2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/seckergoesglobetrotting/rss.xml Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour. Explore. Dream. Discover. Follow me as I travel the globe from England through India, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Enjoy! If you like what you read, please leave me a message on my message board. At the end of my travels, I'll be getting this put on DVD as a permanent keepsake and would really like messages to look back on in the future! http://www.getjealous.com/seckergoesglobetrotting http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2730089&go=seckergoesglobetrotting The most frequent questions I’ve been asked since I got home and also during my travels have been “what was the highlight” or “where was your favourite place”? My Favourite Places While every country I’ve been to has been interesting and fascinating in different ways, a few countries specifically spring to mind when thinking about where my favourite place was. To narrow it down f... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2730089&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2729653&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Ok so it wasn’t quite the end. I wasn’t flying home until the evening of the 19th so I had most of the day to spend in New York. I started off with a walk through Central Park as I hadn’t managed to get there yet. I strolled from the west side to the east side, lost in thought and trying to process that I was actually going home. I felt a mixture of excitement and sadness. I’d arranged... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2729653&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2718628&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Tonight I fly home. The adventure that has been the last 12 months of my life ends tonight when my plane takes of from JFK. The last few days, weeks and even the last month I think I've been trying to prepare myself for the inevitability of today and I've had plenty of time to reflect on this past year. 355 days and 12 countries later and it only feels like yesterday that I was on my way to He... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2718628&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2729652&go=seckergoesglobetrotting I awoke around 6am with a pounding head and a very dry mouth. I’d also gone to bed without ear plugs and could hear my roommates rustling bags and getting up. Who honestly gets up at 6am if you’re not leaving for the airport!? There as only one thing for it. I had to go back to sleep. I couldn’t find my paracetamol as that would have involved lifting my head off the pillow. I finally surface... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2729652&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2728441&go=seckergoesglobetrotting For years New York has been my favourite place in the world except that before I don’t feel as though I’d travelled enough to really justify that statement. A year on and 12 countries later I felt sure that NYC was still my favourite and I couldn’t wait to get there and go explore. I suppose my arrival there was tinged with a hint of sadness as it was my last stop before going home but it wa... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2728441&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2728439&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Philadelphia. The penultimate stop on my big world adventure. The main reason for my stop over here was to see my friend Katie, her husband and meet her almost 2 year old boy. Last time I saw her, she was heavily pregnant with said little boy so I was excited to meet Leif and catch up on life. I’ve known Katie for a long time. We met the very first time I went to America when we were co-counsell... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2728439&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2727821&go=seckergoesglobetrotting I was told that while in Chicago I should definitely hang out at the beach. A beach? In a landlocked city? Hmm puzzling to me for a while but then I realised that Lake Michigan has a beach and it was within a 10 minute walk of my hostel. I had a packed lunch, a good book and a whole day to fill so I settled down and had a lovely lazy day on the beach. So lazy in fact that mid afternoon I found mys... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2727821&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2727820&go=seckergoesglobetrotting First thing on my to do list today was sleep in which was heavenly. Next thing was to Skype my brother & wife back home as due to the time difference I’d robbed him of the chance to rib me about being 30 on my actual birthday. He’s older than me. Oh the irony. Enough about that, it was time to explore Chicago. As I’d arrived in the dark, I was thoroughly disorientated as to which way I was... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2727820&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Sun, 8 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2725927&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Who of us could believe the two weeks had come to and end? For me it wasn’t so bad, I still had two more weeks to go but for the rest of the party the thoughts of going home had sunk in (or at least it seemed that way, they would have to confirm this for themselves). The last two weeks had been a blast and it didn’t feel real that we were at the end and all leaving today. I had high hopes for ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2725927&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Sat, 7 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2725361&go=seckergoesglobetrotting After the excessive partying last night (ha not really I think we were all in bed by midnight!) we had a little bit of a later start to the day. We were lucky with the weather again and it suited us perfectly that we’d decided to go to Lake Louise today. Lake Louise is definitely one of the most famous places in the Canadian Rockies. I’ll put it out there that it’s possibly one of the most f... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2725361&go=seckergoesglobetrotting Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT