My little friend

I just bought this handsome little i medici firenze leather backpack. I feel the same level excitement as a child starting kindergarden! I want to prance around my living room wearing my backpack whilst my Mum takes photos of me!

That may sound excessive, but this will be my travelling bag - It will carry my water bottle as I explore the ramblas of Barcelona, it will store my camera as I wander through the British Museum with my mouth agape, it will sit in the small of my back as I soak up the Ottoman architecture in Istanbul, it will be slick with my sweat as I swim though the humidity of Malaysia, it will be caked with the red dust of Alice Springs. It will carry me home.

After.The.Apple

I like to think that i'm above mere material possessions.... my plastic-oh-so-fantastic ikea bookcase begs to differ

But i enjoy telling myself such blatant false-truths to muster up the enthusiasm to scrap together pennies for an impeding year of backpacking. However The Duffle from the collection "Concerning the Wee People" made me stop in my tracks and reconsider my plans

Do i REALLY want to eat cheese in Amsterdam? Do i REALLY want to eat risotto again at the River Cottage Canteen? Do i REALLY want another Sally Lunn Bun?

The answer is yes...well after a few minutes of dreaming about soft buttery leather and tasty tapestry