after hours spent gazing at a world map and flicks through various lonely planet guides, we have organised flights into all our major destinations.
- thailand - europe - central america - south america -
slowly, things are beginning to find themselves crossed off our list - and while a few items are still making their way onto it - they don't seem quite as daunting as millions of needles, passport photos or actually paying $10,000 to a travel agent.
after 2 and a half years on the north-west coast for lize, and a year for kim, lives are being packed up and shipped back to hobart - where lize's dad nige is using their homeless belongings as an excuse to build his long dreamt of shed.
first stop, Thailand, where a full moon party and ten days with anna, lize's best friend, awaits, along with elepahnt rides, cheap beers, clear blue water and squat toilets.
as d-day approaches, kim is banned from all forms of wrestling, drinking without responsible supervision and football.
lize is busy trying to think of ways she can slip a hair dryer, extra pair of shoes, and several books into kim's bag without him noticing.
it dosen't seem real to either of us and won't until we arrive in bangkok after midnight, shoulder our packs for the first time and try and converse with taxi drivers.
while the future is unknown, we can't wait to begin what we know will be a fabulous adventure.
