Harley Skibicki

Harley Skibicki is a 21-year-old junior studying Multimedia and Advertising & Public Relations at Point Park University. This has allowed her to design the T-Shirts for this trip along with helping run this website. Harley Loves to travel and throughout the years she has been lucky enough to travel to Australia, London, Amsterdam, and (although still within the U.S.), Hawaii. She is excited to travel back to Amsterdam to see the beautiful architecture and use of waterways. She also loves food and can’t wait to revisit London for their amazing curry. Harley is also very interested in Art and is excited to soak up some inspiration from Amsterdam’s creative environment.

May 6, 2016

I have been so busy; it’s hard to believe that our trip is only two days away. Between my Barista Shifts, Freelance Designing, and obtaining this website I have had enough to keep my mind off of vacationing. Now it is time to pack!

Based on my previous International journeys, I have learned that it is so important to pack as light as possible. I am the one who will be lugging this suitcase from London, to Bruges, to Amsterdam, to America; and I know I’m going to fill it up with fun trinkets that I find along the way. It’s important to have extra space in your suitcase when you’re on your way out!

Right now I’m focusing on my carry-on. I packed up the two books I’m reading, my notebooks, pens, pencils, and markers, my MacBook Pro, portable charger, and a nice comfy neck pillow to help me through the flight. Along with my gallon sized bag of 3oz or less liquids, and some cough drops and melatonin, I am so set for the journey! (Even though this newly developing cough is very annoying). I also couldn’t forget about the chewing gum so my ears don’t pop as we ascend into the sky!

Though getting there will feel like forever, I cannot wait to be in Europe!

May 9, 2016

Today was very long. We arrived at Heathrow International airport at 8 AM and immediately began our day. Luckily I got about 4 or 5 hours of sleep on the plane. I don’t have trouble sleeping while traveling, and taking some melatonin surely helped. Some of us were not able to fall asleep on the plane ride and as the day progressed, it was easy to see who didn’t. As we were sightseeing on the coach bus I watched as my fellow travelers dozed in and out throughout the city of London. This tour gave us a great chance to grab photos if we were paying close enough attention and could duck the glare from the windows. I would have enjoied it more if I could have walked around and had more time at each place. Also, that bus ride was making me fall asleep!

After the tour we had some free time, so my lassies Jess, Lauren, Hannah and I went exploring. We made our way to into the University College London Union, (I’ve never heard of it either, but we were curious). Next we moseyed our way to St. Pancras Station and Renaissance Hotel. The whole reason why we decided to sneak our way into this place was based on its extravagance. I almost thought we weren’t able to get near it because there was security all around and the cars parked outside were so exorbitant. But that didn’t stop these misfits from giving ourselves a tour. For dinner we all met up and had some EXCELLENT fish and chips. This was my second time eating this classic English dish, but this was definitely the best. As said by my good friend Lauren, “If fish falls apart like that you KNOW it’s good.”

We had expectations to go out for a drink after dinner, but once we got to the hotel room to put some things down we couldn’t resist sleep. We had a long day and did so much. We deserved those 10 hours of sleep.