It was deliberate that there was no blog update yesterday. Our first impressions of Brussels were pretty terrible. Walking from the train station to our hotel was only a five minute walk, but it was really scary! It was very dirty and shady - and it didn't help that it was pitch black. The following morning (yesterday) we decided to do some exploring but it still ended up pretty lame. As soon as we stepped outside our hotel it felt so dodgy. It felt like a poor...

We have safely arrived in Brussels, Belgium! Right now I feel like a queen. I love hostels - you get to meet heaps of really cool people in a similar situation to you - But it's a real treat when we get to spend time in a hotel with our own room and bathroom! The first thing I did is have a shower so I could use one of their nice towels. Matt and I packed those scratchy super light ones that you can buy from Kathamandu, so it's beauuuuuuutiful when we get to use ...

We actually walked for eleven hours straight today. I'm not even exaggerating. We had a quick five minute stop for food but the rest of the time we've been walking around checking out the sites! There is a LOT to see in Paris. There are so many beautiful, old buildings everywhere. Some of the sites we saw today: - Palais Royal - Musee du Louvre - Jardin de L'Oratoire - Tuileries Garden - Champs Elysee - Arc du Tr...

Paris is just what I expected it to be. Which is a good thing! It's very beautiful. Lots of little streets and shops, pretty apartment buildings and so on! I love it. I love everywhere we've been to eek! The best thing about travelling is that every single city, even the ones we went to in the U.S. which were just like a few hours apart, is totally unique. But what's more important is that despite visiting all these beautiful, unique places, Dunedin is STILL a wi...

Iceland is quite strange. We are currently staying in the capital city called Reykjavik. However you wouldn't believe it was a city! It is pretty much a little village... The main high street is probably not even half the size of Dunedin's one, and all the buildings are all very little with tiny front doors. The buildings are built very differently to what I have seen before too - most of them are very solid, concrete and dull looking. I assume this is because in...