Getting excited!

Only 7 days to go and Eion and I leave on our grand adventure. We fly (cheaply with Virgin) to Sydney first but then we travel Business Class in an A380 to Singapore, and on to London. We're away for 9 weeks altogether - trains and some driving rental cars, visiting Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, France and finishing up with 3 weeks in London which we will use as a base for some day trips or short overnight tours. Of course, Eion has a detailed itinerary for every step of the way, but he has included some "free" days when I can just "veg out". I know from previous overseas trips that I need to do nothing every now and again - I can't be a tourist every day and I do get "museumed out" or "templed out", or in Europe, probably "castled out"! As I've only had a 6 day visit to London mainly for business a few years ago, and Eion has never been there at all, we are both excited at the thought of all the history, culture and modern lifestyle we'll encounter.

We've had a busy last couple of weeks catching up with friends and family for a last social contact with them before we leave. We will keep in touch while we're away - I love writing and sending postcards and Eion has an iphone which will also allow us to email or use my Facebook wall to let folk know what we're up to.