@Lifemagician
Thanks for the reply.
You are right and this is by no means a short term plan, it will take me a few years at least to have the spare money, so I can get a lot of research done by then.
After finding out how difficult and expensive it is, I am tempted to wait until I turn 21 to actually do the trip, but keep planning and researching it over the next few years.
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What is everyone's opinion on my time frame for the trip, do you think it is realistic?