Hi all, Just arrived back in Montreal a couple of hours ago. Yes, the trip is officially over now, and I’m home. I’m totally exhausted now, since it’s 4am London time and I’ve been awake for 24 hours straight, so…
Heathrow Airport – The End
Sitting in Heathrow Airport, watching the seconds tick by as I wait for my flight home, which is still six hours away. I finally have time to reflect on the past seven and a half weeks, what they meant and…
Back to Dublin
Caught an early bus back to Dublin today. It’s still weird being on a bus that’s not our Contiki coach. At one point the driver turned down the radio and Elie and I looked at each other and we were…
Rainy Galway
Hello from Galway, where I’m sick again. Yeah, this is getting a bit ridiculous, but I guess my immune system is paying me back for all the punishment I’ve been giving it over the past couple of months. Oh well.…
Around Dublin
We’re in Dublin! After spending what was in contention for the most stressful 24 hours of my life on Wednesday night and Thursday, we arrived in Ireland. It took us over 10 hours to get from London to here, despite…
Return to London
It’s over. So strange to think we will probably never see any of the people from the tour again. After living with them for over a month, it’s a difficult adjustment to make. Last night was the last optional dinner…
Amsterdam
Hi from Amsterdam! Day 36. Yesterday, we drove from here from St. Goar, and on the way we stoped at a little village called Edam, where we went on a short bike tour around the town to see some working…
Rhine Valley
Just a quick update. Back in Germany. Today was another coach day as we drove from Switzerland to St. Goar. We stopped in Heidelberg along the way for lunch and to see some old churches and whatnot. This afternoon we…
Waterfalls and mountains
Hi all, Just a really quick update before the tour ends on Wednesday. Switzerland is absolutely stunning. The scenery is breathtaking. Yesterday was great. We visited the Swarovski crystal museum in the morning (I did a bit of souvenir shopping).…
Scenery, rafting and biking
Greetings from the Austrian Tyrol! It’s been a whirlwind couple of activity-filled days. Yesterday, we spent the morning exploring Munich, which has been one of my least favourite cities on the tour so far, maybe because of the associations I…