New York, New York! The city that never sleeps. Whilst we were initially a tad shocked and sad by the reality that our journey through Europe was over after a whirlwind 10 weeks, the feeling of minor depression was quickly shaken as we arrived at JFK airport in New York & headed to our share apartment in the central location of East Village, Manhattan. It didn't actually hit me until our taxi ride from the airport into the city as to how many sites there are ...

Our last stop of Europe, but definitely not least, was the return to Munich for the internationally recognised beer festival; Ocktoberfest. Fresh from a week with the parents, I flew in to Germany on an early morning flight from Split. Situated in seat 1A, I was treated like a business-class passenger for the mere 1-hour duration of the flight. Greeted by the boys at Munich-Pasing train station, it was a very quick transition between dumping our bags at Anna's pl...

Arriving back in Split around midday on the 16th September to spend 2 nights with the oldies, before casting out to Hvar for a further 3, I was very excited for a week of parent-son time, after 9 weeks of travelling with friends. Being the good son I am, I spent the afternoon running around Split, booking into restaurants for dinner and collecting groceries for breakfast and beverage supplies for the next few days, so they could rest up after their lengthy transi...

The end of Croatia Sailing signalled the first of our 'free weeks' where us boys had the chance to do our own travels. Knowing exactly how I'd be feeling after a 7 day contiki, I had pre-booked a ferry ticket and an apartment at Bol on Brac Island, off the coast of Split, where I would kick back and relax for 2 days before meeting my parents back in Split. A much quieter island which seemed to be a destination for couples and families with young kids to come for ...

At midday on Saturday 7th September we embarked on our second Contiki journey for the trip; a Split to Split return Croatia sailing tour. Over the course of the week we were to visit the islands &/or towns of Hvar, Korcula, Dubrovnik, Trestnik and Makarska, before retuning to Split for our final day & night. From all accords of people that had undertaken this tour throughout the summer already, we were apparently in for the "best week of our lives". Given...