Holiday Plans

The deed is done. Rooms are booked and money has been sunk it. I have to go traveling now; no if, ands or buts about it. Hopefully things will pan out well and we'll be able to get transport everywhere we need to. So the plan is as follows:


Durham - Newbury
Laura and I will be staying with Luke at his father's horse ranch type thing. His dad trains racehorses!! So I won't be able to feed the horses sugar lumps, but I can feed em their oats =) Haha. And no riding, but I'll pet (if they aren't scary). We'll take day trips to Bath and up to Oxford (since we don't wanna pay for accommodation in those places). Luke's gonna join us for the travels!

Newbury - London
Big Ben, London Eye, Changing of the guards... Yes, I wanna be a proper tourist! Oh and the museum of natural history too!! I wanna see the fossils and bones! No West End for me... But yes, Emirates Stadium is on the cards! Just outside that is, no tickets for me... Phooey...

London - Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum, the Red Light District, Canal rides... We're staying with Laura's Aunt and Uncle so we'll get an insiders perspective as well

Amsterdam - Brussels
Laura's brother may come up to meet us here. A third member of the Da Costa clan for me to meet. Chocolate factory tours and such and such

Brussels - Paris
Paris for Christmas. The Lovre, Museum de Orsay, the Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomph, the Eiffel Tower, the Obelisk of Luxor and French men all around =)

Paris - Aix
Laurent's gonna open his home to us. Day trips to Avignon, perhaps Marseille. Laurent's Sauna. A French Market, amazing scenic views of mountains, insiders trips around the area. Martin's gonna join us here on out!

Aix - Nice
The winter retreat of yore, lazing by the French Rivera...

Nice - Florence
New Year's Countdown in Florence. Pehaps a day trip to Pisa. The Basilica di San Lorenzo, revisiting the Renaissance...

Florence - Rome
Into Vatican City, ton's of ruins, the Forum, the Colosseum...

Rome - Naples
Trips to Pompeii, Herculaneum, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast, the Isle of Capri...

Naples - Venice
James Bond, Casino Royale!

Venice - Milan
Fashion, architecture and splurging if we save money throughout the trip =)

Milan - Newcastle
To begin the new term


As you can see, I haven't done all my research and there's tons more to look up on places where we wanna go but here's hoping =)