The European Outlook

Interesting things seem to happen in this world...
Things occur naturally, and mostly seem to happen when you least expect it to.
You don't hear from someone in a while, and it's on your mind for a while, then one day you forget about them, and once you have; you hear from them, right away...
In some ways it is a good thing, but I never see as a bad thing. I see it as either a good way, or a good thing that has come at a wrong time to interrupt another good thing. If you know what I mean.

We'll get back to that later...

Tonight I went to see the band 'the Fray' perform at Metro City. It indeed was a great performance and I found myself singing every word to every song. Met a few people from university which made the night funner. As I watched them perform, and entertain the thousands of fans crowded into a small nightclub, I started to think as to how other fans around the globe react to them, surely each concert is different in their own way...With this in thought, that was not the main thing on my mind. What I was really thinking was about all the things they've must have seen over the time they have travelled around the world, just to perform, just to sing the same songs over and over. Started thinking about all the things they've seen, things they have discovered, tried, eaten the people they've met along the way that help them travel more and more and keep them going. As this flows through my mind, the feeling of jealousy soon follows. I want to see the world. I want to meet people in the far far corners of this globe and make friends there, and come back home and know that I've been to here and there and I know people who live here and there.

My chance to travel and explore should be taking place next year (2010) June-July.
Original plans were to visit a friend in a small area called Falmouth, in the county of Cornwall, in the UK. From my friends house, our plans were to travel around the UK as a camping trip. With a tent and bags and everything! All seemed very exciting. However, it got me thinking, considering I would be overseas for about 4, maybe 5 weeks. That the places I want to cover in the UK could be done within a week. Which meant we would have plenty of time to kick back back at my friends house in Falmouth; or. . .Explore not only the UK, but more of Europe.
Then all these places kept popping up in my head as I frantically tell all my friends about this new cunning idea, they tell me even more places to visit, more things to do.
Now with all the planning taking place and things are slowly falling into place in my planning of the trip and discussing it with my friend in the UK--My backpacking partner!
I've decided I'll be visiting places such as Bern in Switzerland, to the Greek Islands, such as Santorini, places I've wanted to go...and also pay another visit back to Salzburg in Austria, where I thoroughly remember as the most memorable moment of our Music Tour in 2006.
(Climbing the Bavarian alps and sitting on the edge/border of Austria and Germany)
Going to some of these places, I will be breaking promises that I had made with certain people, telling them that I would go with them, despite the fact that I feel extremely guilty about leaving them behind and going on without them. I have written out a list of people that wanted to go to particular places with me of where I am going, and this list will be going along with me to tell me what I need to be considering while I am over there.

Not only am I just going on a backpacking trip around Europe, because I want to or because I can. there is also a purpose behind it all.
As I'm sure you have heard at least once in your life, that when you travel...you change, and you learn different things and you come back with a whole new mindset, or new outlook on things, and learn to find yourself....
That is exactly what I intend to do...and hopefully even more...
As I go on this remarkable trip, I will be filming allot of things, places I visit, things I do, things I see, record personal videos of my progress on the trip etc etc. and when I return I will be creating a film/documentary about it all and see how it all unfolds...

Whats more great about this all is that, my friend who lives in Falmouth, has more than kindly agreed to travel along with me every step of the way...Without almost no hesitation what so ever, she openly accepted my proposal on this backpacking euro trip. Which is great! I met her in January this year (2009) on Rottnest Island, she was travelling and had just been passing by and visiting the island for the day, and I was fortunate enough to bump into her and show her around. Since then we have been in contact as she is still travelling around the world and soon to be returning back home to where she belongs. Her bright and bubbly personality would be great to have along with me on my trip to keep each other going throughout the trip.

It's still hard for me to realize that I am actually going to go on a backpacking trip through Europe. I'll be leaving Perth with nothing more than just a couple of pairs of clothes in my big backpacking bag and some extras and then buying everything I need along the way, as I go...
It'll be a new experience for me and I really can't wait for it to happen!

I am also looking forward to me, hopefully changing as I go, and as I document this trip that I'll also see a slight change of outlooks on things as I progress through it all, it will be very interesting to see when I get back how people will look at me, or how I will look at them, and how I see this world, and how different my blog posts will be once I return...

I suppose we'll just have to wait and see for now I guess...


(to be continued---)







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Barricades & Frustrations

Hey there once again...

I find it funny, how with all this recession business going on at the moment, that there is more things we need/want. They just came out of nowhere...It was bad enough spending money on things that we didn't need or need for that matter before the recession, but when it hits, the amount increases; bills get higher, fuel prices seems to just keep rising, cutting down to one bottle of milk not two each time we go down to do the groceries, the local coffee shop begins to sell more grande sizes instead of a venti, people now start to download music instead of buying the actual albums; but you see my point...
There is so much I want to do...so much we all want to do in this world, and with so much on the list, and life being too short not all of it can be done. And with this whole issue with the global money problems, its not making it any easier for us all. We want to visit that part of the world, buy that car with that number plate, we want to see that person perform again live, want to buy that house in that area, or get that business up and running to pay off that mortgage quicker. But it's not as easy anymore.
I would love to visit Europe again, but this time just to visit, explore, wander, get lost, clear my mind, discover, meet new people, and simply search for new things that I've never knew existed. Taste new food and wine, swim in famous lakes, climb the alps again, write my lyrics in a quiet mountain side of Europe. Do all that and eventually stumble back home and a week or two later pick up the developed photos and think "WOW"...and re-live each moment in that photo, and remember what that trip was like...and when you think about it, you think "did I really just do all those things?". . .
That is what I want...

It's really frustrating how things we really really want to do and achieve, we cannot not do because of money or jobs or religion or there is something that will get in the way of you doing something great. But the point of it all, is to not really let it get in your way.
Some things you will be able to do, some things you wont. But the closer you try, the less further you are away from it, which means your more happier, that you almost got there. Although the more closer you are, the more frustrated you may get; "Oh no I was so close!!!" but the thing is, you actually tried, which makes you one step ahead of the rest of them who didn't.

There are many ups and downs as part of life...We have break ups and break downs...
and we have people in our lives that make us feel like complete s*#t but then with time and all, we meet new people friends and more than friends, that make you feel worthwhile again...
and we move on, to see and feel and learn different things from different people, places, money etc etc...

Make it yours, and make it sure
for life is only a simple tour,
see the light, leave the dark
its so unhealthy
to not see the mark
of all the possibilities
and the insecurities
of what we must see
and not what we want to be
to achieve the great success
of life in its own access. . .

-Mr.Y




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Start of a New Ending

Hello all,

Once a little time ago, I started a blog page and all, but then I decided to put all that 'was', behind me...Close my eyes for a bit and wake up and do something about myself. Do what I need to do...
And so...in saying so I've decided that writing a blog/journal like thing is one way of starting out my new outlook on things. I've lost many things but gained twice as much. All for the good.
Thanks to the help of those that have been there pretty much every step of the way, ive somewhat changed to a certain level which I never knew I could reach again-after dropping into such a steep hole I thought I'd never be able to get myself out.

So,

this is my first blog, about me making a new start...
I suppose my point of it all is, nothings never too late for anything...
although time will not wait for you and you having to keep up, making a change, or starting something new or getting back up onto your feet from any disaster with the right mindset and persistance, it'll get you there...
I know.. I am still on the verge of things but Im closer than you or I both think...

The Start of a new Ending for me...nice title I thought...
from now i am going to keep posting things not only to show people but also for my own benefit of proving to myself what im actually thinking....

Let me know what you think, if you read this...
Feedback would be much welcomed! :-)

Thanks



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