Just one more sleep!

I can almost smell my holiday!!!!!

Typically for me (and I'm kind of thinking most men!) I have as usual left the packing till the night before I head off. I must admit that unusually I have been buying stuff in for a couple of weeks that I would need. Usually it is a mad dash around the airport finding things that I knew I would need, but had failed to get.

I have known people who have would carry out their first pack about a month before the holiday, the cases would sit on the spare bed, with their clothes already packed......the case would be then re-packed four or five times as clothes were reconsidered, worn, washed, decided against, and yet still a few hours before we would leave the cases would still not be closed. I have long decided why bother with all the stress, if you can save it up until the last minute! It adds a little excitement to the final few hours! (and lets face it, unless you are travelling to the far end of the world you are never going to be too far from a supermarche, supermarcado or supermarkt) There is always going to be somewhere that you will be able to pick up toileteries or clothes! (I am also a firm believer in emersing yourself totally in the culture that you are visiting......when in Rome.....wear a toga! - bring on the striped T-shirt and beret! Okay I know this is hugely stereotypical and completely inaccurate :) )

I have spent the last hour pulling clothes out of my wardrobe and draws, and pilling them into a case! Lets face it as a bloke away for a week a couple of jeans, a couple of pairs of jeans, T-shirts and a shirt or two, pants, socks, washkit.....what more can you need! I was quite surprised therefore that my bag was only half full.....that was until people decided that......

"Oh you're coming out, can you bring me my......!"
All of a sudden my half full case is now bursting at the seams!

So:
Passport - check
flight details - check
hotel reservation - check
insurance - check
money - check
= happy bunny!

But as you can probably guess I am really excited about a week away, nothing to do but read, relax, paint, drink wine, swim, eat fantastic food.....okay this seems like quite a list of things to do......but I can't wait!

I will update you as how things are going.......(and maybe make you hugely jealous with the photographs!)