For the last three years, my cousin has called Bristol home. Although we had talked on a regular basis during this period of time, I had not been to Bristol to visit my cousin throughout the course of these three years. While I had wanted to go see him, I had simply been too busy at work to find time to take off for a trip. However, this all changed about two and a half months ago. Because I knew that I was finally going to have an opportunity to take some time off of work (in total, I knew that I would be able to take off for a week, which was much better than the usual one day breaks I had gotten over the past three years), I decided to book a trip to visit my cousin in Bristol.

Since I wanted to surprise my cousin (he literally had no idea that I was coming to Bristol to see him), I picked up a Bristol airport car rental. Because I had my cousin’s address, I was able to drive from the airport to his house. When I knocked on his door and he opened it, I literally thought his jaw was going to drop and hit the ground. He was really excited to see me, but it took a few seconds for him to actually believe that I was standing in front of him. Since I stayed in Bristol for a full week, we got to spend a lot of time together, and I have to say that I was quite impressed with how much effort my cousin put into showing me around Bristol and ensuring that I had a good trip!