Back to my 'home' of London for a couple of days of rest and shopping, lots of Starbucks and Tube rides and a sad farewell to Europe. Sunday 5th October: Arriving back in London to the usual traffic jams and cold weather. I dashed to KFC to taste chips and gravy then settled into my hostel and went shopping for some food supplies and relaxed. Monday 6th October: So I had a couple of things I hadnt ticked off my London list so up and on my fav Tube to Piccadilly...

Leaving Germany was a bit bittersweet as I was saying goodbye to all my travel buddies (wouldnt see them again until home!) but then I was soo so excited to finally be getting to Italy. Hearing so much about it and having lots of expectation, I was a little worried to see if it would be everything I hope hoped. But lets just say it was a LOT better :) Tuesday 23rd September: Via Innsbruck, Austria which was lovely, it was onwards to Venice. I took Dads advice an...

Well it was like leaving home all over agin but somehow sadder because it would be a lot longer before Im coming back! I fell in love with Germany the first time and coming back, I felt instantly at home. Maybe it was something to do with finally understanding the language...or the friendly people...or the beautiful countryside..or the welcoming cities...or the fantastic food..or maybe all of the above plus more!! I seemed to have ticked of so many things of my l...

As I jumped on my plane out of Portugal, I began thinking about how much Id miss the sun and Spain and Portugal and how much Id seen and how much I didnt see. It was great tho, nice and chilled and had me thinking how badly I needed to brush up on my language skills!! Sunday 24th August: It seems a long time ago we stepped off the plane at Barcelona in the wee hours of the morning, trudged our way to our hostel, slept on uncomfortable couches until 1pm, found ou...

So after our exhausting week of sailing in the Croatian islands, it was obvious what we needed-some more time to relax. Greece lived up to it expectations of crazy partiying, great food, sun, white buildings and made for a fantastic time. Saturday 9th August: We travelled southwards to Vienna with 3 out of the 4 of us withsome serious food poisoning which really enhanced the flying experience. Sunday 10th August: Up this morning, feeling so much better that I c...