Up in the Air

Travelling abroad in September seems to be turning into something of a tradition for me. Last year was all about experiencing New York, this year's agenda involves a few more stops and a more foreign flavour. If all goes well, I'll be seeing the sights in London, Paris, Rome, Florence and Milan, all in the space of 3 weeks. I haven't ventured very far outside of Australia in terms of places I've visited internationally, so needless to say, I'm looking forward to exploring parts of Europe like the blatant, inexperienced tourist I am.

As usual, I'm hideously underprepared, with no itinerary sorted, no concept of how to read maps or navigate myself around, not even a rudimentary grasp of any language apart from English, and doubts about the weather-appropriateness of the clothing I've packed. I did give some thought to my makeup travel bag (and this year, slightly more attention to skin care as well), but in the end, settled for 90% of the same stuff I brought with me to New York. I figured adhering to an elaborate makeup routine isn't a huge priority while on holiday. With the Australian dollar tanking somewhat, I'm not anticipating any mega cosmetics spending spree like in the US, but we'll see what happens when I get back at the end of the month. See you in October!