Mykonos. Notoriously the gay party island of the world, only behind the likes of larger cities such as San Francisco & Sydney (statistic from Doug), and we were soon to find out why. The first 25 minutes of being on the island we did not see one female. It was muscular men being greeted by their equally built partners, or in some cases, their cross-dressing counterparts at the airport. So we decided to move out of the airport loop and onto the road, where we ...

After hearing poor reviews from many travellers about dirty, scary neighbourhoods and the annoyance of having to always check your pockets for Spanish thief's, we were hardly jumping off the plane with excitement when we touched down at Barcelona airport. However, after spending the past 4 days there, these preconceived thoughts definitely no longer exist; it was awesome. In between the extremes of the laid-back holiday destination of San Sebastián and the crazi...

Ibiza, where to start hey. A warm, sunny island off the coast of Valencia, we arrived with limited knowledge of the town other than the fact it is a wild party island where you're always on the go and you can forget about any downtime to rest or sleep; and that it was. Our first night we were forced to spend on the west side of the island in San Antonio, due to our original accommodation in Playa d'en Bossa being booked out. Arriving late in the afternoon, our ap...

Arriving in dampened moods and feelings of homesickness after separating apart from our 40 compatriots on Contiki, we were in need of something to boost our spirits; and San Sebastián was the perfect cure. An awesome, yet small coastal town in the north of Spain. Staying in a relaxed family-owned apartment hostel situated on the world-famous Zurriola beach and 5 minutes walk from the old town & La Concha beach, it gave us all a chance to relax after the whir...

The final and longest leg of the journey was a day trip up to the city of love; Paris. Not quite sure why, but a few of the boys & I held pretty low expectations of the French capital, so it was a pleasant surprise when we arrived and were given our maps and to-do list for our free time roaming around the city. It is such a pretty city, known as the city of symmetry, and that's exactly what it comes across as. Climbing the Eiffel Tower all the way to the top ...