Jac’s Journey

Deep down I’m quite a private person, and since moving my blog from the old address, only a small and select band have known about my website. I’m about to leave S&N and will be sending this address to a whole host of friends and colleagues that I want to keep in touch with. So, a brief introduction…

I started this blog just before my trip to Vietnam last year, which has been the rocket up my jacksy that I needed to go off and fulfill my dream – spending many months travelling the world. Since Vietnam, I’ve blogged about some other things; short breaks to Prague, New York, the Isle of Arran and Stobo Castle, and of course the very exciting arrival of my niece, Hope, who is an absolute joy. If you’re interested in reading back, there are links to these over on the right hand side or you can tab back through the page links at the bottom.

What I really hope you do though, is pop by now and then to see what I’m up to over the next year and leave me a little message. It’s lovely to read your messages when I’m away. I’ll be posting photos and some videos that you can view from here. I’ll be telling stories of my experiences, trying to paint a picture of the different cultures I experience and the effect my travelling has on me. I’ll be writing about the wonderful things that happen – the great people I’ll meet, the friends I’ll make, the once-in-a-lifetime journeys, sights and sounds. There’ll no doubt be some funny stories as I get myself into scrapes, miss trains (or get on the wrong one!), get stuck on broken down buses in the midst of a mosquito convention, spend the night with bedbugs and hours chained to a squat toilet after a dodgy curry (oh, please let there be a western-style loo when the last one happens!).

So, welcome to my website, welcome to Jackie’s world. Great to have you along for the trip!

If anything was going to cause a sore head, it was route planning. So many things to see and do; the challenge is to cut it down to a manageable trip that makes transport sense. You can only manage so much in a year, you know!

Well, it’s done as much as it’s gonna be. I’ll only get out there and change it anyway! I’ve found this funky map tracker on a commercial travel blog site that I’ve decided to pinch for my own uses. Have a look here .

The dates are indicative only – if I stick to them it’ll be a fluke rather than by design. After China I’ve only noted main cities and countries (basically cos it was quite a faff putting all those dates in at once!)

Would love to hear what you think of my plans!

Ta ta for now
Jacsxxx