Christina Mackenzie's blog: London, Paris, Rome, Capri...all in 12 days?!

I’ve had the chance to visit quite a few places over the past 4-5 years. Boston, Maine and Punta Cana are only a few one the list, but I would have to say that my favorite trip up to date would have to be the one that I took in March of 2012 over March break.

3 days before March Break was supposed to start, myself, 25 other students, 3 teachers, and 3-4 parents boarded on a plane to Europe for a 12 day trip, you can imagine the excitement that was in the air. This was a once in a life time, jammed packed 12 day trip of Europe's finest, including London, Rome, Italy, Paris, Pompeii, Capri, and a few surprises along the way.

Now i paid for this trip 100% myself, all $4500 of it, and I have to say it was worth every penny, and every hour i spent working my butt off at work to earn that money. This trip was an amazing experience and something that I always wanted to do, but never thought i would get the chance to. Almost a year later I still recall all the fun i had, look through my pictures, and still talk to the people that i met going on that trip. Not only did I get to learn about cities and the history behind it well standing at all the buildings you see in books and movies, but I made some great friendships.

My advice to everyone would be that if you get the chance to go on a trip like this, take it. You really won’t regret it, you will have the time of your life and will be surprised about how much you really learn. Also get a tour guide. We had one, and I really don't know how we would have made it to all the places, or found out as much as we did about all the cities without him.