Europe May 2007

12 DAYS AND COUNTING...

We are under two weeks away from leaving and my to-do list somehow keeps on growing! Andrea and I have pretty much everything booked for our adventures after Greece - so we don't have to worry about those details anymore!!!

The final few days leading up to departing Calgary are going to be extremely busy...I am in Vernon for a retreat from April 30th until May 2nd or 3rd and then fly back to Calgary and then fly out of Calgary once again.

I have one last exam on Wednesday and then I will have completed the Travel & Tourism Diploma Program at SAIT. Even after my graduation on May 30th my time as a student will continue at SAIT. For those of you who do not know - I will be working with the SAIT Students' Association as VP of Student Life & Development. I officially take office on April 30th and I couldn't be more excited.

I must keep this entry short and sweet!

Stace

Hello All!

As you can see this is the first blog entry of what I hope to be many more to come! I've created this profile and blog to keep you updated on my upcoming trip to Europe and all of my upcoming journeys around the world! I can not guarantee how many times I will be able to update this while I am in Europe in May but I hope to give up updates at least once in every city. I have attached a map below that shows what city we are in on each specific dates - all you need to do is move your mouse over the city you are interested it!!!

So far the planning of our trip has been great! The first few days we will be in London then we move on to Greece to begin our Contiki "Spotlight on Greece" which will include stops in Athens, Delphi, and my personal favourite - OLYMPIA! Then we move on the Mykonos. We will be staying at the Contiki Resort for 4 days then we will be going back to Athens for one more day. At this point we will all be going our separate ways. Some people are flying back home to Calgary 2 days after Greece, some people are visiting friends and relatives around Europe, some are visiting the Scandinavian countries, and some are visiting popular destinations such as Paris.

Andrea and myself will be flying from Athens to Rome to explore the "Eternal City" and of course visit the Pope. It is not very likely that we will be witnessing any gladiator fights - but we will still enjoying seeing the Colosseum up close and personal!

From Rome we will travel to Venice and from Venice we will leave passionate Italy and travel north to Austria. Salzburg will be our one and only stop in this beautiful country but we intend to make the most of it. We, of course, will be going on a "Sound of Music" tour - which is something that I am looking forward to the most! We will also be visiting Mozart's home while we are there as well.

Leaving Salzburg on an overnight train we will be moving on to "The City of Light"! Paris, of course! At this time we may be meeting up with some friends from school to spend two and a half days exploring the French Capital and all it has to offer!

From Paris we return to London for one night before we begin our journey home to Calgary! I'm sure we will be lacking in sleep but will have many stories to tell! This covers just the basics of my adventure that still awaits me - so stay tuned!