fish and chips, and I'm off

Having pretty much done nothing but eat and drink for the last three days, I ventured out this afternoon with my dear friend Laura to get some last minute supplies for my trip. As noted earlier, I'm flying to Bangkok tomorrow, and making my way to northern Thailand, Laos and Cambodia for a month. I haven't planned much, but I sure am looking forward to soaking up the sights (and the food). I've had particularly itchy feet this year, and if Eat Pray Love didn't look so lame or receive such terrible reviews, maybe I'd be inclined to draw comparisons. But it did, and I'm not.

Mum made us waffles this morning, which Laura and I enjoyed with whipped cream, peaches and strawberries, and doused in maple syrup. Yesterday we had Grandma's Christmas cake for afternoon tea. After catching up with some old friends last night in the sunshine over some beers, tonight I quite fancied fish and chips. Mum wouldn't indulge me in the bought variety, so we instead had fresh flounder, done in flour and salt and pepper on the barbecue, with oven fries and my roast broccoli, iceberg lettuce and feta and olive oil salad. It was fresh, tasty, and really hit the spot.

It feels strange being this time of year and not yet at the beach, but I'm pretty sure Asia is going to be awesome. Last minute jobs to do include packing properly, painting my nails and cleaning up my iPod. Not too difficult with a belly full of fish and salad.

I'll attempt to update the blog while I'm away, but I'm sure you'll understand if I have better things to do than spend hours at a computer. Despite all the good times I've had this year, I'm not sorry to see the back of 2010, so doing so in Thailand with goodness knows who is really really appealing. I hope you all have a great new year and probably a well-deserved holiday. See you back in 2011 and here's to it being the best year yet. x