Ciao from Florence! We arrived here last night and havent seen much of the city yet, so lots of sightseeing to do today! The hostel we are staying in - Emerald Palace - is really nice, a huge step up from the venice hostel which was terrible! nice clean rooms, internet, breakfast, good staff, overall pretty good! I might even get some pictures uploaded while im here! Tomorrow im going on a Tuscanny horse riding thing and im really excited! watch me do somthin...

Ciao from Florence! We arrived here last night and havent seen much of the city yet, so lots of sightseeing to do today! The hostel we are staying in - Emerald Palace - is really nice, a huge step up from the venice hostel which was terrible! nice clean rooms, internet, breakfast, good staff, overall pretty good! I might even get some pictures uploaded while im here! Tomorrow im going on a Tuscanny horse riding thing and im really excited! watch me do somthin...

Hey everyone! Really quick update, im in a rush! In venice, the weather is great, the food is great! Robyns here, she says Hi to everyone! Were all leaving today sadly, Robyns going home and me and Matthew are going to Florence! Missing home lots lately, travelling is great but i miss home comforts, and im jelous you all have amazing weather too! Love Kate xx

Hey all! Havent got long for an update, its 9am and we are leaving for our Cinque Terre walk in about 15 mins! ITs gorgeous here, amazing views but miles from the city! To get up here we came up these rickety winding roads on a little bus, i felt sure he was going to drive us off a cliff! Ill be sure to take lots of pictures today and post them tonight! Miss you all loads! Kate xxxxx

hey all! hope all is well, im having a great time here in Rome! Yesterday we went to the Vatican and saw the Pope! (ok that was a lie I didnt ACTUALLY see him). The basillica was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful church I have seen so far! We didnt spend too long around Vatican City, maybe a couple of hours and then we went for a nice Italian pizza! In the afternoon we just wandered around really, saw some really nice plazas and all the nice shops like Loui...