The Journey

     The day had finally arrived. Our destinations had been chosen and our tickets had been booked with plenty of time to spare. With all the planning in place, all that remained was to board flight BA456 to Boston, our first port of call. It was a mild September morning.

     Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Vinnie and my travelling companion’s name is Anita. Together we had decided that we would like to realise a lifelong dream of travelling around the world. So here we were at the departure gate in London’s Heathrow Airport about to board our first flight of eight in all, a round trip that was going to take us on a 40,000 mile journey around the world. Awesome! Note how I was already practising my American English to good effect.

     As I boarded the flight, I can still recollect my feelings. My adrenalin was high, and as the plane’s engines purred to life I experienced a slight shiver up my spine as it finally dawned on me that weeks of planning had led to this moment. I was leaving Europe for my first ever visit to America. 

     As the plane was leaving London behind, I wondered when I might touch down on European soil again as I had booked us open tickets valid for up to 365 days travel - so when exactly we would return, nobody knew.

     Still, this was a time to look forward, so dismissing any thoughts about my return I sat quietly and imagined what adventures and discoveries might lay before me. Ultimately, only the Gods above knew, but I was relishing the prospect with a sense of awe and excitement, and a sense of learning and fun.

Random Excerpts

South of Mexico City lies one of mankind’s greatest architectural treasures, Teotihuacán. Translated to mean Creation of the Place of Gods, it is the ancient city of temples and pyramids started in 100 BC and completed some 150 to 200 years later. As you walk into the city’s main avenue, you cannot help but feel the scale of power the place must have had at its peak.