Anyways, the blog posts that I did make while travelling in London and Spain turned out to be pretty good because I would not have remembered those days and events as well if I only had pictures of them. Therefore, instead of keeping a journal I think i'm going to do the same blog post/diary style entries for my trip to Europe this year.
I guess I'll give the URL out to a few people who may or may not actually read this but it will be more for me to look back on in an attempt to save the memory of all the little details I'll no doubt forget in the future.
It's Thursday now and I leave in 2 days! I feel pretty calm about the whole trip, not really stressing about anything. I guess if you've travelled a bit you get more and more comfortable with going away and don't worry about the little things like what to pack and if you've sorted all the details of your trip out before hand etc.
So my trip is sort of broken into 3 parts in my mind. First is the trip with my dad that includes Istanbul, Greece and finally Milan. Then I have my 'solo trip' to Sicily for 2 and half weeks followed by a mini trip to mainland Italy doing Rome and Florence with friends.
I'll break it down to my thoughts:
- I can't wait to be chilling in Greece on the beach, having the odd frape and devouring the food
- It will be interesting to see family in Greece I haven't seen either ever or since 1998 when I really wasn't paying attention!
- Istanbul will be interesting...but I bet it's awesome.
- I will probably have this feeling that i'm so close to the Greek islands and be frustrated that i'm not going there! (Murphy's Bar anyone?)
- Seeing Milan and doing Lake Como and Swiss Alps from there will be cool and something I haven't done before. I think Milan will be better than I've been told it is, then again it might be exactly as I've been told!
- Sicily...well know knows. I've wanted to go for a few years now. Why? I don't know, complicated I guess. More on this when I'm there or about to depart I think.
- Hostels in Sicily should be good. Palermo could be very good and I imagine Taormina/Giardini Naxos could be either awesome or a bit flat. All depends on the people staying there. There are good time to be had, probably great times. All depends.
- Driving in Sicily should be fine. I'd guess at the start I might be a bit stressed but I'm confident I'll be driving like a Siciliano by the end.
- Getting to Rome and catching up with Nick and Charles will be epic after travelling alone for 2 and a half weeks! Food, drinks, nights out... Unimaginable potential!
- Looking forward to doing Rome and Florence without the pressure or doing touristy things the whole time. Live life as close to the locals as possible.
- Coming home. BOO. I think i'll be violent at the prospect. Leaving Florence at 6am will also be a test.
So there, thought dump before I leave. I guess I'll post again when I'm in the land of the Turks (who thought I'd be going there!?).
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