Sarchie Travels

So after almost 24 hours on planes and in Airports I finally made it to Scotland. We left around 9;30pm from Melbourne international, Flew 14hrs and arrived 6am in Dubai (Dubai time). Dubai airport is certainly an experience in itself. There was a lot of walking and a train ride just to get to our gate, but then there was a 10 to 15 minute bus ride from our gate to the actual airplane. Another 8hr flight before we landed at out destination, Glasgow Scotland. When we arrived  it was 1.30pm local time. Tired was a understatement, I forced myself to stay awake until 7;30pm and then slept until 7:30am the next day. Trying to sleep on the plane was not very comfortable and the food was rather plain, like hospital food. Peple had warned me prior that your legs get sore but no one had warned me about the dry sinuses. Next time I will be getting a nasal spray to help with that, worst feeling ever! Two days later, up until I got the nasal spray I had a sinus headache. I have been here 5...

With just over three days to go I'm starting to panic that I have forgotten or will forget something. I'm constantly having stressful dreams about arriving without my passport or forgetting something crucial, like all my clothes. I think this should stop when I have actually arrived at my destination, or at least eased. I got a free international sim card with my travel insurance, the prices are better than using my existing carrier by far. However, it may be better to buy a prepaid sim card when I get there and just top it up as I go, I'm thinking this is going to be the cheapest option but if I can't find or am not able to use a sim bought over there then I will just use he one I have got... better safe than sorry.  I have made sure Skype is on all my devices to call home when wifi is available. I can also use Google Hangouts and Facebook Messenger for chatting as well.  I have put a lot of audio books on to my phone, so I should have plenty to do in between ...

This year, in April I will be making my way over to Europe, starting with a little over a week in Scotland to celebrate the union of a couple of good friends. The bride to be was born in Scotland and is returning home to complete her nuptials surrounded by friends and family. To me this was the perfect excuse to travel overseas and see what the other side of the world has to offer. I'm so excited and have been for the last 18 months or so since he proposed, all friends from the land of Oz were invited, unfortunately not all will be able to attend. Originally I was going to travel with my partner but we have since gone our separate ways, now the first leg of my journey Scotland - London will be with friends. In London I will join a Top Deck tour to explore some of the other countries and hopefully make some new friends.