Travels of Shepp

I tend to always feel guilty about something. If I go out, I feel guilty for wasting money or drinking, and if I stay in, I feel guilty for being lazy and wasting my time doing nothing. If I spend my life travelling, I feel guilty for not having a 'real job'. But if I got a 'real job', I'd feel guilty for wasting my youth and not seeing the world. I'm always worried about wasting time. And for me it's always been about time. Obsessing over the dates of things, how long they've gone on for, how long I've got to go. I struggle to let go and just be present in the moment. But the irony is, spending all this time worrying about wasting time, is wasting time. I don't want to look back on my life and see someone who didn't do everything she wanted because of anxiety. I'm actually not that person. Hindsight's a beautiful thing, and I know I would have enjoyed the first half of my East Coast trip more if I'd have stuc...

Acknowledging how bad the lockdown in the UK is now, I've been considering how blessed I am a lot recently. The majority of the travellers I've met in Australia so far have gone home and had to cut their trip short. Most of my friends and family are at home and I'm really feeling for you guys right now, not to mention the essential workers, medical staff and many more who are working extremely hard right now to keep the country afloat and the world safe. Thinking of these people reminds me that I'm so lucky to be where I am. I'm fortunate to be in a situation where I'm able to stay in Australia and continue my trip, even if I'm not travelling right now. I'm certainly in a country where things aren't as bad as other places in the world, as we still haven't gone into full lockdown and this weekend just gone has seen a relaxing of some restrictions. We can now travel up to 50km outside of our homes for recreational purposes and go for picnics. On Su...