One thing that really kept me awake at night was the worry about traveling with a valuable guitar. Some people are in a position to purchase extra seats for their instruments, however a guitar almost always can fit in a normal size overhead compartment (and the cost of extra tickets are prohibitively expensive for most musicians!) With extra baggage charges and restrictions however, its been getting harder to get the guitar on board and its almost entirely dependent on the mood or leniency of the flight attendants. We arrived at JFK airport in New York for the first leg of the journey ready for battle. I was wishing I was as relaxed as this guy:

(sorry for the blurry photo) Thankfully we arrived with plenty of time and got on the plane early (one of the secrets for successful guitar transportion) and the guitar was safely tucked above the seat.

We've arrived in Nice, France to visit some friends and the beautiful paradise which is the south of France. I still need to prepare lots of music in between eating bread cheese and macaroons.