3 months, 6 countries, 14 US states, 1 million 115,526 steps (pedometer never lies!) and an eye watering amount of cash later, I am home! 

And man have I seen some and done some amazing things: 

Watched the sunset over the Grand Canyon, sung along to shows on Broadway, trekked to the peak of the Great wall of China, been walking in Memphis, Jumped out of a plane in Melbourne, spent magical days as Disney, met the pandas in Chengdu, stood in Elvis’ shoes at Sun Studios, watched fireworks at the Sydney Opera House….to name but a very special few!!

I’ve eaten some insanely good food, Singaporean chilli crab, Beignets in New Orleans and Pastrami on Rye at Katz Deli…I still dream of you all!

But most of all:

I have met some amazing people along the way and it wouldn’t have been half the fun without you. Bring on the self indulgent thank yous I hear you say? oh sure why not…

My first and one and only Miss Warburton  (“you know…like the bread”) Friends at first sight. You know how amazing you are. I miss you every day.

Griffiths – what a treat to spend a week in the sunshine with you, London isn’t the same without you and we miss and love you more than you know! Lets just stop this Sydney malarkey and come home now please. thanks! haha

Ridley, you lovely surprise you! thanks for keeping me calm all the way, and for making us the perfect beach walk team!

Toddy & Mike – you boys were a dream! Especially Mike…Toddy I still haven’t forgiven you for not warning me how handsome!  Couldn’t have asked for a better week living the Penthouse life!

Mr & Mrs Thomas thanks for hosting me a Chez Newlywed for an awesome week in Melbourne. So great to catch up. Special love for you Rach- thanks for making sure I didn’t die on that skydive mate!

Debs (& Shane!) So so great to be reunited after so long, so glad you’re so happy in Melbs and life is treating you so well!

Steve for showing me the very best sights of Melbourne and for being great company to drink ALL the wine! St Kilda certainly beats Staines! I’ll return the favour when you’re back in few months…

You all made Oz the perfect way to start my travels. Thanks for taking such good care of me and spoiling me with all the lovely things there are on offer. Shame you’re all a casual 10,000 miles away!

Chef, the trip would not have been the same without a perfect wedge of 10 days back in March, not only would I have been Billy no mates i’d have missed my favourite far too much to make it to the end of the trip! You’re the perfect travel companion, thanks for all the ‘chefs on tour’ love and laughs!

Same goes for bonus chef, Harriet, it was the perfect way to spend a day in Singapore, plus I wouldn’t have survived the trip without Dr Moore’s medical advice of “a coke with every meal”… burn those germs with the sugary poison!

Annick, the best roomie I could’ve hoped for you absolute gem. Along with Sophie and Frances for all keeping me laughing, stopping me crying some days when the horrors of China were just to much and for being on team let’s not vom on stuff. You ladies are amazing.

Mr Kerr for saving my trip and spoiling me rotten in Shanghai, you salvaged it all and sent me on my way with fond memories of China. It was great to see you after so long!

To my Trek family, you’re heroes the lot of you! If only for putting up with my hiccups, my constant falling over, my shocking singalongs in the van and the way I say “George”!

Shona, Leanne, Clare, Meg, Millie, Luke, Tom, Lisa, Alex, Jess, Kristy & Greg…..You were a dream and I couldn’t have found better people to spend the final month with! Driving anywhere isn’t the same without you right now!

Extra special nudge to my darling Leanne, the blue haired beauty, my partner in obscure 90’s comedy crime, you are the “one” lovely lady and Disney was the icing on an already pretty marvellous cake!

Lastly Mama and Papa T for having the faith that I would not die or be sold into human trafficking and supporting me in yet another “I think i’m just going to quit my job and start again” fiasco! And for continuing to religiously read the blog despite the disproportionate amount of times I use the word “wanker”.

Well, what a phenomenal journey (it was an actual journey so I can say that, not in the proverbial sense that those wankers off the X Factor always do…there I go again!!) But turns out, not much happens when you’re away after all! So if I’ve learnt anything from the last three glorious months, it’s say yes to things you want to do, stop worrying everything will be fine and don’t miss the opportunity to travel whilst you are able…because crap work will still be there when you get home anyway!!

…or not as the case may be for Quitty Mcquitterson over here! Think I’ve earnt the a few days putting my weary feet up before I think about that though eh. Here’s to you holiday blues, may you and lovely lady jet lag be kind!!!

Xx