This non spending malarky seems alright. Saying that, I’ve not had any temptation as it’s been a pretty bog standard work week since I began my journey into the financial desert. As I spoke of ‘breaking point’ in my last blog….I am 24 hours into being semi-rich dons again after getting paid yesterday. When i say ‘semi-rich’ Read More
Year: 2009
Shoestring September
Day 1 After trawling sites to find inspiration on how to save money i came across this little medeely. Mail Online – How a cash-strapped teacher beat credit crunch by living on £1 a day for a YEAR after drunken bet It may not come from the best sourced newspaper in the world but i was Read More
Scuba dooby do
As soon as we had booked the trip my thoughts had turned to things we could be doing when we get out to more tropical climates. Scuba diving was something that I had always wanted to do and was keen to learn more about. I visited Hawaii in 2007 for a friends wedding and spent Read More
(Not so) hidden expenses
When we were originally planning on the round the world trip we knew it wasn’t going to be the cheapest of adventures but we assumed that the biggest expense would be purchasing the tickets. We soon realised that there were lots of other expenses that we hadn’t given much thought to. One of these expenses Read More
Sometimes I wonder…
…what it’ll be like when I read back on this in years to come. You think i’ll look back fondly on the memories and say “Wow I’m so glad I worked so hard and shed blood, sweat and tears to have such a fantastic time!” Rewinding back to the present, I haven’t exactly shed blood….or broke Read More
Choosing a camera for the trip.
We will be visiting some of the most stunning places in the world and I want to ensure that I have a camera to capture as much as possible. Currently I don’t have a camera and have never been particularly snap happy with one. I need to work on changing that if I’m to capture Read More
Lots of Tall Ships…and one not so Tall Ship
We went up to see the Tall Ships on 14th August to see what all the fuss was about. Belfast City Council had pulled out all the stops when advertising the event. It seemed that wherever you went there was a huge poster advertising “Belfasts biggest ever event”. They had done such a good job Read More
The countdown is on
I get the feeling that the countdown is really on now and things are coming together nicely. We booked our hotel for the 1st stop in the trip (Hong Kong) last week. We will be staying in a fairly standard 3* hotel in central Hong Kong. Apparently it is fairly close to all the Read More
Some technical updates
I’ve been working away behind the scenes trying to get the website in good shape for when we hit the road. Some things have been proving more difficult that others. I’ve finally managed to get the gallery feature up and running (although it still needs more tweaking to get it looking right). It proved a Read More
Top of the list
So I know I should really be starting to think about travel insurance, a sturdy backpack to see me through the twelve months and money in order to make this trip run smoothly. So the dilemma of whether to bring a straw cowboy hat or buy one out there shouldn’t really be on the top of the list, right? Or even Read More