My First Blog by Hollie aged 23 and 1/4. After months of wistful dreaming and not a lot of planning I am just a few hours away from beginning my Great Adventure. I am setting off to Japan to feed my curiosity, to Australia to fulfil a life's wish and to New Zealand to take in the view. I first went travelling in 2006. After finishing my three year degree at Cardiff University and wasting the following summer watching daytime television and internet surfing, I set off for five weeks with my good friend Lindsay. With our inter-rail tickets in hand we spent an amazing time visiting cities across Western Europe. For me the travel bug was well and truly hatched. The plan of moving out of the family home and getting a proper career (dum ... read more