After my first few days in Rome I joined a Topdeck tour. I was a little cautious about joining a tour that had already been going for 2 weeks, expecting cliques of people and group drama! But can I tell you this group of people exceeded my expectations. There were no cliques and I felt welcomed straight away, having a cross dressing party that night at the campsite may have helped but I will come back to that. I spent the morning doing washing, I had only been o...

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...