Now that the silly season is over, and the new year has begun, the time to start holiday planning is upon us! Around this time last year, I decided to bite the bullet and embark on the adventure I had been dreaming about for as far back as I could remember!  - I was excited, scared, hopeful and anxious. I wanted to see as much as I possibly could in a short-ish period of time, meet new people and learn about cultures that were completely different to mine. I wanted to visit