Went for dinner, sort of for my birthday, Friday night. Dinner was awesome and the night was fun... and long... I hurt so much yesterday.

I slept the afternoon away and only woke up when the Boy came over and gave me presents. He had some dinner and I tried not to vomit at the smell of it, and then I headed back to bed while he went out and caught up with friends like I was supposed to do. I woke up again when he came home later that night but soon passed out again and now its morning and I have to get ready to head home to Bundaberg. Going home for a couple of days, including my birthday (tomorrow) and then will be back on Tuesday.

Thanks to everyone who came out Friday night. Ergh at least I've got a year to recover before doing it again. This whole 'no alcohol' attitude some people have recently adopted is seeming more and more attractive. Teach me your sober ways!

You know what I hate? People who disable right-click on their website... WHY?!?!? i dont always like a link opening in the same window/or new window every time, so i like to right click on the link to control whether it opens in a new tab or new window or whatever takes me fancy. Why do you feel the need to control that? No one is going to steal your html code, get over it. ARGH! so very frustrating!!!!!


so i went back into blog hibernation for a while. sorry about that. I finally saw Thank You For Smoking on the weekend- hilarious! i loved it. I also found out they made one of my favourite books into a movie - Perfume by Patrick Suskind, is now Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. There is a teaser trailer and a full trailer (but dubbed in German) up online. And I believe its been released in Germany and a few other European countries, but its not due for Australian release til January 2007. I'm very excited and hope to god its not a let down.

I paid for my flights to Brisbane-London and London-Dubai-Brisbane the other week and applied for my passport. Yeeehaw, the trip is underway! I haven't organised any type of travel insurance yet, but I think I will get it. www.travelinsurance.com.au has some policies for about $200- which seems very reasonable. I'm not really sure what makes a good travel insurance policy and what to look for, but I guess its best to be covered.

Last night the Boy stayed over and we organised all our european flights - We've now included Prague into our travel plans.
3 December - Fly from London to Paris. Spend 4 nights in Paris.
7 December - Fly from Paris to Rome. Spend 7 nights in Rome.
14 December - Fly from Rome to Prague. Spend 4 nights in Prague.
18 December - Fly back to London for 6 more nights before flying to Dubai.

We're waiting to see the final amounts on his credit card statement, but it looked like it was going to be under $300 AUD each for all of these flights. Sometimes there were cheaper flights available but they flew into/out of smaller airports.

For the most part we've stuck to the main airports -
Heathrow (London) to Charles De Gaulle (Paris), Fiumicino (Rome) to Prague... however on the trip from Paris to Rome we're flying out of Paris Orly to Rome Ciampino- which are both not the main airports. I'm hoping it wont be too difficult or expensive to get to these airports. Our flights are usually mid-morning so there should be plenty of time to make our ways there.
QUESTION: Is it easy to get to Paris Orly Airport from central Paris? I'm not sure where we will be staying yet, but I guess the more central the better.....
Is it easy to travel from Rome Ciampino airport to the city?

I found a website guide to Bed & Breakfast accommodation in Paris and I'm actually quite tempted to stay in a place like this rather than a hostel/budget hotel. A few people turned their nose up at such an idea, but this guide is extremely thorough and seems very respectable and genuine.
The people who are offering the rooms and accommodation have provided SO much information about themselves and their homes. Photos and lengthy descriptions of what the hosts will provide for you while you stay with them- usually including private bathroom, linen, hairdryer, free breakfast and lots of other comforts and luxuries. Many of these peopel have been opening their doors to travellers for years. Perhaps I'm just too trusting a person, but I think this would be an awesome experience.

Especially after being an exchange student for a year, and my family hosting a student for more than 6 months... I think its a great way to experience a different country and culture. Some of the people offering guestrooms have the most beautiful homes, there's even a couple of mansions in there!!!! Plus you get the experience and advice of people who live in Paris, and who know all the best ways to get around, the best things to see. Some of them offer to pick you up from the airport, take you on tours, show you around, cook you traditional meals and learn the language, while also giving you the option of privacy and letting you do it all on your own.

I guess you would get the same sort of travel advice and tips from hostels and budget hotels- meeting fellow travellers who are willing to help you out and tell you how to get around. But still, part of me thinks actually living with a local, even for only 4 nights, would be an amazing experience.

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my birthday's less than 2 weeks away! wheeeee! (monday 16th october, in case anyone forgot! :P) I always love this time of year. Spring is my favourite time, and not just because of my birthday and the presents that naturally come with this. The weather is great, jeans and light jackets. Not too hot, not too cold. i love it, however it ends up summer way too quickly these days. I'm going back to Bundaberg for a couple of days (sun 15th-tues 17th) so I will be spending my birthday with mum and dad which will be a nice change. I'm also going back for another (possibly the last) follow up with the plastic surgeon. My itty bitty titties are healing just superbly... the scars are slowly fading (i think) and the boobs haven't sagged too much after settling down.