Continental drifting

I’ve lived in many places, and travelled to many more. I had a lot of fun getting there and being there, wherever there happened to be at the time. I climbed a castle wall in Czesky Krumlov, abseiled down cliffs to go caving in the west of Ireland, slept on the beach in Paros, got chased by a swarm of bees in Vourvourou (ok that wasn’t fun, but it was exciting), learned flower arranging in Tokyo, got caught in the middle of a riot in Seoul, learned to snowboard in Salzburg, got lost in a labyrinth in Budapest and had my icecream stolen by a gull in Cornwall. Yet in all this time, I have never written a single word about my travels. I have never kept a diary; I have hardly any photos because I lost most of them when an evil computer died, and it seems such a shame. So it stops here. From now on out, I shall try to keep an account of my adventures here. These are my first words, and these are my first photographs:

The fountain at Trafalgar Square in December 2009

Hiking in the Hawaiian rainforest, 2011

Camden horse tunnels, 2010

About ailsapm

Hi there! I’m Ailsa Prideaux-Mooney. I’ve lived in many places, and travelled to many more. I had a lot of fun getting there and being there, wherever there happened to be at the time. I climbed a castle wall in Czesky Krumlov, abseiled down cliffs to go caving in the west of Ireland, slept on the beach in Paros, got chased by a swarm of bees in Vourvourou (ok that wasn’t fun, but it was exciting), learned flower arranging in Tokyo, found myself in the middle of a riot in Seoul, learned to snowboard in Salzburg, got lost in a labyrinth in Budapest and had my ice cream stolen by a gull in Cornwall. And I’m just getting started. If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, I’d love you to follow my travelogue - wheresmybackpack.com - and remember, anyone who tries to tell you it’s a small world hasn’t tried to see it all.
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12 Responses to Continental drifting

  1. kitchenmudge says:

    Nice shots. Wish I could be there.

  2. kitchenmudge says:

    Oops. Meant to leave the above comments on the occupying Wall Street photos.

    • ailsapm says:

      🙂 I was wondering about that. Glad you read this post too though! Yes, interesting times here in Gotham, flashback to the sixties.

  3. Kate says:

    Love the variety of colours! I’ve just been to Fiji and half my album snaps are all just blue-blue-blue. Need to get further afield…

  4. I just read your one-year post, congrats! I was curious to see the very first one, I’m amazed at how many posts you managed to write. I look forward to reading more!

    • ailsapm says:

      I can’t believe it’s been a year already – although it does feel like I’ve been writing forever! So glad to meet you, looking forward to sharing many more travel tales in the future! 🙂

  5. Piccola Ying says:

    Hi Ailsa, I felt exactly the same way when I started my blog a few months ago. I’ve drifted and wandered around so much yet have never been able to keep a travel blog and share my stories. I’m just starting out and feel very much like you, a year ago. Congrats for coming this far. Loved reading your stories!

    • ailsapm says:

      Hurrah, congrats on starting your travelogue. I just celebrated my one year anniversary and it’s hard to believe it’s only been one year. Very happy to make your e-acquaintance, Piccola. I just followed your blog to see how you get on. There’s a wonderful travel community here on WP – join in the weekly travel theme here on WMB and get to know them! xxx Ailsa

  6. petit4chocolatier says:

    You definitely have lived wonderfully! Excellent travels 🙂
    It is nice to see one year before and see what you have now. Beautiful travelogue.

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