Having spent the last 20.5 years of my life in full-time education and nearly as long crammed into the tube during rush hour, I´m taking a 5 month break. Of course, London found it difficult to let go and put a few obstacles in the way to my leaving, but leave I did.
The first leg of my journey was flying from Gatwick to Madrid. Realising that in my philistine state post-exams I´d forgotten to pack a book, I browsed the aisles of Gatwick´s WH Smith. Margaret Attwood won with ´The Year of the Flood´- let´s hope she doesn´t let me down.
The flight naturally was delayed. However, I amused myself with my self-important knowledge that after 2 hours they had to give me a free dinner. Strolling up to the air stewardess I casually suggest a 5 course dinner at the Champagne and Oyster bar. She smiles and tells me that of course I am entitled to ´a snack´, but would have to fill in several forms, swear an affidavit and complete a Rubik´s cube in under a minute. Damn you all!
To cut to the present, it is 2am and I´ve finally arrived at my hostel. For those who have heard of my desire to focus this blog around the food I eat, I got off to a rather inauspicious start. My first meal abroad was a kebab shop pizza with a chocolate tart. Maybe it is the excitement of the coming trip or maybe it is the copious amount of Duty Free sample vodka shots in my system, but oh man was it delicious!
Anyway, I´m off for a nighttime stroll.
About Me
- James
- London --> Madrid --> Buenos Aires --> Mendoza --> Santiago --> Cordoba --> Paraná --> Foz do Iguacu --> Puerto Iguazú --> Resistencia --> Salta --> Cachi --> Salta --> La Quiaca --> Villazón --> Uyuni --> Salt Flats Tour --> La Paz --> Copacabana --> Puno --> Amantani --> Puno --> Arequipa --> Colca Canyon Trek/Sangalle --> Arequipa --> Cusco --> Inca Trail/Machu Picchu --> Cusco --> Lima --> Guayaquil --> Baños --> Lago Agrio --> Amazon Rainforest/New Gants Hill --> Quito --> Bogota Airport --> Santiago --> Auckland Airport --> Sydney --> Bali --> Patong Beach --> Koh Phi Phi Don --> Koh Tao --> Koh Phangan --> Bangkok --> Kathmandu --> Manakamana --> Pokhara --> Lumbini --> Sunauli --> Gorakphur --> Varanasi --> Agra --> Delhi --> Udaipur --> Jaipur --> Mumbai --> London
Year of the flood!! That was the secret santa that Greg got me last year! It's a v fun book, you should enjoy it. Also you are such a lawyer. xx
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