This morning I woke up at 7:30am. Pretty good considering I had everything packed and ready. I checked out and walked down the Royal Mile to the Wild in Scotland office. There was a bunch of people sitting outside with luggage. I joined them and grabbed a cup of fruit, crossant and coffee from the cafe next door. By the time I returned, everyone was paying their kitty and slitting up into our 2 tour groups. 12 of us boarded a bus for the 4 day tour. Wild in Scotland wrote that I owed 21 pounds when my confirmation said 81 pounds because I changed from the 3 day tour to the 4 day. Thank goodness for them I'm honest. Regardless, they would have figured it out when they started buying food and didn't have enough ... read more

This morning I woe up around 9:30 a, took a shower and had a bowl of Pecan and Maple nut cereal. It was delicious and I couldn't help but think how much my mom would love it. I sat with Lucy talking about country music and American Idol. She had never heard of Kenny Chesney and I was talking about the concert I'm going to as soon as I return to the states. I had her listen on my iPod and I think she's hooked. She loves Britians Got Talent and I watched an episode with her and Uncle Michael the night before so I introduced her to my favorite in American Idol, David Cook. Again, I think she's hooked. She was set to download his music on iTunes. She took my iPd to watch Grey's ... read more

I woke up without my alarm again this morning, but this time later than I was supposed to. I learned the cell phone alarm doesn't sound in silent mode. Iset it for 5:45 to catch the 6:56 am to catch the 6:56 am train to Bristol and then Manchester arriving at 11:02. I'm grateful I woke up at all and quickly change, brush my teeth and check out. I made the 7:30 train to Bristol and then found out I would have to wait until 9:30 for my train to Manchester. I determined my need for coffee. Went into the coffee shop and ordered a regular, black coffee and almond crossant. I sat there sipping my huge coffee and reading until the train arrived. I found my seat in the quiet car, plugged into the outlet ... read more

I woke up to my alarm at 7:30 am. I stumbled out of bed because my legs were aching from all the walking from the day before. I went to the basement of my hostel where they were serving breakfast. I found some dishes and poured myself a bould of corn flakes. I made myself toast and poured an essential cup of coffee. I sat with Anna, from the Ukraine. She could barely understnad me, so conversation was simple. After being worried that Harry overslept or left without me, he finally walked into the kitchen still half asleep. He ate his meal and we decided we'd start out toward Buckingham Palace and explore Hyde Park. The coffee helped with my aching legs, so before I knew it I was approaching the glistening Victoria Memorial and golden ... read more

Yesterday May 12th: Today I sit in airports. My relationship with airports is love:hate. I think the collection of diverse people all on different sorts of adventures is incredible. For a shy person like me, the number of solo travellers interested in conversation is nervewrecking :-P Haha. Suince my 1:00pm flight from Philly to Atlanta was delayed to 3:00pm, I got a bite to eat. I sat with Sharon, who is traveling to Costa Rica to sell some of her properties there. Earlier I was talking to Tom whose daughter really wants to play college volleyabll or aksetball and is traveling to Atlanta on business. My hate relationship with aiports is how rushed and rude people are, not to mention how nothing seems to happen when they say it will. As a group, airline travellers have ... read more