Monday Today we met at half 8 to catch the train to Bratislava, Slovakia. We caught the tram to the station and then got on the train. The journey took about an hour and was fairly scenic. When we got there George showed us where to go in the old town before he had to head back to Vienna. We headed up to the castle first. It was under rennovation but we walked around the outside and it gave us great views of Bratislava - a surprisingly cosmopolitan city. Apparently you could also see Vienna and Budapest from there. Tony found north on his compass but we still couldn't quite work out which was which! Then we took a walk down the hill back to the old town. A few people went for lunch and the ... read more

We met in the foyer this morning after breakfast to begin our journey. We met the rest of the people that had arrived last last night. Everyone seems really nice and friendly. We made our way out to our own little mini bus which was well cute and air conditioned! Bonus! We drove along the highway where we passed plenty of fields and lots of hitch hikers. Apparently public transport is virtually non existent so masses of people were trying to get lifts in the backs of trucks of anything they could. We stopped for a very expensive Cuban coffee in a suspiciously touristy coffee shop in the middle of the highway. Then we headed back to the bus for the remainder of the journey. When we reached Vinales we were assigned a home stay which ... read more

On our second day in Havana we got up to the sounds of the street, a very loud cockerel and a guava lorry. The lorry driver gave me and Robbyn both some guavas but when I tasted it I realised why he was giving them away! Ugh! We caught a tour bus for a city tour of Havana which then crashed into a lamp post! We then had to wait to catch another bus - very eventful! Then we took another bus which took us to the beach. The beaches were lovely and we relaxed, drank coconut juice and took in some rays. I also went paddling in the Carribean sea! That evening we headed out into Old Havana. It was beautiful and empty! Very European! We had food and my first mojito. Tasted like straight ... read more

On my first day in Croatia I left a rainy England and arrived in beautiful sunny Split! I got a taxi to my hotel - settled into my room and chilled out for a bit as it had been an early start. Then, guide book in hand a took a stroll to see what Split had to offer. My guide book offered a walking tour of the town and I saw Diocletian's palace, cathedral and statue of Grgur Ninski. ... read more