We only have 12 days until it's time to fly away! I'm starting to get more and more excited and anxious. This is my first time leaving Canada on my own (ie: without my parents, who took me to Alaska, Montana and Disneyland). I'm glad I'm doing it with my sister, not only because I trust her to be a sensible travel partner, but because she's honestly my best friend. This is also my first time leaving work behind. Previously, the only trips I've taken in since I'...

So, we're exactly 2 weeks from flying out and plans are starting to snap into place. Almost all of our hotel stays have been booked, and Euros have been ordered, etc. It's a bit of a mad rush now, feeling constantly unsure and behind, but this holiday is coming whether we're perfectly prepared or not. One change we're considering making right now is flying via Ryan Air between Venice and Rome to make our travel time a little shorter- unfortunately, cutting out...

So, we're 18 days from takeoff and Genny and I visited our travel agents today to book hotels, pick up tickets etc etc. We're staying in a four star property in Barcelona called the H10 Marina. (http://www.h10hotels.com/eng/barcelona-hotels/h10-marina-barcelona.php) It seems beautiful and comes highly recommended by our travel agent. I'm just excited about the rooftop pool ;)

So, it's 26 days until our show gets on the road! We're still in the planning stage, if you can believe it! Now, it's just a matter of packing as lightly as possible so that we can bring back an optimum number of shoe purchases. Both Genny and I need to finish up finals, and then it'll be go time, but we're planning our last week in Italy in the near future. We've allllmost decided if we're going to go to Milan that week, or stick to just Venice and Rome. W...