When taking a long trip abroad, you can plan all you want, but something will always go wrong. Even as one of the most organised people — making sure all hotels are booked, all trains times are remembered, and emergency numbers and details written down — I have still been caught out so many times. Booking the wrong flight home, having passports and clothes stolen after skinny-dipping, and camping in a church garden after getting lost in Germany are just the highlights. But it's how you work in a crisis and solve problems that make you a stronger person. My biggest piece of advice is to always have backup money, a photocopy of your passport, and an emergency number. Then, whatever happens can be fixed!