51 Days Remaining

I have gone on a bit of a shopping spree since the last post, I am now the proud owner of much camping/hiking equipment....well perhaps not that much but I think the essentials and catered for!

In a Generation game-esk voice: The first item for you all today is the Eurohike Colossus Transporter 60+15 Litre Travel Pack this monster travel pack has everything, the main bag had a hidden handle which pops up so you can use the wheels to cart it around, or simply unzip the back and there's a multitude of clips and straps to pretty much surgically attach it to your back, pwerfect! As if that wasnt enough the back also has a zip on/off day pack so if I'm in a hotel/hostel etc... I don't have to cart the whole bag around, I just take the essentials.

My second purchase was some walking boots, now obviously comfort is everything when it comes to travelling, I don't want to spend half my trip with a walk similar to that of a polio victim, so on that basis money would have to be spent, thankfully Millets had a deal whereby the shoes were half price when brought with the bag, so these little puppies ticked the right boxes, and with only 2 sizes in stock (one being mine) I took that as a sign from the travelling gods that it was ment to be. (stay tuned to hear my bitching an general moaning if these go badly wrong and endup being worse than walking barefoot through the Gobi). So I went for Hi Tec Men's Vibram® Altitude Ion-Mask™ Boots

Next vital item on the list was the tent, much umming and ahhhing was had over this, seeing as a good chunk of the travels will not be footbased, size & weight shouldnt be huge factors, eitherway I wanted the most minimalistic tent possible so I wouldnt have regrets when lugging it around China & Japan. So with this in mind, after much searching I bit the bullet and bought the Colman Rigel X², I'm yet to test it, but weighing less than 1kg and with good reviews I'm confident it'll perform. |I'll be testing it next weekend in Wales with as many of the rally teams that choose too turn up, so expect a bit of feedback on how that goes, I'm expecting my revelry and drama (we've got to get the car there first....).

The last item that has been decided upon, but hasnt actually been bought yet (a friend is buying it for me as a present), but I'm sur you will all agree is the height of coolness is the Lippi Selk Bag! for those of you unaware of its coolness, its an all in one sleeping bag that has both arms & legs so you can wonder around in freedom around the campsite, at home, to the shops well anywhere really... I'm sure much driving will involve screwing up the tent and just siting down in the car and driving off, I see this as both a valuable timesaver, as well as a prized accessory! Bring on the fun!!!!!

Stay tuned people, the fun and games are only 51 days away! Mayhem and Frollics are ahead!

Oh and by the way, register and click on the left hand bar "follow" this blog to make me look popular, go on you know you want to! I'll give a special present to all those that follow the blog...You'll just have to wait an see what it is....and no, its not any form of nudity....am I going to lose some followers now?!?

Planning and all that Lark....

So it begins, I have never had a blog before so this will be a learning curve for myself and hopefully for those who will be "tuning in", so bare with me and I hope to amuse, inform and with just a little luck inspire (hopefully not sounding too conceited here).
Quite simply, if that is at all possible with this undertaking, I am planning on travelling around the world, starting the summer 2009, this gives me exactly a year to plan, budget and finance the operation.
Not only must the countries be chosen, durations, visas, travel arrangements, money raised/earned, equipment sourced....


So firstly the planned journey, I have several places that I intend to explore as best you can given my finances, these are Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, North America, Western Canada.
My starting point is London, England. So there are plenty of places in between those mentioned to visit whilst in the process of my travels.

As I prepare to plan for this trip, I would appreciate any comments on any element of this trip.

So to bring this first instalment to an end, I hope that all that read this will continue to check up on it, and more importantly CONTRIBUTE! To this blog.

I also hope that any requests for help whether it be financial, technical and/or opinion based are not too forward/demanding, but I was raised to lay all my cards on the table, so with this in mind I am sure there will be plenty more demands for you all to read in due course.

I look forward to all the adventures whether it be in other countries or web-based.

Hope all is well with you, where ever you maybe found.

P.P.