Free accomodation and food?! I'll take it!

 

 

I've just discovered a great website that offers hosts for voluntary work.  Each host asks that you work for 4 - 6 hours a day for either a 5 or 6 day week in exchange for accomodation and 3 meals a day.  Sounds good to me! What a great way to see places in Australia that I may not otherwise get to see.  You can organise to stay with a host for a period of a couple of weeks, or a month, or as long as they need you.  Once you've made contact and agreed all the terms by email, all that's left is to get to your hosts. 

 

Now I realise that not all work is for me - I don't think putting up electric fences or splitting logs is really what I'm into.  But working in B&B's and backpacker hostels or even on animal sanctuaries helping look after orphaned joeys could most certainly be an attractive prospect.

 

Watch this space, eh?

It begins!

This Griffin is also about to take flight. I have booked flights, bought travel insurance, and booked hostels in my first couple of stops.  The itinerary so far is as follows:

London - Singapore

Singapore - Hong Kong

Hong Kong - Sydney

Sydney - Christchurch

Auckland - Fiji

Fiji - San Fransisco

San Fransisco - Miami

Miami - London

That's a whole lot of flying! And that doesn't include all of the travel in between flights!  I'm so excited about the year ahead, but have to admit to being a little nervous too.  I know once I get to Singapore though, all worries will be left behind.  My plan is to write every day of my travels in my big old travel journal - I'll then update the blog as regularly as I can. 

That's it for now, but I'll be blogging more and more closer to the first flight on the 15th of September.