Introduction

Hello, and welcome to my new blog!

I say new...its actually my first ever. I tried to keep a diary when Andy and I started travelling but packed it in when I realised that it had no audience. I wasn't every going to read it again, I'm just not that sentimental! My enthusiasm waned at some point in Australia when everything became half-arsed bullet points, generally giving the destination a score out of ten. For example:

Surfer's Paradise overall - 6/10
Hostel - 7/10
Town - 3/10
Beach - 5/10
Nightlife - 7/10

What I could have said is

'Surfer's is an example of what is wrong with cheap party destinations. It is a town populated by intoxicated holidaymakers all trying their luck, if not with the opposite sex then in the casino. It's Australia's answer to a typical holiday in Tenerife. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that in my view, I've been to Tenerife and had a great time! However, such destinations as these lack a soul. They are shallow places where people come for a week or two to drink themselves silly and do the things they are too shy to do when back home sober. Any tea-totallers are warned away...You will leave very unhappy!'

The original was never going to be a bestseller. I accepted that it wasn't meant to be. This is my second attempt, an attempt intended to have an audience. I would love it if anyone reading can ask me questions as well as this is intended to be interactive and your involvement will in turn make me feel like this blog has a purpose and is not just another person rambling on endlessly into the void of cyberspace!

A quick bit about me before I begin for those who have stumbled upon this randomly. And yes, that is me wrestling Jaws above if you're wondering. My full name is Daniel King but I much prefer Dan. I'm from the outer reaches of suburban London from a place called Barnet, most famous for a historical battle and a second division football team. Typical suburbia!

I was travelling with my mate Andy, one of my housemates from Reading Uni. However a lack of funds has sent him packing and left me with a lot more spare time on my hands, hence the new blog. I studied English at uni and have as yet written very little of any quality, which is appalling considering I like every other English graduate, would like to write a novel one day!


So here goes....