So I've been home for exactly 38 days now and been back at school for 5 weeks, and it all seems like so long ago that I was away. It was hard getting back to reality. I'm finally getting my last blogs written, as well as all of the photos uploaded and with descriptions/comments. It's an incredibly long process since I'm such a perfectionist about it all, but I want it all perfect before I get the hard copy book printed. It took me 2 days and 5 flights to get h...

The weather in Europe at the moment is looking pretty good. It was only 7 degrees in London last week, so I was getting a bit worried! Now the weather forecast is showing 25 in L.A., 19 in London, 18 in Paris, 26 in Rome, 19 in Vienna, 22 in Berlin, and 17 in Stockholm. Hopefully it's only set to get better! I think I'll have to dress up pretty warm to leave NZ but be prepared for some heat in L.A.

So, tomorrow's the day! I have to check in to Palmy airport tomorrow morning at 6:50am. I'm really not looking forward to the early morning - I'll be up at about 5am to make sure that I'm ready in time. Especially after I was up til 3:30am this morning trying to get music onto my iPad! I get into Auckland at 8:25am, where I'll meet Stacey and her parents and we're going to go out for breakfast before we need to check in again at about 11am. I've been packing to...

Travel Bucket List - Places to Visit & Things to Do § Visit/climb the Eiffel Tower § Visit Wisteria Lane at Universal Studios § See the Hollywood sign § Hollywood stars § Gondola ride in Venice § Anne Frank Huis - Amsterdam § Visit Tove in Sweden § Watch a London West End show - Wicked § Tower of London § Go up in the London Eye § See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre § Visit the Van Gogh Museum § Go clubbing in Monaco § ...

Taste Test Bucket List - Food to Try in Europe § Escargot § Frogs legs § Swiss chocolate § French pastries § Italian pizza § Italian pasta § German beer § French champagne § French macaroon § Brownies § Cheese § Gelato § French bread § Fondue