An early, early start saw us grumbling our way to the Athens ferry port. We spent a bored six hours sneaking from first-class lounge to first-class lounge in the attempt to avoid sleeping on the floor, and trying to find something edible for brunch. Our arrival back in Mykonos was succeeded by a wait for our driver, Anna, to appear. We allowed for Greek time, and Greek time on top of that, and once again, but eventually gave up and jumped in a taxi, requesting ...

Day sixteen of Contiki! By far the most spectacular day of the trip so far! Spent the morning on the water, soaking up the sun on our way to the Water Sports jetty. Parasailing- first, you run off the jetty behind a speedboat. Then, you're fifty metres above the water being held up by a parachute. The views of the surrounding coast lines were immaculate. The water was the deepest, cleanest blue and the sun was piercing. About half way around, the boat slowed a...

Days fourteen and fifteen of Contiki! On Sunday morning we bid farewell to our delightful bus driver Robin and departed Italy for Greece. Our last day on our Contiki coach and we were on the ferry to Igoumenista! After a late departure, Katelyn, Jay, Dylan, Brook, Emma and I had a wonderful dinner of breads and a huge pasta. It was a relaxing night of conversation before heading off to bed. The next morning we lathered ourselves in sunscreen and bathed in the g...

Day thirteen of Contiki! Our first night in Rome was a walk-about dinner, where Mal, Keeks, Jay, Dylan and I went to a lovely restaurant in the city to enjoy a three course meal of bruschetta, pasta and profiteroles. The next day was a day of history and monuments. We spent the morning in Vatican City, sinning in the museum, the Sistine Chapel, St Peters Bascillica, and the Vatican Square. The paintings, sculptures, tapestry and architecture were breathtaking...

Day twelve of Contiki! The longest driving day we've had. After a big night at an incredible Florentine nightclub, we were up by six and on the road by seven thirty. A morning of driving later and we were in the spectacular ruins of Pompeii. The history of Pompeii was fascinating, and our tour guide walked us through the ruins of a once prosperous merchant town on the coast of Italy, and told us of how the occupants of Pompeii had been killed by volumes of su...