Arriving into Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi it was quite thrilling to be able to withdraw 3 million Dong (around £100) and feel like a baller with a meaty purse. Whilst at the airport we bought SIM cards for £10 with 4Gb daily allowances - challenge accepted. We decided it best to avoid the … Continue reading Hanoi & Halong Bay – Vietnam
They say it's the small things in life that matter, and after two weeks of not knowing a) what you were eating or b) if it was going to make you ill, paired with travelling and lack of sleep, as Tom and I walked through the arrivals gate into Hong Kong airport we both simultaneously … Continue reading Hong Kong & China
I'm going to start this post off by saying I was really looking forward to visiting Goa. I was looking forward to pristine white sandy beaches, cute little beach bars and restaurants and a relaxing holiday kind of vibe... but to be honest there's not that much to be said for Goa and I really … Continue reading Goa – India
Along with a few from our group, Tom and I headed into town early in the morning to go for breakfast at a small cafe and it was a relief to enjoy a normal breakfast for once - muesli with yoghurt, fruit and honey. Checking out of our hotel, we loaded our main rucksacks onto … Continue reading Journey to Mumbai – India
It had gone down like the proverbial lead balloon when we found out our 5 hour train from Pushkar to the 'city of lakes', Udaipur, would be in standard class without any air conditioning. Thankfully our guide clocked the reactions and upgraded the group to a better class with AC, and the relief of climbing … Continue reading Udaipur – India
Jeeps collected us from our hotel in Jaipur in the morning and we started the 5 hour journey to the small farming village of Tordi Sagar. The journey was a little uncomfortable riding sideways on a bench and with no air conditioning... you have to be prepared to completely sweat out into your clothes in … Continue reading Tordi & Pushkar – India
We took a public bus from Agra to Jaipur. The bus itself had seen better days; it was probably older than me, was battered and bruised, had no padding on the seats and probably worst of all - had no air con, and our journey was due to take 5 hours. We set off on … Continue reading Jaipur – India
Where to start... having been quite nervous about visiting India in the first place, it's fair to say that I definitely wasn't prepared for what I was about to experience. People had said to me previously that India is an assault on all five senses, and that couldn't be more accurate: extreme heat, noise, smells, … Continue reading Delhi & Agra – India
It's almost time! Currently, all of my things are laid out across the landing and I've decided to battle with getting everything into their respective containers tomorrow morning. So here's a quick run down of what I'm taking (although I fully intend to dump some of it)! Also bear in mind that Tom has taken … Continue reading T minus 24 hours
Thanks for joining me! So I've got around a week left at work and it's all starting to dawn on me... I'm quitting my job, moving out of London (and into my boyfriend's parents' house, eek!), packing a rucksack and heading off to the other side of the world for six months. Either one of … Continue reading The Journey Begins
See Ya Later Sophie 