As my birthday is swiftly approaching, I have been searching for a place to vamoose, just because I can. Initially I was going to go to Aarhus, Denmark, as it was the cheapest flight out, but it wasn't so cheap that it would be worth spending only one day, so Nadya suggested Bath. I was a bit skeptical as I thought that there would only be old people and tourists which wouldn't make for a particularly exciting birthday celebration, (not that I have anything against the timeworn, tourists maybe but not old 
people), but I was to find that there was in fact a university with loads of people under 70. Not completely excited by the idea (it would mean that I was still in the same country) but prepared to settle on it just because there was nowhere cheaper to fly to, I went on to skyscanner for one last stab in the low cost world. Low and behold, the flights to Aarhus had gone down to 1p!!! Who knows what's there, but who cares, it'll be newfangled, random, and if it is a complete hole, I'll be leaving 
the next day!! With 10 days left of this unusual age, I reflect on what has been a most breathtaking year, where I have definitely realised my peripatetic nature. 92 cities have been amused by my sometimes bizarre but mostly self humouring antics, with at least 40 of them befuddling me into a confused stupor; 2 pairs of shoes worn out, 5 more pairs added, 1 pair still unworn; 3 scarves and 
several earring backings lost, as well as the temporal misplacement of all my belongings; plane, train, underground, tram, bus, water-taxi, ferry, boat, bicycle, raft, funicular, 4WD, tuk-tuk, elephant, oxen, and camel used as a means to get from here to there; 2 electrical hair appliances acquired to upkeep 1 haircut; 6 pairs of stockings bought in an effort to avoid buying winter clothes; 0 broken bones or deadly viruses caught, several cases of overindulgence self diagnosed. I seemed to have 
escaped the plethora of travel hazards illustrated by thousands of backpackers, bar one attempt of bag pick-pocketing which I interrupted with a glare at the million of suspects surrounding me, with any misadventures turning into epic adventures. There are no mistakes, only opportunities to make scenic detours; sometimes you have to grin and bare it but at least you will come out the other side with a completely insane story to tell your grand kids!!
several earring backings lost, as well as the temporal misplacement of all my belongings; plane, train, underground, tram, bus, water-taxi, ferry, boat, bicycle, raft, funicular, 4WD, tuk-tuk, elephant, oxen, and camel used as a means to get from here to there; 2 electrical hair appliances acquired to upkeep 1 haircut; 6 pairs of stockings bought in an effort to avoid buying winter clothes; 0 broken bones or deadly viruses caught, several cases of overindulgence self diagnosed. I seemed to have 
escaped the plethora of travel hazards illustrated by thousands of backpackers, bar one attempt of bag pick-pocketing which I interrupted with a glare at the million of suspects surrounding me, with any misadventures turning into epic adventures. There are no mistakes, only opportunities to make scenic detours; sometimes you have to grin and bare it but at least you will come out the other side with a completely insane story to tell your grand kids!! 
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