We are in Oslo airport, waiting for our plane to Reykyavick. For the next ten days, we shall be driving through Iceland.

Yesterday my ticket to see Britney Spears perform at the O2 Arena in London arrived. I bought it way back in December, nervously refreshing my email to get my presale passcode so I could get the best seat. Since then, over one million tickets have been sold, and all eight of the the London dates have been completely sold out. The ticket then had to be posted from England to my mum’s house (credit card billing address) in Australia and then she had to post it to Belgium, all before June 6. It arrived yesterday, so I will indeed be attending The Circus: starring Britney Spears next week.

I feel like I have grown up with her and shared in her many lows and highs. So many people are dismissive of her work, but she is able to make so many people happy and bring a smile to so many faces. I am so proud of her for working so hard, and so glad that I can share in her success. She is younger than I am, yet she has gone through so much more, living under a microscope since she joined the Mickey Mouse club when she was twelve. She has never had the luxury of making her mistakes in private. Yet she has this inner strength that helped her face her fears and doubts to rebuild her life.

The circus tour will be staged in three rings, and will include magicians, acrobatics, aerialists, martial artists, clowns, pyrotechnics and dancers. It will feature the songs Circus, Piece of Me, Radar, Gimme More, Ooh Ooh Baby, Hot as Ice, Boys, If U Seek Amy, Me Against the Music, Freakshow, Get Naked, Breathe on Me, Touch of My Hand, Do Something, Slave, Toxic, Baby One More Time, and Womanizer. The show will take just over one and a half hours, and she will be supported by Ciara.

There is something about Britney that makes her truly special. She has that indescribable “it” factor. People are always rooting for her, even when she was at her lowest lows. We genuinely want to see her succeed! We’ve seen her grow up in front of our eyes, and we love her – shortcomings and all. She may not be perfect, but that’s okay. She’s our Britney. ~ PerezHilton

We are off to take a look at Belgium in more detail. Adrian will see the universities and meet potential colleagues, and I have interviews with a spouse placement company and will look at houses and schools. We will also have the chance to see some of the surrounding countries. Our flight leaves in four hours, so off we go…