I am sitting in bed, it is cold and drizzling rain outside. I should be a bit melancholy, but I am in fact quite excited for the first time in a while. We finally have all the transport and accommodation booked. The trip is now solid. 38,640 kms flying, over 4,000 kms by land transport, 12 flights, 8 trains, 2 ferries, 8 youth hostels, 4 apartments and I expect a few "where the hell are we" taxi rescues. The wonderful, and I reckon, stressed Alara at Studen...

As a result of a mad late night panic i have scored the treasured Eurovision Grand Final tickets for the 3 of us. Everything is getting real as all flights are booked and paid for. All accomodation is booked and our work places know we're away. To add to this, i am no longer taking my partner, Chris, i am taking my fiance, Chris. It is about 3 1/2 months away and we are in full work and save mode. Written by Rod

This is the first entry. Darryl and I spent the day booking YHAs from London to Reykjavik, Oslo, and Stockholm. Also we organised travel insurance and Eurail passes for Chris And I. We have put all our travel books out on a shelf at the Tree House to peruse and get ideas for places to stay and things to see. We sat together and started this travel blog in the excitement of the moment of planning. Of course we won't go public until a few days before we leave, bu...