Blogs from Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Before setting off So my bags.... bag, or backpack should I say is packed. Probably have way too many clothes but it was hard to decide what to take. Never really thought about how many clothes I could possibly need for a month, let alone get my mind around just having the bare minimum to fit into my backpack. I've probably pack the wrong stuff, and things that just don't go. So don't judge what I'll be wearing hehe as its guaranteed to be bloody awful. Final thing I had to do today was pick up my Hungarian Florents from the Post Office, which I ordered. After queue for about 45 minutes they had my order written down in their book but hadn't placed it... nightmare. So not sure what I am going to do. Guess ... read more

Phew! Just finished packing and we think we have everything - bit of a mad evening, although I knew it would be - I guess this is what happens when you leave everything to the last minute. And plus it didnt help drinking to oblivion the night before, (as fab as it was Molly)! I suffered with an amazing hangover this morning - so bad, only a fried breakfast seemed to tame the dodgy tummy! Oh well - its 10.31, feeling slightly tired now and almost ready for bed...ummmm - maybe I've forgotten something, got this really strange feeling that I have...as long as I have my contact lenses I should be fine, and well I'll need to make sure I have my creams - cant leave without them either - oh and my glasses (sunglasses, ... read more

Ok, so it's 12.30 am and I've almost finished packing. Just 4 and a half hours before I have to leave for Heathrow, earlier than I would normally because of the current situation. Packing without hand luggage is proving difficult. I'm not looking forward to about 12 hours flying time without my books or ipod. Hopefully I'll get the chance to update this when I reach Shanghai, once I've had some sleep of course!... read more