Dreaming of a Holiday

I don't want to sound like a typical student here, but my third year has been tough. Lots of late nights trying to meet deadlines - hell, there have just been lots of tightly-packed deadlines - and plenty of stress to keep me from sleeping for months! I'd love a holiday about now to ease off after finishing University. Nowhere fancy, as long as it's warm: Spain at least, but preferably Cyprus.

I love Cyprus; I've been there three times since I was a kid. It's one of those magical places that seems to make you happy whether it's sunny or raining! I remember scurrying about after lizards en route to Pervolia's pebble beach and drawing nonsense images on the rocks to pass the time. It was amazing, and truth be told, I miss it something terrible.

I don't think travel broadens the mind, mind you; I just think it relaxes it. You lose a little bit of tension and let yourself go a bit, as all your problems are back home and, for a week or two, you can escape from it all. Just relax on a beach and watch the sun set; the only immediate concern being the chaffing of sand up your bum! But I honestly think human beings need a bit of travel - it doesn't do to stay in one place all your life - you have to get out there and have a change of scenery every now and then, just to give you some escapism. Escapism from a big world that's starting to seem smaller and smaller, and from small problems that are starting to seem bigger and bigger.

Me? I just fancy a holiday.