Three months to go!

Yes, that's right, only 3 more months of boring normal life before my big adventure beigns! Today I will go and pick up my tickets. The travel agent has been quite awful I have to say. Obviously my opinion isn't going to affect many people, but I advise against using STA Travel. They are unprofessional, unknowledgeable, pushy and so SLOW. I could list the particular events that caused me to come to this conclusion, but that's boring. Next time I will spend my money elsewhere, it's as simple as that.

I have quite a few things to organise before I leave though. Have to buy the necessary travel items, move all my stuff out of the house, find a new housemate for my bro, book some hostels in advance and organise my travel money. I am still undecided about how I should take it with me. Credit cards are pretty pricey, and those pre-paid travel cards are even worse as they charge a set fee for each transaction. Every other time I have travelled I have just taken all my money in cash and kept in in various parts of myluggage. But I guess having $200 stolen in Vietnam is not such a big deal as having $8,000 stolen in Peru!

Back to normal life though: it is cold again! And windy. Last ngiht I went to Adelaid Aquatic Centre and tried to swim. I got a cramp in the arch of my foot that was very annoying. Then I got some water right down in my ear, you know how it makes your eye hurt it goes so far in? My goggles leaked. It was awful. I confirmed my non-swimmer status alright. I hate the smell of chlorine as well. MM and I attempted to have dinner afterwards but Stinklepants was tired and cranky so it was a disaster really. The food was also awful. A pizza that was absolutely drowned in oil. It was disgusting. Clearly someone who has no concept of vegetarianism made it. One of the benefits of not eating meat is that you cut out a lot of oil because it simply isn't necessary. When the waitress came to pick up our plates she asked what type of pizza it was and when I told her she said "Ew, it's oily". Yes, yes it is.

Only one sleep until I am in Melbourne!!