And so the adventure begins! A friend said she would be scared she'd sleep through the alarm and so her fear became my own! 4.06am and no sleep! The first time I have stayed awake all night sober!! I have had a manicure, pedicure, cleaned the house and garage, done 3 loads of washing. I really have no idea what else I did to pass the time. I'm drunk on no sleep but am at the airport, checked in in plenty of time, the taxi cost me 84.00 and I had budgeted on 100.00 so 16.00 ahead already. I have a glass of champagne in front of me and I'm having a ball!! I'm the funkiest lady here and I get to sleep in Paris tonight! Could life be any better? I really don't think so. Meeting my friend Julie from NZ in Dubai at O'Briens Pub at the airport. First one there buys a bottle of champagne. And what better way to start our journey? From there to Paris and Paris music month. Can't wait to see our apartment in Montmartre! I don't care if I don't sleep for the next 8 nights! We can lie on the beach in the Algarve later and sleep then! Just like my life in Cyprus in 1990! Oh oh the champers is nearly empty, time for a refill. Garçon!