Day 8 – Florence, Pisa, Berlin
Waking up early for a bright start to the day, we arrived at the train station in time to catch…
Day 7 – Florence
Florence is just such a magical city. A place of art and beauty and sunsets and romance, and if…
Day 6 – Barcelona to Florence
This was a really rough day. Starting at 04.30 we left promptly on time for the metro, caught the shuttle…
Day 5 – Barcelona
It surprises me that Barcelona isn't mentioned in literature, song and folklore in the same way that Rome, Florence or…
Day 4 – Barcelona
After a night on a bunk bed on a train in a cabin that resembled something from 5th Element, we…
Day 3 – Paris to Barcelona
Today started rather slowly: a leisurely wake up as the building site next to our hostel came to life, a…
Day 2 – London to Paris
Today started very early, although not so bright. After not much sleep, we left for Kings Cross where we were…
And so it begins…
And here we are, day one is already over. Today was a madness of repacking (again!) and we set off…
Merry Travellers
Packing and then unpacking my much too small for everything I'd like to take along backpack for the seventh time…
More shopping and preparation … With just 16 days to go!
It seems that one of the key things about a backpacking holiday is weight. Everything needs to be as light…