Trip to Nanna's...

Ok so we didn't go to Finland, or have a white Christmas but we did try on the ugliest dresses I have ever seen:

Airports are interesting places. Business men and back packers, couples and friends, endings and beginnings. For us - a backpacking couple - this airport signified the beginning. Another adventure to a far away land was about to unfold. We had what little luggage we could fit into one backpack, our guide book, a camera and we were set.

One only looks forward to 33 hours of travel when what lies at the end is something magnificent!

Our journey began in Canberra. The Qantas lounge was crowded with business people - returning from work in the Nation's capital back to families, homes and lives in Sydney. From Sydney we board our flight to Helsinki via Hong Kong. A relatively smooth flight - still one is relieved when the plane touches down at the other end. The wait in Hong Kong was particularly arduous - it was nearing AM in Australia - and we had not slept since the night before.

Flying in over a snow covered Helsinki made the excitement grow ten-fold. We knew it was now just a short while before we'd be on our last leg of the journey - an hour flight to Stockholm. Our holiday was about to really begin! Time to stop blogging - and start exploring.

The story of four little gypsies

At first there were four little girls. They lived in a lovely house on a hill with a mum, a dad, two dogs and a bird named Spot.

As all little girls do, they turned into young ladies and left the lovely house one by one.

First was Amanda. For a short time she went to the far away town of Lismore, then to the bustling capital of Canberra, which she made her home for many many years.

Second was Kate, both brave and creative. She moved to the mysterious city of Melbourne where she learnt to make beautiful things.

Next was pretty little Lizzi. When she was young no one thought she would journey very far from the lovely house on the hill but once she went to Canberra she surprised everyone by having many adventures in far off lands.

Last was Just Jen, she was the youngest and the most courageous of the little girls. She was the first to venture to foreign waters and made many friends on her amazing adventures. She has returned to the lovely house on the hill but everybody knew it wouldn't be for long.

The four little girls loved travelling to far off lands and meeting new people but they always grew sad because they missed the house on the hill and their mum and dad. Sometimes it was many weeks or months before they could retell their stories to those at the house and to those who had move away.

Eventually the clever little girls came up with an idea. They could write a blog and fill it with tales of their journeys. Then everyone would know where they were and no one would have to be sad anymore.

So the blog was created. The girls where able to go on adventures and the mum and dad were able to keep track of them all over the world.

And in this fashion they all lived happily ever after.