[There's a 15 minute limit to internet use here in our hostel in Rome, so this will be brief initially, but hopefully I'll be able to fill in some more details over the next few days... fingers crossed] The Italian leg of our homeward journey breaks down into four sections: Florence - 3 nights Florence was cold but dry. We saw all the sights, except Michelangelo's David (the copy was being restored and paying to see the original was not value for money compar...

We arrived in Hamburg on the 21st, and spent the next three days chilling with Peter and Sina. We checked out the big Weihnachtsmarkt (Xmas Market) in the centre of the city which was really cool (but closed at 9pm which seems a bit early), and a smaller market with a skating rink. We also played a lot of PS3. Then it was up to Schleswig-Holstein for Christmas with the rellies. Christas Eve had a big meal (wild boar, lamb, rosenkohl, rotkohl...) at Sina's parent...

Due to cost and times of flights to Tallinn, we were forced to begin our latest trip away with a night in London. We did our best to make it feel like a part of our holiday rather than an extended lay-over: walking around as much as we could during the afternoon and catching a show in the West End (39 Steps - funny and good value for money as we got dinner from Gourmet Burger Kitchen included in the deal we scooped from lastminute.com). But London also did it's...

I'll get the chronology out of the way first… feel free to skip it, or come back to it later to make sense of the photos and/or the commentary later on: Saturday 13 September: Flew from Edinburgh to Amsterdam to Athens. Arrived around 1am… Sunday: stayed at the airport till 4:30am then caught the bus to Piraeus and boarded the 6am Ferry to Naxos. Arrived in Naxos township on Naxos Island around lunchtime. Slept. Went to the beach. Slept. Monday: caug...

For four days (5-8 July), Peter, Sina, Marisa and I rented a car and drove around Scotland. Here's a summary: On the Saturday we went to a Highland Games at Invergarry, which is about 20 mins south of the southern tip of Loch Ness. When we arrived, it wasn't quite what we imagined.No bleachers or permanent running track. No paved car park. Only a couple of hundred people. But when we got amongst it, the games had everything we were after and a few we didn't...