First post.

I was reluctant to start posting on this blog two and a half months before we go, as I had nothing of interest to say. But, as my Father rightly advised, I should make use of this and properly log all happenings and events since we started planning the trip, rather than rely on memory (which as anybody knows, mine isn't of the sharpest). So, this is going to sound more like a memo to myself of how the plans developed and where we are now, up until we actually go. A bore to everyone who I have talked to death about it all, and for people who have been there and done that with travelling, I'm afraid. But bare with me while I put my memory of the last 10 months onto the computer screen, so I can personally look back to this. Not just the experience of the trip itself, but the process of it all too, all the intricate planning, the research and just the dedication it took to make this actually happen.

I'd be hoping to add a picture here or there as we travel, but have no idea how to.. I should get all this down to a T by the time we go!