Once I finally made it to my hostel at 5pm, a mere 4 hours after my plane had landed, I slept and when I woke up the next day I had no jetlag, hurray! I made friends with a fellow Melbournian who I roomed with and we took off to walk around Rome, see the colosseum and all that touristy stuff. It was very hot, like you could cook a steak medium rare in under 10, well maybe not but you get the picture. Apart from getting a little lost, thank god for free maps, it...

So before I settle down into the land of the Irish I first have to get there and of course the logical way is to go via Rome and Eastern Europe. Duh! After saying goodbye to my friends and family and leaving my parents on the other side of customs I trekked to the terminal by myself. A plane to Rome had me freaking out a little, what if they don't speak English well there and what if I get lost? But turns out I had other things to worry about, like how t...