Coincidence or fate?

I have had so much news over the past 48 hours that will affect my travel plans significantly.
Then I looked at the cover of my new issue of Wanderlust magazine. I saw that it featured articles about solo travel, the great barrier reef and Darjeeling. Three things that relate to me because of my plans to travel to Sri Lanka and Oz, on my own!

I feel like something is pushing me to travel far, and soon. There have been too many things happen this weekend that all push me to travel. Is this coincidence or fate trying to give me inspiration for the final push. To book my plane tickets and make my way in to the unknown?

I also emailed someone who works at Singapore General Hospital about what podiatry is like in Singapore. It turns out that he was the same man who interviewed me for a job in London when I graduated and he actually remembered me by name and said that I was just pipped at the post on the day so I must have made quite an impact.

Coincidence or fate.....

Wecome to my blog

Hello! I'm Stephanie and I have created this blog to document my sudden desire for travel.

I have always been very ambitious with regard to my work life but I have never contemplated long term travel. Before now!

I always thought that I would live to work in a way. Recently I have realised that live is far too short and whilst I'm here I need to make the most of it. There is much more to life than work and so much more to life than staying in the same city, town or country seeing just one side of life.

I hope that by challenging myself personally as much as possible and seeing as much of the world as possible I can see where I fit in relation to the grand scheme of things. I hope to see whats out there in the world, experience different cultures, ways of life and beliefs. Broaden my horizons.

The day that I realised that I wanted to travel I also changed my perspective on many things. Theres no point getting upset or stressed as it would only affect and upset myself. Theres no point wanting to climb the social ladder because experiences are worth more than any material possessions. I opened my eyes to a life that held a lot more than the usual 9-5. I realised that I can do anything if I put my mind to it.

Travel, especially solo travel had always seemed such a scary concept. Who would look after me? What if I got lost? What if I didn't like it? The day I decided to travel I realised that I needed to trust in myself and my abilities. I lost most of the fear I felt towards solo travel and it actually started to excite me.

So I decided to spend a year of my life travelling the world!

I started reading travel blogs and travel books for ideas. I realised that I would not be the first woman to travel the world on my own and I certainly would not be the last. I found that the world is not a scary place, it's deliciously different and I feel a longing to experience all that it has to offer!

I hope that you enjoy reading my blog. I will include photos and articles detailing my experiences before the big trip and during my year of travel.

Edinburgh

I may not be very eloquent or good with technology and I may not be the best photographer but I hope to inspire others to do the same and change their life for the better!