At last, I have made it to the UK and it is just how I had imagined it.... Beautiful. I am in love with London already. I love the old buildings and that there is so much history here. After nearly 48 hours of traveling, I was in desperate need of a shower. I was so happy to finally change my clothes at my hotel. I rode the Gatwick Express to London Victoria where I switched to the underground.. No one warned me about all of the stairs- (thank god I do weig...

So here I am! Sitting at Gate 57 at Sydney Airport. The excitement has kicked in now. After my 2.45am wake up call, I have now said goodbye to mum and dad (mum cried of course hehe I'll miss you guys) and I have passed through customs and bag check. I have all the essentials packed in my hand bag. Water, chewing gym, iPad (with books downloaded), magazines, compression socks and all the other bits and pieces needed for a long haul flight. I have even bought th...

Soo in a strange turn of events.. I am now in a hotel room for the night in Dubai. A lady on the flight took a turn for the worse and the plane had to stop in Perth to get her off and as a result I missed my connecting flight to London. It was a bit of a struggle trying to work out my next movements and I'm not going to lie, I was a little frightened and there may have even been a few tears to mum on the phone. The language barrier also didn't help. However, I ...

4 sleeps to go until I take off for my big European adventure!! The excitement has not fully kicked in yet which could be because I have a 2000 word essay ahead of me before I go (yikes). This morning (at 5am) I said my goodbyes to Jared. One of the hardest things about this trip is that I am not going to be traveling with my best friend. However, I am happy that I will be able to share traveling stories with him when I get back as he has done a lot of travelin...