Well it was a gorgeous day in London today! It almost felt like I was back in San Francisco! Of course the scenery was much different. San Francisco lacks the castle like buildings and old world architecture. So today I hit Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square - twice, London Tower, Tower Bridge, St. James Park, Buckingham Palace, and Notting Hill. I'd say I was pretty darn productive! :) Oh, I also went to the Photographer&#...

Well I have arrived!!! Actually I arrived at 11:40 am London time. Nevertheless, I am here in London having a great time, exhausted as I might be. I just met someone new too...they happen to be from America though, but she is really nice and she is also travelling to Paris so I am sure we will spend some time hanging out down there as well. So, after getting lost trying to find my hostel then actually finding it, I decided to venture down to Westminster Abbey. ...

Well today is the day I leave for Europe! My flight leaves San Francisco at 7:12pm and arrives in London tomorrow around 12:40pm. Its a ten hour flight...but thankfully it is overnight so I can try and get some sleep. Good times! I am definitely excited, but I am also quite scared. I am a little worried about how I will react to the culture shock, not to mention being in another country. I am more worried about Paris as I do not speak the language. I do have a ...

***Currently in San Francisco, CA I guess you could call this my pre-travel blog. I will be spending my evening doing laundry and packing for my trip tp Europe. Excitement has set in and I can't concentrate on anything else right now. I am so anxious to go yet so scared too. I guess your first trip out of the country will do that to you. I finally heard back from my friend Ginie, who lives in Paris. She will be meeting me at my hostel on St Pattys Day (whi...