We checked out of the hostel in Milan today and got a taxi to the train station to catch a train to Rome. It was easier than we thought to get a train! I was happy that we both got window seats so we had a good view, but a weird American family were sat next to us that were a bunch of geeks!! It took four and a half hours to get to Rome, and when we got there an Italian man at Tourist Information offered us a room at a nearby hotel. What a nightmare though!!! I...

Today the Europe tour begins!! Woke up at 5am, after only a few hours sleep in the end. I ended up having to hurriedly pack all over again after deciding not to take my backpack but a suitcase instead! I did panic a bit when Kim wasn't at my house to pick me up by 6am and I hadn't heard from her, I thought she might still be asleep, well scared!! Kim picked me up and we went back to her flat and ordered a taxi from there. We got to Calcot for the coach at about...