It is no secret that I have a massive problem, a terrible,
seemingly totally incurable case of something they call wanderlust. I have
tried everything to stop it - I have a cat, a house, a great job, a lovely man
- all of which I adore but still the passport whispers and calls me to explore
new places. Like an annoying buzzing fly with its persistent relentless noise,
it eventually makes me snap......
Like every addict I am always secretly in search of the next
high (or adventure in my case), stalking travel pages of the internet like a
mad woman, planning to tick as many things as I can off my bucket list the way
train spotters do their beloved trains and living the dreams I promised myself
I always would. And I take any promise I make very seriously.
So planning this trip I am about take was easy. It has been
on my bucket list for years; I have talked about it a hundred times and drooled
over every picture of this amazing place I have seen. Yep I am off to Reykjavik,
Iceland!! It is so far removed from any
of my other travels for many reasons. The weather, the amount of specialist
clothing I need, the natural phenomenon’s, I could go on but most importantly
this time I am taking my lovely man and my veganism with me.
Despite having travelled all over the world and eaten some
weirdly wonderful things I have never done it as a vegan and only once
travelled as a couple (I dragged my lovely man to the pyramids in Cairo. The
last standing wonder of the ancient world. Incredible. The full on police
escorts, guns everywhere and being stuck at the airport with no sign of a
flight out of Cairo were all part of the experience, right?!) So this adds a
new twist to the adventure, not only will it be new places, new climates and
new cultures it will also be both a new vegan / life sharing experience. Am I
scared, nervous or worried? Nope not in the slightest. I cannot imagine
anything more magical than seeing the Aurora Borealis in real life with the
person I love the most. Sharing the sights while we slurp hot drinks, taking as
many pictures, making as many memories as we can. As for the veganism - thank goodness for the
amazing blogs of Amanda Burger (burgerabroad.com). Smart, savvy, vegan and
travelling the world, she is an inspiration as well as practical providing
newbies like me a comprehensive list of places to eat. Winner!
So with our bags packed (well mine are, said lovely man
is doing his now.....) passports ready, kitty baby sitter sorted for mad mog
Gus and the camera fully charged it's away we go!
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