After learning I could finally lie on my sides with some degree of comfort I looked forward to a good night's sleep. Not to be. The two German girls had an early flight so they were up and about early to get ready, fortunately they left the night light on rather than the huge overheads. The next girl to get up wasn't so considerate, and as she slept on the bunk above me I felt every movement as she went back to the bed to get one thing, then another, and another....

One month until Christmas! I'd forgotten to be honest, but they were playing carols in the malls, and displaying a fair few Christmas trees to make sure I remembered. It's quite strange to sing along as you mop sweat from your brow! Breakfast was lots of toast again, sitting alongside some Bradford boys who thought they were gangster as they tried to put an American twang on their accents. After putting my stuff together in the dark room, just before they all go...

Well last night was pretty painful as I srtuggled to sleep whilst waking myself up whenever I attempted turning. Darn sunburn. At least there were no early alarms this morning though, as I didn't have to be at the airport until 1. The taxi was a few minutes late, but I was at the airport for 12.45, trying to balance my backpack on the painful shoulders. As I queued with another European to check-in, two Asian people simply walked in front to the other counter an...