Finally, my last day in Sweden has arrived - tonight the adventure begins! I don't know what happened, my last weeks just passed by me when I was thinking of something else...
Although it's been a bit hectic, I don't really mind - at least I didn't have any butterflies in my stomach, or maybe I've just been to busy to notice them.
I did my last day(s) at Carambole about two weeks ago. It was sad to leave my job, I'll miss everyone that works there - great people. Hopefully they are still there when I come back to Sweden. :)
After a lot of research, I had decided where I wanted to go, so I went to the local Ticket office to get my... well... tickets. They cooperate with STA travel, and I prefer to do this kind of shopping personally instead of over a phone or the Internet. Unfortunatly, my plans didn't quite work out (or more correct, they became very expensive), so I had to change them a bit. The lady at the Ticket office was very helpful though, so we worked it out.
When the tickets were payed for, the whole thing suddenly became very real, it was a bit of a chock to realise that I would leave in less than two weeks.
This made me go through my equipment and go out and do some more shopping. I'm pretty sure my budget was messed up even before that, and it wont become any better... yeah yeah, whatever.
Through the backpacking.nu forum, I actually found a couple of guys that are going to do a trip around Asia that is similiar to mine. I'm going to team up with them i Bangkok, at D&D inn, as soon as I get there. Hopefully we can do the trip together.
I had a time booked for a phonecall with my doctor last week, about bringing some kind of malaria prophylaxis. Unfortunatly, they had forgotten to tell him about it, so I sat there waiting for the phone to ring, but it never did. I called them and rescheduled it, and two days later I had a prescription for Lariam, so now I can add that to the long list of crap my body has recieved lately... I'm feeling like a walking talking pharmacy, that's how much pills, bandages and stuff I'm bringing with me. I'll almost feel dissapointed if I won't need it...
I've been staying with a friend of mine in Gothenburg since Sunday. I was of course not ready to go at that time, so I had a lot to take care of before I left. It was a bit interesting to pack my rucksack. It became quite full. And very heavy. 25kg is not something I want to drag around, so I had to leave some stuff that I wanted to bring with me. I guess I'll have to live with that, I prefer to be without some stuff than to break my back under the weight. :)
Finally, I would like to add that this trip would not have been possible without the help of all my good friends and my family, so this site is dedicated to them. Lots and lots of thanks everyone!