As we all know, I've been planning to return to Australia by the end of this year. But it's only now, a week before I start out, that the last parts to this truly epic trip has fallen into place and I can now publish my final itinerary ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I've been able to look into another short skip overseas - considering I've spent the beginning of the year finally succeeding (after 4.5 years!) in paying off the credit card, and the last month reacting to and working around being made redundant at work - so it appears I'll be making up with two trips in the next month.

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It's approaching the last part of the year, so naturally I've been plotting where next to see in the world with that's left of my holiday allocation. I have to admit, I've seen a lot in the last near-8.5 years of travel, but excluding Antarctica, there's only one continent I haven't yet stepped foot on: South AmericaNaturally this has to be ( Read more... )

More running around earlier this week, but the final loose end has been taken care of: I dashed back to Edgware Road in central London at the end of last week to retrieve my passport from the Azerbaijani Embassy, sporting another fresh visa sticker for Azerbaijan. Once back into my hands, applying online for my Armenian visa was quite simple, ( Read more... )

It's approaching the middle of the year, so naturally I've been plotting where next to see in the world. Seeing as I'm fast running out of Europe (more or less have, now!) I'm having to look farther away geographically to fulfill it. So what area is still geographically part of Europe that at the same time not a lot of people tend to go? The ( Read more... )

Considering just how busy I've been in the middle of this year, more travel is the last thing most people would go for. I, however, am not most people. :)

The third minor European trip: Alpine European trundle, 3-8 June

• 03 Jun: train from London, UK to Zurich, Switzerland (via the Eurotunnel);
• 04 Jun: train to Lucerne, Switzerland;
• 05 Jun: train to ( Read more... )

Ah, the long break between shifts! Fresh into the New Year, and now having enjoyed an overdue sleep-in, the travel atlases have been flung open, internet travel sites have been visited, and my first two trips for the new year have begun to emerge from my chaotic planning:

The first minor European trip: Central European roadtrip, 10-21 April

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More running around earlier this week, but the final loose end has been taken care of: I dashed back to Fitzroy Square in central London on Monday to retrieve my passport from the Mozambican Embassy, sporting another fresh visa sticker for the Republic of Mozambique ( Read more... )

It's approaching the last part of the year, so naturally I've been plotting where next to see in the world with that's left of my holiday allocation. Seeing as it's been 3 years since I last stepped foot in Africa for any decent amount of time, I've decided to return there for this trip and instead explore its other end for a change. The tour group ( Read more... )

More running around earlier this week, but the final loose end has been taken care of: I dashed back to Kensington on Tuesday to quickly retrieve my passport from the Belarusian Embassy, sporting another fresh visa sticker for the Republic of Belarus (which looks very similar to my old Russian visa sticker in my old passport, only a different ( Read more... )