Made it to Sorrento and finally, finally found these two trouble makers! By the time I got to them Dad had gout happening, Mum had a severe chest infection (and no medication) and I earned myself my first set of bed-bugs from a Sorrento hostel I probably won't be revisiting. Before boating off to the family island of Panaraea (slideshow), I managed to sweet talk a pharmacist into selling me the necessary antibiotics and we stumbled onto a ferry towards paradise. Panaraea is half party island (complete with regular celebrity showings including the Kardashians and Will Smith and Co.) half old school locals who have lived there since before the beginning of time. Of course, some of these oldies have made a pretty penny and constructed huge McMansions. Their families trip back to the island every few months to lounge about in the sun and enjoy their parents and grandparents hard toils. We were lucky enough to be invited to dinner by the islands head matriarch and her family, one of whom had originally traveled to Australia with Grandad (Dad's father). It was a lovely dinner and surprisingly easy conversation considering half was pigeon-English and the other half was Italian- which I do not speak at all- much to many a locals' horror. We stayed with the most beautiful family who fed us just about every night and put up with our horrible attempts at their language. Oh, and their kids were gorgeous which helped! After a few beautiful days lounging about in the sun (and shade) it was time to head home and I had to leave the parentals at the airport to flap away to Singapore on yet another adventure. As for me, Summer is winding down. A few more days until we are back at school and a few more days to get back to the hustle and bustle of London. It was a busy trip but so much worth it! Maybe more sunshine next year :) #becausewhynot
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- We took a Louvre tour- 3 hours long and boy was it looooooong. I can see how people can visit numerous times and never see the entire thing. Still, we managed to catch the highlights and we learnt things we definitely wouldn't have known if we had gone on our own.
- People were going crazy by the Mona Lisa and I may have gotten into a small argument with a rather large man when he tried to crush me whilst taking a selfie with his whole obnoxious family. It was a nice picture, though, I guess...
- We had a long wine soaked lunch to recover from the Louvre then headed towards the airport.
- It was a good thing Nessa's check in took a while because we both managed not to cry when I had to leave her at the check in desk to get ready for my train trip. A quick, short exit and we were done.
I miss her more than anything now that she isn't with me over here any more and it makes me miss everyone else at home as well. I know I only enjoyed my holidays so much because she was there to share the ups and downs of it with me. Having had her over here makes me look forward to coming home to visit in OCTOBER that much more! I am counting down the days.
I miss you all, love you lots and will see you soon! xxx
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My home is Australia, with my family and their many, many animals. I have travelled all around the world with my family and by myself where I have made too many friends to count.
I have decided it is time to make the move and in March, 2016 I fly/have flown to London to take up teaching the British.
I plan on having a ridiculous number of adventures while I am over there and while I know my family and friends will miss me (and I, them) I also know I have a million people supporting me back home in whatever I do.
This little blog is a way to share my adventures with everyone at home, log my wonderful memories and share my stories.
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