our flights from Leeds to Amsterdam booked for 4th September, along with the first hostel booked and paid for. It is a hostel in the main part of Amsterdam, and was the cheapest one we could find (we will be sharing a dorm with 6 other people =/ ). We also have our flights from Paris to Malaysia, for 7th October, and our Australian year long working holiday visas sorted.
Next we need to buy our interrail tickets, which we can't buy until Josh's passport is renewed, as we need his new passport number. Also, I'll need to adjust our flight information with his new passport number... I hopefully won't forget to do this.
I'm glad we managed to get our backpacks quite cheap, they were on sale in Mountain Warehouse, plus we had a 10% off voucher. They are 60 litre packs with 20 litre attachment bags. When I first got it home, I filled it with toilet rolls to test it out. Unfortunately, when I first put it on, the weight (yes of the toilet rolls) was too much for me and I fell over backwards. So it may seem I need to build up a bit of body strength or something? Goddamit that means exercise, which I try really hard to avoid. We also have our money belts, flight cushion (I must have one!!!), travel towels and all our clothing.
We went for our jabs at the doctors last night. Josh was terrified, although he was trying to play cool. We had one in each arm; Hep A and Hep B. I need to go back for my final two Hep B jabs, and my typhoid, and I need to organise our malaria tablets. Which I imagine is going to be expensive. Ohhhh and I need to get our insurance sorted before I forget! Ooops. More expense.
Fortunately, after a year of working 2 jobs, having pretty much no social life, and shopping at Aldi, we have saved efficiently, and should have enough money for everything, including spending money etc. We're planning on doing some couch surfing in Europe, to keep the cost down, and meet lots of (hopefully) lovely, non-murder type people.
Every day that passes now, I get more and more excited to leave! I seriously can't wait, I've had enough of Scarborough for a lifetime!!!
Just 87 days to get though....
