Yes, we made the trip, and it was fantastic!
Weather: very varied, and absolutely awful at times, to the point that the trip actually took three days.
Scenery: Gorgeous, like flying across a christmas card.
ATC: Very nice and helpful. (Though the accents made things interesting.)
Customs: No problem.
Well, I don't know about nice,
but yes, I am a new PPL. I had 84 hours when we left, I've now got 91.
I learned a lot, and it was certainly the most interesting flying I've ever done (so far!).