Almost Time!!!

Hi Folks, I have decided to set-up this blog to record and document my experiences whilst travelling around Europe. Originally I was just going to update my facebook status with comments about my travels and upload pictures as I moved around. However, a few of my friends suggested a blog, so here we are. Hopefully, I can keep this blog updated quite frequently with pictures and stories of my journey as I have a netbook that I will be taking with me.

Right, I guess the first question is, ‘Why on Earth am I going backpacking around Europe at the age of 34, isn’t that what students do!!!!’

Well I suppose the answer is ‘yes, that is what students do’. However, I didn’t, I was too busy being far too geeky and serious at university. Lol

I come up with the idea of travelling around Europe just after New Year. I was at a bit of a crossroads, and I wanted to do something that I had never done before. Also, I had no ties, so thought this was an opportunity to do something that I might not get the chance to do again. Coupled with the fact that one of my good friends was getting married in Italy, I thought why not go for it. So here we are!!!!

The year has flown by so quickly and the start of my journey is almost upon me. On Tuesday 31st August I will be setting off from Durham to Europe via London for 18 nights. I will be visiting France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. I will be travelling by train across Europe using an inter-rail pass. So if you are feeling bored from time to time and fancy reading my waffle then feel free to drop into my blog!!!