Monday, 16 September 2013

No Need for a Backpack

After finishing my degree at the university of Portsmouth, I moved home to the border of London. My aim was to get a job that I wouldn't mind leaving in a year's time in order to go travelling before I settled into a career. Therefore, I took a job in retail and slowly began paying off my student overdraft. However, after one particularly interesting trip into central London something occurred to me; I live on the edge of a City that people travel from all over the world to come and visit. How is it then, that I can have focused all my energy on travelling the rest of the world when I've barely seen anything of the place I come from? The answer is we take for granted what we have right in front of us and therefore, right then and there, I decided I needed to explore London more- hence the reason (and name) for this blog. Whilst trying to save every penny for my exploration around the world, I will put aside a small amount of money each month to try and see a little bit more of London. Not only will this year be dedicated to money making, it will also be a chance for me to see what tourists see when they come to this amazing City. London offers so many exciting avenues for exploration which up until now I have somewhat ignored. However, from now on I vow to become a fully fledged, camera carrying, tube riding, tourist (minus the backpack).          

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