I'm going to sound like a right auld biddy now but if this has been on your mind for a while now and it's something you really, really want to do, JUST DO IT!!!
Yes, it can be scary heading off to the other side of the world on your own but if you don't go now you will regret it in years to come.
You should not live your life depending on the decisions that others make. If you want to do something, do it. If it doesn't work out, at least you tried.
My house was a no smoking zone for the last few months of last year (and I'm the only person that lives here!!!). That cut my consumption in half, but with the post christmas depression, I'm smoking indoors again so that I can get rid of my stash quicker
RE: Anyone have Australia in their sights ?
What's the craic Snowy? Fancy a trip to Oz?