Hello! My name's Blair and I'm from the small town of Whakatane, on the east coast of the North Island in New Zealand.
In September 2005, I went 'overseas' for the first time in my life (I've been to Australia several times, but that doesn't really count). I was away for 5 weeks, 2.5 of them in Turkey and another two or so on a bus trip around some of the other major tourist destinations in Europe (London, Paris, Germany, etc).
I was meant to keep a travel diary, but didn't really find time during my travels. It's unfortunate because I found that with each passing day, I would forget things which had seemed noteworthy the previous day. This was especially true of the things I noticed which were different to 'back home'.. they just became normal and so were forgotten.
The differences in how people and things were, rather than the sights and buildings, was the most interesting part of travelling for me.
This blog is for me. It's mainly to ensure I don't forget some of the notable experiences and memories of my trip. If you're anything like me, you probably won't find it of much interest, unless perhaps you can relate to the experience or have similar travel in mind.
Feel free to email me -- stepped at gmail wth any comments.
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