Singapore

Strong contender for the most glamorous place on Earth. Not the best place for a backpacker to meet people or save money, but certainly a civil place to get through jet lag.

Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Bali

It's been a long time since my last post. A lot has happened, perhaps the most exciting was my first time travelling. With my 60 litre backpack on, an empty SD card in my camera, and a tearful mother at Heathrow, I ventured out on my own. Most people can't believe I went alone. Even on the plane on my way to Asia I was warned against travelling alone: "cause you're a woman, it's too dangerous". Shame that this is the way we are taught to live. I wasn't alone really, I was on 14 strong backpacking tours some of the time and traveled with a friend at one point. I was only "alone" alone for 12 days (Singapore and Bali). Funnily enough I learnt the most about myself in those days, as the cliche goes.