Firstly, thanks to all who have joined the facebook group, Without Borders World Trip - this will be the easiest way to keep up to date with all the best videos during the trip. Also, thanks to Joe Ellis and the rest of the team for plugging the Trip on CSRfm last week.
Something I'll be hoping to use a lot, and something you might want to look into if you're considering travelling at some point is couchsurfing.com - it's a free internet-based hospitality service with over 974,000 members. A volunteer based network, couchsurfing connects travellers with people who live in the counties and cities they plan to visit who offer free accommodation or just to show you around town. Members offer their couch, spare bed, or floor to people for a few nights and in return, when they are travelling, they can take advantage of the same hospitality from other members. The site was started by a guy who bought a cheap ticket from Boston to Iceland, and rather than stay in a hotel or hostel, emailed 1500 students at the University of Iceland asking if he could stay, and received more than fifty offers. Definitely a useful service to have in mind!
I'm currently emailing a number of enthusiastic entertainment agents in Sydney. The plan initially was to be very romantic - turn up in a city with nothing and get publicity and shows from scratch. But I think it would be smarter to have a few contacts in a number of cities, and maybe a few gigs planned ahead to be sure.
I had a great interview with Leeds Student Newspaper last week, I performed one thing with them and ended up being there for over two hours! Should be published in next week's edition - I'll post details when I get a copy.
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