Blogs from Sale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

What follows is the current plan and outlines were i am going and in what order. I start 29.12.07 and fly from London Heathrow to John F Kennedy Airport New York and then make my way to the Big Apple Hostel, recommended to me by a native New Yorker and the only accommodation i have pre-booked and all other accommodation will be booked via the internet a few days before or i will turn and see what i can find. From New York i overland to Washington DC and possibly one or two nights in Philly on the way. Then down to New Orleans, across to las Vegas and Grand Canyon and then on to Phoenix. Next on to San Fran and down to LA for a few days and my flight out of the US, ... read more

So it is 174 days to go and its not far off now till i travel as we are now in July, to think back in January when i was in Thailand.............this was just a light bulb moment and now its full steam ahead. I now have most of my stuff as follows:- One 50 ltr Karrimor supercool travel sack/ruck sack and 20 ltr daysack which zips on and brings up my total capacity to 70 ltr's ( cost £99 instead of £149). Pair of Regatta Hiking boots given to me by my sister ( so a bargain). Salomon Gortex XCR hiking trainers (£49 instead of £89) Salomon Sandals (£19 instead £40) North Face flight series shell jacket given to me by my sister(so another bargain) Regatta Xert shell jacket given to me by my sister( ... read more

So there i was thinking............i know i know............thinking is a dangerous pastime and especially for me...lol So i had to get my Aussie working holiday visa prior to my 30th birthday and then it dawned on me.........that if i applied for a second year id be out of the criteria as i would be heading downhill fast to 32.....lmao Now i had originally thought that if i had my first year visa and did my 3 months working on the land....id be ok..........but having checked various sites it seems to be the same criteria for a second year with the addition of the 3 years on the land remit...........i haven't seen anything that says i cant try it, however i dont want to waste 3 months for nothing. So im sticking with my one year visa ... read more

So the planning does not stop, i have my Aussie visa and i will have paid for my ticket by the end of June. I have searched through page upon page of hostels and after a recommendation from a native New Yorker i have met, i also meet people............i will talk to anyone.............lol So anyway i have decided to got to the Big Apple hostel...one block from Time square and pretty central to most things like the empire state building, central park etc. However i will hit New York before New Year and so i would imagine everything will be pretty booked up and so i was looking into booking the hostel now, However cause of the time of year the is availability....however its $205 dollars, this equates to £104 for 4 days accommodation......... however in ... read more

Its amazing how time fly's by...........a month from today i will be 31.................when i was in my teens i thought the 30's was old, but now im in them i still feel pretty young. Also when i hit my 31st it also means it will be June and 6 months to go!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know if it is me, but it seems as you get older that time goes quicker it doesn't feel that long ago that it was Jan and i was i Thailand and this trip/tour was a glimmer in my eye and now its racing along like an F1 car. Im now trying to create a top 5 or top places to see list for each country, when i get to each one i may go with the flow, but it always helps ... read more