Rome and onwards... Finally our internet has been connected, so read on about the second half of our Contiki adventure! Our following day we had a full day to explore Rome, and we started off first thing by catching the train into the city and lining up to get into the Vatican City. Luckily for us due to the season and our early arrival, there wasn't much of a line (apparently it can take just about all day to get in at some times of the year). We made it insi...

Only four more days until we get our internet connected at home (hopefully)! The rest of our Contiki travels and more updates and pictures are ready to go as soon as we get online, so stay tuned.

Happy new years to everyone reading this! Hope everyone is enjoying a nice warm summer- we are on the other hand are driving through snowy towns and countryside on our way north to Venice, having just left Maranello, Italy, which is the home of Ferrari! Kate and I had a great time checking out the test track and the museum, and the hometown of Enzo Ferrari. Following my last update, we arrived in Switzerland to our hotel just on the outskirts of Lucerne, which ...

We are in Nice for New Years, and off to Monaco and the Monte Carlo casino tonight! Will upload more pics when we can use our laptop to get onto the internet somewhere.

Hi everyone and Merry Christmas! Sorry for the lack of updates lately- but as most of you will know, Kate and I have started our Contiki from London travelling around Europe, and haven't had much spare time (or internet access) to update our page, and weren't able to access the internet very well where we were staying.We arrived to a very cold London on Monday the 17th, where I quickly realised my plan to wear shorts wasn't very clever, as it was about 3 or 4 deg...