The UK.

The flight to South Africa - from San Fran - takes about 20 hours and goes through London. We decided to stay in London for a few days to break up the journey. My mom is on her own Eurotrip this summer, and the timing worked out that we were all in London at the same time.

We stayed in London the first night at a hostel . It was this night that we watched the USA tie Slovenia and England tie Algeria. It's actually fun to travel - anywhere - during the World Cup. I was in Europe for it in 2006. Amazing to see how soccer can bring people together. In South Africa - when we didnt have tickets to the games - we would just find a bar showing the game and end up meeting people from all over. It's nice having something in common with others - especially when you're far away from home.

So we went to bed happy that night and woke up early the next day to go on an all day tour. I'd like to point out that, although effective, taking a 10 hour tour helps you get over jet lag in the least of fun ways. Tour went to Windsor Castle, Stonehendge and Bath. All things cool to see, and I'm glad I never have to do that tour again.

After the tour, Jordan and I left my mom in London (where she stayed for a few more nights before heading to Paris), and we went to Cambridge. Jordan has a friend that lives there - so free lodging and free tour guide. Free = good.

I was blown away by how cool Cambridge is. It's a giant college town that looks/feels like it's from Harry Potter. We got a tour of all the campus' and their histories. Saw where Isaac Newton studied. We also went to the Orchard Tea Garden where "more famous people have taken tea than anywhere else in the world." Yep, pretty cool.

We were in Cambridge for 2 nights before heading South. Way South.