~First post~

Hi! And welcome to my blog! This blog is going to be used as a diary for the next 10 months to possibly 2 years. Over that period of time I hope to travel through the UK and I invite you to join me! Please excuse any grammatical errors I may have in my writing, I am not an English teacher and have no one with me to ask if what I write sounds good! So no judging! Anyways here we go! :) 

Growing up I was always obsessed with travel! Moving away and experiencing new things. Travelling through a different country and becoming a story teller when I return home. I can't even pin point when I decided I wanted to go backpacking through the UK because I have been thinking about it for more than a decade I'm sure!

 I have been talking about this trip for more than a year now that I was going to be leaving at the beginning of 2015 but I really didn't know what that meant until I had to say goodbye to my beautiful family at the airport in Edmonton today! I can honestly say it didn't hit me until I had hugged them all and realized I had to turn around and walk through security alone. That was it, no one was coming with me, I was all alone and would be for the next 10 months! However I do have amazing parents and they will be visiting me in 2 months! And possibly friends coming over in the summer so I really can say I have the best family and friends in the world! 

I boarded the plane which was a 6 hour flight to rejykjavik Iceland where I have a 2 hour layover and then I get on another plane for 3 hours which is taking me to London England where I will start my adventure! 

My flight was overall good, I had a window seat and no one sat beside me which was great because I had more room to spread out into. The older gentlemen sitting on the aisle seat was very nice and we talked for a bit on the plane, he was from Holland and moved to Canada about 20 years ago. 

I am writing this from the airport in Iceland, I had hoped to get a picture of something outside that could show what Iceland looks like, or something to represent it, except it's dark out, the airport isn't very big so there isn't much to look out onto, and the city isn't beside the airport so it's literally just pitch black outside. So sorry but no picture. 

I just paid $1004 for a water and some grapes... Dear god let's hope that's not what it is in Canadian dollars or I will punch myself in the face. 

I have no idea what to do when I get to London, I will get my big back pack that I'm travelling with, then hopefully get a cab outside and give him directions to the first hostel I'm staying in. All I have are the directions to the hostel so let's hope their right and I don't end up in Whales. 

After I finally get to the hostel it will be a very big relief, I have no idea what I'm doing when I get there, check in and then go explore my new home for the next few months. BUT I can tell you right now I am already excited for bed tomorrow night because it's 1:30 am and I won't be sleeping for another 15 hours for sure!