Next week will be a bit odd. On Tuesday, I'm back at the office for a normal day of work, but on Wednesday morning I'll grab a bus to Liverpool and a plane to Amsterdam. I should manage to get to Nijmegen by noon, but might stop over in Amsterdam and Utrecht. If only for a bit of shopping. In Nijmegen, I'll have to walk into my mum's house and unpack - I might have difficulty adjusting actually. It's weird when you're settled into life elsewhere, then re-visit where home used to be. When I did it in 2001, in the middle of living in Edinburgh, I felt completely out of sync. I can't wait to see my mother again though, and Marjo. On Wednesday night, I might visit her, surprise my dad and take them both drinking and talking in town. The weather should improve later in the week, so I can hopefully go for a cycle ride with my dad too. Apart from drinking lots of excellent beer at my favourite haunts, with my favourite people, I don't have an awful lot of plans. I hope this time the trip goes well though. When the norovirus stopped me from travelling last time, it really got me down..