Paula McDonald

This trip was prompted by a suggestion from a friend to join him in Spain for a week in a villa in June 2010 to celebrate his 30th birthday about a year ago. By November last year & after several months of asking myself 'why not?', I booked some flights 6 weeks apart without any plans for what was going to happen in between.

Since then, everything seems to have just fallen into place. My trip has a mix of 'once in a lifetime' experiences, including attending the Royal enclosure at Ascot & following the Tour de France, travelling with my cousin Tracey & visiting Michaela in Scotland, and some european vacation time with a week in a villa on the east coast of Spain & a few days in Paris to name but a few.

To top it all off, I am coming home via WA to see my brothers, celebrate my niece's 3rd birthday and meet the newest addition to the clan.