I'm back!!

Back again! And, after a quick review of my last blog – written end of October 2011 – I have to ask you to ignore that false promise at the end of it [“I won’t make any promises on the next blogs timing – but it will be before Christmas…”], well at least it’s before this Christmas, Sorry! I don’t know how I’m in Sales & Marketing over-promising and under-delivering like that.

A quick re-cap of my last two months in the UK then – went to Paris for a weekend and ran a half marathon. Emma & I went to Bath to visit Lucy and Tom (another visit coming your way before the end of this year if you are reading this). A weekend in Huntingdon with Seth to watch some top-notch rugby, drink some whisky and celebrate his birthday. Christmas was spent in London with Claire at the Aylward residence. A trip to Amsterdam to bide some time between Christmas and NY with Miss Cave and Hilary before heading up to Edinburgh for Hogmanay to see the new year in; included was a quick dip in the Firth of Forth for Loonydook as part of the traditional Scottish New Year festivities. FREEZING.

I then (temporarily) wrapped things up in London with a night of Burlesque in Camden before jet-setting back to NZ via the UAE to visit Aunty Cathy and Uncle Ron where I got to do things like ride a camel and experience waking up in the middle of the night by prayer call. It was a very busy time (so sorry if I missed out anything I partook in during those two months) and has been for the past six months at home too babies – Congratulations to all those who got hitched, I expect babies to come home to next please!

For now it’s back to globe trotting – in Eastern Europe, more specifically. It’s been a few months of planning and I’m still no closer to a final plan than the first idea I started with; that being just to travel around Eastern Europe… watch this space to see how it pans out.

The first week has begun on the Gold Coast spending time with Dad & Julie and my first London crew all based here now. Fair to say weather has been less than appealing and I even managed to get caught out in the middle of a storm as I walked along the beach at Surfers Paradise the other night – talk about false advertising – washing is currently getting saturated on the line too.

Next stop is Singapore for a few days then onwards to England.

Itinerary below for anybody interested and especially for anyone who wants to come and join!! The more the merrier… Sorry no photos this time, time to pack xxx

13-Jul	Australia	Gold Coast
14-Jul	Singapore	Singapore
15-Jul	Singapore	Singapore
16-Jul	Singapore	Singapore
17-Jul	England	London
18-Jul	England	London
19-Jul	England	London
20-Jul	England	Brighton
21-Jul	England	Brighton
22-Jul	England	Brighton
23-Jul	England	London
24-Jul	Croatia	Dubrovnik
25-Jul	Montenegro	Kotor
26-Jul	Montenegro	Kotor
27-Jul	Albania	Tirane
28-Jul	Albania	Berat
29-Jul	Albania	Sarande
30-Jul	Albania	Sarande
31-Jul	Greece	Meteora
1-Aug	Greece	Meteora
2-Aug	Greece	Ios
3-Aug	Greece	Ios
4-Aug	Greece	Ios
5-Aug	Greece	Santorini
6-Aug	Greece	Santorini
7-Aug	Greece	Santorini
8-Aug	Greece	Athens
9-Aug	Greece	Athens
10-Aug	Hungary	Budapest
11-Aug	Hungary	Budapest
12-Aug	Hungary	Budapest
13-Aug	Slovenia	Bled
14-Aug	Slovenia	Bled
15-Aug	Slovenia	Ljubljana
16-Aug	Croatia	Zagreb
17-Aug	Bosnia Hercegovina	Sarajevo
18-Aug	Bosnia Hercegovina	Sarajevo
19-Aug	Bosnia Hercegovina	Mostar
20-Aug	Serbia	Belgrade
21-Aug	Serbia	Belgrade
22-Aug	Kosovo	Prishtina
23-Aug	Kosovo	Prishtina
24-Aug	Macedonia	Skopje
25-Aug	Macedonia	Skopje
26-Aug	Macedonia	Skopje
27-Aug	Bulgaria	Sofia
28-Aug	Bulgaria	Sofia
29-Aug	Bulgaria	Veliko Tarnovo
30-Aug	Bulgaria	Varna
31-Aug	Bulgaria	Varna
1-Sep	Romania	Bucharest
2-Sep	Romania	Bucharest
3-Sep	Romania	Transylvania
4-Sep	Romania	Transylvania
5-Sep	Romania	Transylvania
6-Sep	Finland	Helsinki
7-Sep	Finland	Helsinki
8-Sep	Finland	Helsinki
9-Sep	Estonia	Tallinn
10-Sep	Estonia	Tallinn
11-Sep	Estonia	Parnu
12-Sep	Latvia	Riga
13-Sep	Latvia	Riga
14-Sep	Latvia	Riga
15-Sep	Lithuania	Vilnius
16-Sep	Lithuania	Vilnius
17-Sep	Lithuania	Vilnius
18-Sep	Poland	Warsaw
19-Sep	Poland	Warsaw
20-Sep	Poland	Krakow
21-Sep	Poland	Krakow
22-Sep	Poland	Krakow
23-Sep	Slovakia	Bratislava
24-Sep	Slovakia	Bratislava
25-Sep	Slovakia	Bratislava
26-Sep	Austria	Vienna
27-Sep	Austria	Vienna
28-Sep	Austria	Linz
29-Sep	Austria	Linz
30-Sep	Austria	Salzburg
1-Oct	Austria	Salzburg
2-Oct	Croatia	Cesky Krumlov
3-Oct	Croatia	Cesky Krumlov
4-Oct	Germany	Munich
5-Oct	Germany	Munich
6-Oct	Germany	Munich
7-Oct	Germany	Munich