Hey People! Sorry for the delay in updating my blog! This is the first real opportunity I've had to spend time online. It's Sunday afternoon here and, as is the case in England, there isn't a lot to do except chill out and take a walk around the local area. I arrived in Australia with my fellow Bunacers on Monday morning (9th July). Having watched a lot of border control documentaries on television, I expected security to be tight and thought that it would take...

Hey homies! I write this update sat on the plane to Sydney listening to Eric Clapton. It still seems unreal that in 9 hours from now I'll be starting my Australian adventure. Anyway, back to recent events in Hong Kong. Yesterday (7th July) I started the day by having a "western style" breakfast at the hotel which consisted of rice, bacon, and fried toast. There was also a very strange looking food labelled "black cock" which I decided to steer well clear of hah...

Hey people! Well the past few days have been eventful to say the least! I flew from Manchester airport to Heathrow on 4th July to give myself an opportunity to get to know some of the others travelling on the same group flight as me before we left. We stayed at the Ibis hotel near Heathrow airport. I got along great with everyone but come 10.30pm we were all exhausted so decided to head to bed for an early night! On the morning of 5th July, me and Mark (one of ...

Hey people! So the countdown is almost over! On Thursday of this week (5th July), I'll be starting out on a journey which will see me visit Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and America over the next eighteen months. The past few weeks have absolutely flown by! In terms of how I'm feeling at the moment, I'm really excited and can't wait to board the plane! I've been asked by a lot of people whether I get nervous at the thought of what I'm about to do. I can ...