Temptation has struck. In an extremely odd sunny day (for Belfast) I took to the seaside with Lisa and Caoimhe. Bending budget was at the back of my mind but I started as I meant to go on. I stole 3 magnums outta the freezer for us. Note to anyone reading this- magnums make ya thirsty Read More
Getting things done
The preparation continues. In the past week or so I’ve managed to sort out another couple of important items. The first of these being my Driving License renewal. Although my driving license is not due to expire until June 2010 I’ll be needing it for the trip so thought it was best to get it Read More
Shoestring September – Day 5
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
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