And with the trip looming I have been forced financially to keep working, which hasn't helped the healing.
Currently convalescing from a malady that this clue, if you know your Tennessee Williams, should enlighten you:
So with a fair amount of recuperation time up my sleeve I have had plenty of opportunity to spend on the finer details of my forthcoming adventure.
Here is an extract from my itinerary as it so far stands:
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Yes I know it smacks of anal-retentiveness, but let me tell you - with dwindling days 'til my dotage, I am more and more conscious of the fact that I am not likely to get the opportunity to return to a lot of the countries I visit.
One of the remarkable things about the internet is the degree to which you can plan an overseas trip to maximise the time you have there.
These days I can achieve at least double that which i could in the days when I would simply set off with an out of date Lonely Planet under my arm.
I know many of you would hanker after those halcyon days where wandering like a will-o'-the-wisp seemed like the simple essence of backpacking travel.
But how often did I return home from a trip to be asked "And what did you think of the ------?" to which I could only reply "THAT was THERE???"
I am far better informed and prepared these days and thanks to the 'www' I save bucket loads of money by doing this pre-travel research.
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