23 days to change my mind!

I have never been such a combination of prepared and unprepared for anything in my life. Just over two weeks until I finish at work and three weeks until I fly out. Into what, I hear you ask? Probably cold. A lot of cold. A lot has been booked in already.

On the first of December I fly out of Brisbane to Holland. I will spend a month there. Then ten days in Paris, where I will follow my mums journey from last year. Then off on tour in Morocco, a quick trip to Italy, then Croatia for ten days. After which, a month in Israel, and then back to France for Sherwin’s arrival. I have a few days in Nice to figure out the best places to go and eat, and then 5 days there with him. Then Turin, Milan, Lucerne, Freiburg and Heigl burg, before we part ways.

I am working on my Russian visa for a trip along the Trans-Siberian Railroad. I have booked from Vladivostok to Japan… but after that, nothing is booked. I do have a strong plan that will take me through South East Asia, but I need to make sure Russia is OK first.

I have bought clothes, a better camera, a lighter laptop and a whole plethora of traveling gadgets, cords and paraphernalia. I have done medical, optical, dental, insurance, sim card and pretty much everything I can think of…

I guess, with so little time left at work, what I haven’t had time to process is the reality of it all. A year is a long time. And I have never been alone in my life.

I will miss my home, my husband, my job and my life as it is now. But, I guess that is partially the point of it all. I have set challenges for myself to do things I would not normally be comfortable doing, especially on my own. And while everybody tells me how much fun I will have… only Sherwin seems to truly understand that fun plays a very small part of this.

23 days to go…..