BOOKED

So now it's real. The tickets are booked and the countries on the route that I'll be working through are finally set in stone. After weeks of consideration and planning, leaving from London, the main destinations on the 12 month journey are -

UK - INDIA - HONG KONG - CHINA - SINGAPORE - AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND -COOK ISLANDS - USA - UK

Each country and their specific cities have been chosen with consideration to language, venue and work possibilities, as well as general 'lushness'. Specifically, the cities that I should spend most of the time in will be Delhi, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Wellingon, Auckland, Rarotonga and Los Angeles. I had a quick look at Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, on Google Earth, and all that's visible other than green is their wee airstrip with a single plane parked on it, so I knew I had to go. Apparently the airport is only open for one day a week, so let's hope I don't have to leave in a hurry. It's an exciting and exhausting list to look at, but there's so much to do before my 21st and I actually head off. Publicity is a priority before the trip begins, and I know about as much about the media as they know about me, so I've definitely got my work cut out.

This is the first big step in about 26,000 miles, and I've got so many ideas so I hope you're excited too.