Busy Busy Busy

OK, so I'm a bad blogger - but in my defence I have a mountain of work to do and a fifteen year old brother on his work experience to pick up after, so I have been a busy girl. I am only able to devote these precious minutes to writing my blog as I am currently full of cold, under a blanket on the sofa waiting for a phonecall which is preventing me from finishing my dreaded essays. The essays are due in on Thursday and then I have two exams on the 12th and 13th May. By the evening of the 13th May I will be a free(ish) woman for the summer and I was pleased to discover that the-sister-I-never-had, Claire, is coming to London to stay with me, help me to celebrate my freedom and tell me all about her trip to Iceland. The last couple of weeks have been crazy to say the least and I have been frequenting the BAA website more than Facebook and Twitter combined to get the latest updates on whether flights would be leaving the UK in time for Ollie's trip to Berlin. Luckily, he made it there without a hitch and enjoyed a great stag weekend with seven of his friends. The highlight of the weekend apparently was a sightseeing tour of the city on a vehicle which was strange hybrid between a bike and a bar. Sounds like typical stag high-jinks to me but if you, like these guys, like to see your historical states through an alcohol-induced haze, you can check it out here.

Another great incentive to get through the next couple of study-crazy weeks is the knowledge that with freedom comes travel. It has been far too long for me and I am incredibly excited about my next trip. This will be my first attempt at proper travel writing and my intention is to fly myself out to a European city for a couple of days and see if I can create something from it. At the moment, I am still in the stage of loosely checking destinations so will update on which I have chosen. At the moment the main contenders are Budapest and Bratislava.

Sadly, I now have to return to my dissertations, so expect no posts from me until after 29th.