Home.

So I am home after the most amazing trip, in a quick summary because I am going to do more posts about what I actually did out in Thailand soon, I met some of the most amazing people, helped the most kind, caring children, saw the most incredible views and all in all enjoyed every second! 

More to come soon! 

Packed.

So I have finally spent the day organising my clothes and they all fit into my rucksack - luckily! I have probably over packed a little bit but better to be safe than sorry!
6 Days until i fly now, getting really excited just need to get a few last toiletries mainly the first aid essentials! 

Its odd trying to pack for the first time travelling I don't know how much is enough of everything, I know I'll be able to get things whilst i'm out there but i don't want to have to waste the time whilst i'm out there shopping when all i'll want to be doing is exploring, but I am staying an extra night just so I can get a bit of shopping in! I'm still a woman after all! :D Next post will probably be the night before I fly or whilst am at the airport! How exciting.

Worry.

So there are 18 days to go and I couldn't be any more excited! But the reality of the whole trip is starting to hit me, not only because I have been watching a charity programme that mentions alot about Malaria, okay that has a part to play in it, but the fact that I am going to be sharing this experience with 22 other people who I have only ever talked to on Facebook. I am looking forward to the experience and I just know it is going to be AMAZING, but i'm starting to worry about the little things. 

This will of happened to everyone but when an event happens in your life for example a death of a friend, then everything you watch or hear about for the next couple of weeks is about someone dying it just always seems to happen and the same is happening with this trip. I've seen alot of programmes on telly that are about Thailand and aren't very positive believe me with titles like 'Trouble in Thailand' doesn't give you much confidence, but I keep telling myself that there are bad parts of places where ever you go in the world even in my home town so I should't let this worry me, I should use it in a positive way and make sure I don't let my guard down whilst i'm out there and I should use other people's experiences to help me make mine the best it possibly could be! 

So i seem to have just convinced myself that everything is going to be okay! 
Now to stress over clothes! I was organising them today and realised that I need to go on another shopping trip to get a lot more! Any excise to go shopping! 

Travelling Group

So I have been in touch with the majority of people that I will be travelling with, there is 23 of us in the group, 3 guys the rest girls, the lads are just a little bit outnumbered, but sure they won't mind being surrounded by 20 girls! 

It's so exciting speaking to everyone. Knowing that I was going to be given everyone's emails a month before we go was a time marker for me, so now with only 20 days too go it all feels very real! 

Talking to everyone else is so useful to, people have mentioned things I hadn't even thought of so very grateful to have the chance to speak to everyone beforehand. 

I've had two thirds of my injections now, the last one is in about 5 days time, I 'll be glad to have that over and done with. 

Tomorrow I am dedicating my day to organising my clothes and might even start packing, because i'm actually starting to get anxious that I have hardly done any preparation for it, but I know i'll be fine as long as I don't forget anything too important like my passport! 

Stressing.

Finally after weeks of waiting for pay day to come along so I could book my flights the day was here I had money! Yet when i went to book my flights the prices had gone up by at least £100. As you can probably guess I wasn't the happiest person in the world! So after filtering through many flight sites day after day I finally gave up and just paid the ridiculous prices. 

Now my rant begins about flight prices.

If they are able to see flights at lower prices then surely they could keep doing that constantly and not have to raise the prices up when the dates of flying get nearer, obviously I know they want to get more money but I just think it is stupid partially because of the price I have just had to pay for my flight which i £207 dearer than the lowest price i found,  Also another thing that just simply confuses me, why do the actually airline websites charge so much more than comparative websites, you would expect it to be the other way round really. 

I'll end my rant there but i'm not happy with Ethiad. So the flight best go smoothly and I best get treated nicely or they won't have a happy customer. 

Dreaded Injections

I dislike needles very much so I originally kept putting off ringing the doctors to make my appointment for the injections, ideally I should of been braver and called sooner because now I have to have three lots of injections over 5 weeks which kind of sucks for me! But anyway booked the appointment and have not been looking forward to the day arriving especially knowing i have to go one my own! But I soldiered on and went, i'm having to have the Hepatitis A + B all in one which made the injection feel like it took minutes and minuets, after i had had it done, I thought I had been a wuss and made such a fuss over nothing but a small prick, but whilst i'm sat typing this I have a lovely aching right arm which is really starting to hurt but it is a great excuse to nothing all day! 

38 days to go and i'm still really excited!Still got lots to organise but i'm getting there! 

Disrespectful shoes?

I've been reading all the bits of information I have been given about my travelling but there seems to be so much! 
Whoever is in charge of organising it all has made a checklist for just about everything, which is quite reassuring and i'm sure I will appreciate it all when its nearer the time but for now it just gives me a lot of reading.

There is so much to take in to account as well, and i have started out with planning my clothes (typical girl) but for Thailand you have to be respectable in some certain areas so now how to buy t shirts that'll cover my shoulders and respectable shoes, who knew there were such things as disrespectful shoes!? Going to Google that one!