The Ginger Revolution: The First Nerve

With the trip of a lifetime nearing ever closer, Ben gets his first butterfly

Just last week I was speaking with a friend about when I expected it to come... that first true physical acknowledgement by my body that change is afoot.

Well this morning whilst on the bus in to work... that first butterfly arrived

My Travel Objectives

To have an adventure
To travel right the way around the World
To travel light and independently
To travel off the beaten track
To travel on a budget
To come home safely in one piece
To document my travel and adventures
To improve my photography & capture some great photos
To challenge myself both physically and emotionally
To put myself in uncomfortable and unfamiliar situations
To learn to speak Spanish
To develop new skills
To volunteer
To discover the recipes of food I enjoy
To not shy away from eating unfamiliar foods
To better understand what makes me happy
To better understand the things which I'm good at
To better understand my limitations
To better understand my values and beliefs
To better understand what I want to do with my future
To mark my 30th birthday with an incredible adventure
To run a marathon
To complete a full-distance IronMan triathlon
To overcome my fear of spiders
To camp out on a beach
To sleep beneath the stars
To see the aurora borealis
To set foot on a glacier (Complete)
To climb a mountain (Complete)
To climb a volcano (Complete)
To experience nature's fury
To see an erupting volcano (Complete)
To feel an earthquake (Complete)
To experience monsoon rains
To feel hurricane strength winds
To walk across the equator
To visit a megacity (Complete)
To see an iceberg
To visit a rainforest
To visit a coffee plantation
To visit a desert
To see the 'big 5' in their natural habitat
To work with primates
To swim with dolphins
To ride a jet ski
To do a wing walk
To go skydiving (Complete)
To go white water rafting
To snorkel in tropical waters
To ride in a hot air balloon
To ride in a helicopter
To do a bungee jump
To get a tattoo
To drive a hedge trimmer

My Bucket List

Visit the Rocky Mountains (Canada) (Done)
Visit Vancouver (Canada) (Done)
Climb Mount St Helen's (USA) (Done)
Visit San Francisco (USA) (Done)
Visit Mexico City (Mexico) (Done)
Visit the Panama Canal (Panama)
See the Catatumbo lightning (Venezuela)
Trek to Roraima (Venezuela)
Visit Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Visit Machu Picchu (Peru)
Visit the Amazon Rainforest
Explore New Zealand
Climb Mount Fuji (Japan)
Explore India
Visit Petra (Jordan)
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
Climb Mount Vesuvius (Italy)
Visit Chernobyl
Visit Iceland
Cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats (UK)
Walk the South-West Coast Path (UK)

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The First Nerve