Travel Countdown

Ladies and Gentlemen.
Boys and Girls.

It is with great pleasure, anticipation, excitement and anxiety all rolled into one that I announce my impending departure to travel yet another part of the World with my best friend... in 6 weeks time!!! 

In just 42 days, I will be hopping aboard a plane with my partner-in-crime from Camp America, "Roisin the Machine" and travelling to the unknown and the unfamiliar, immersing myself in new cultures, and seeing things in real life that I've only seen on postcards, instagram or google images. 

This trip has been a looooong time in the making. Having talked about and planned it for ages,we've finally scrimped and saved enough pennies together to tick another few places off the bucket list together. 

After our initial and OCD-etailed extensive research, we decided to book through the STA travel company, as they seem to be the best at organising World travel on a budget, (which is exactly what we were after). So while everyone else our age seems to be researching wedding venues, mortgage plans and baby names, me and my best girl have been spending our days and nights researching the best islands to visit in Thailand, points of interest in SE Asia, Australian visa types and travel money cards! 

And while our dates aren't set in stone, we definitely know the places we want to visit...

Our itinerary so far, goes as follows*:


7th Nov:      Abu Dhabi 
8th Nov:      Bangkok, Thailand
12th Nov:    Chiang Mai Town, Thailand
14th Nov:    Elephant Nature Park Project, Chiang Mai, Thailand
22nd Nov:   Luang Prabang, Laos
25th Nov:    Vienienne, Laos
26th Nov:    Vang Vieng, Laos
28th Nov:    Hanoi, Vietnam
1st Dec:      Halong Bay, Vietnam
3rd Dec:      Cat Ba Island, Vietnam,
5th Dec:      Hoi Ann, Vietnam
11th Dec:    Sihanoukville, Vietnam
16th Dec:    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18th Dec:    Phnom Penh, Cambodia
20th Dec:    Siem Reap, Cambodia
21st Dec:    Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
24th Dec:    Phuket, Thailand
27th Dec:    Koh Tao, Thailand
29th Dec:    Koh Phagnan, Thailand
4th Jan:       Kuta, Bali
7th Jan:       Ubud, Bali,
10th Jan:     Gili T / Gili Air / Gili Mono, Bali
20th Jan:     Sydney, Australia
30th Jan:     Melbourne, Australia

*Subject to change (obviously, it's us...)


Excitement (as well as the fear of the unknown) builds daily as I ponder if I'm gonna have enough money or time to fit everything in, but it's an adventure. And if life's taught me anything so far it's that the best adventures never go according to the plan and those are where the best memories are made.

So even though I am counting down the days until departure, I am soooooo not looking forward to condensing my entire wardrobe (and life) into a 65L backpack, which I purchased yesterday. I'm not exactly a light packer, but instead the type of girl who packs 24 outfits into a long weekend. 
So packing that rucksack is future Stacey's problem for now. I am avoiding at all costs. 
Good luck, gal!

Stace x