Trip 1: Taking the leap

I got to 19 before I put my foot down, gritted my teeth and booked my first overseas trip. At the time there were no nerves and the best idea seemed to be flying to London by myself. To put this in perspective I had never been out of the country. Also that country was Australia. My first overseas trip in my life and I decided to fly 26 hours to London.

I had always been in love with England even though I had never been there. Which is totally plausible by the way. It may have had something to do with being obsessed with Harry Potter growing up.

My first nerves came 6 months later, in which time I had turned 20 and I stepped foot on the plane.

Tip 1: Do not forget a neck pillow. This may seem simple but I didn't think I would need it all that much. Rookie mistake (thanks for buying me one Nan!). I used that neck pillow for seven hours straight while I hopelessly tried to sleep. 

That first flight is when I learnt I cannot sleep on planes. Not advisable but apparently my body decided sleeping and flying weren't friends. Fast Forward to nerves subsiding a little bit when I realised there are lots of nice people willing to help you and one more flight to go.

Tip 2: Unless you've seen it maybe don't watch a sad movie on a plane. The nice girl sitting next to me gave me an awkward look when I started crying.

Then this happened:

Oh Hey red telephone box. A classic

So that was me. Hadn't had any sleep in 40hours but I just wandered aimlessly around London. It was wonderful and magic. All these pictures look so ordinary to some. It is there home and comfortable and it's something you see everyday (you lucky things I'm a bit jealous). To me it was the most amazing day of my life. That's what travel is. Everything becomes magical.

Tip 3: Just do it. Just take the leap!