Things I have learnt while travelling

• There will always sometimes be a delay when trying to get from point A to point B

• Wearing a shirt with metal buttons is not a good idea when passing through airport security
  
•  If you have to repack your luggage, it will never fit in quite as well as when you first packed

• In airports where your final security screening is at the gate, it is a really bad idea to drink a lot of liquids before getting to said gate

• There's nothing quite like the pizza in Italy

• And the gelato, too.

• I would not want to be driving a car in Italy

• Or Turkey

• If you're not a fan of big crowds, visiting the Vatican on the last Sunday of the month (when you get in free) is a really.bad.idea

• If you're over a certain height, a good night's sleep on an overnight train is a very unlikely scenario

• Embrace the unexpected...........after all, isn't that part of why you're travelling?

• There's no such thing as too many photos

• But it is occasionally a good idea to put away the camera and just soak in what you are looking at

• When exploring a new city, be prepared to walk. A lot. (and for the inevitable blisters)

• If a place says it is 500m from the nearest public transport stop, don't expect it to be immediately visible when you step off said public transport.

• I never knew, but I apparently have a love of architecture. (especially visiting churches/cathedrals)

• Why Disneyland is the 'happiest place on Earth.'

and lastly (for now)....

• If I could work out how to afford it to do it, I would always be travelling.