In 2 weeks, we are heading off on a very big trip (at least to us). A trip that’s been in the planning for 10 years, really. You know how you have a conversation with your mate about places you’ve always dreamt about visiting? Well, years ago, we had a long talk about traveling and took turns explaining where we’d love to go and why. There are many places on our list and several that are at the top. We kept on dreaming. As the years rolled by and our lives adjusted (moving, marriage, unemployment, buying a house, etc.), we kept talking about how we’d travel “someday”. We did a lot of local exploring (things within 5 hours of our home) and took several small trips to visit family and friends along the way. Well, last year, we decided that the time was right for us to finally make our dream a reality…if we planned it right. I am a planner and he is, well, not so much a planner…I started laying out costs and showing how we could stagger them until we actually took our trip. So, back in January, we committed to going to Europe. At that point, we weren’t sure when, but we were going! First, we decided where we were going. That’s important! Next, we made our reservations for a place to stay (needed to lock in our timeshare). Once we paid that down, we booked our flights. Paid that down, then got our Eurail passes (after we made a schedule of what we wanted to see….don’t laugh! I told you I’m a planner! But if you don’t have some idea of what you’re going to do, you may miss something!). And now, here we are…finalizing all of our details and will be heading off to see FOUR countries!! The Euro is much stronger than the dollar right now, which means it will cost a little more on our trip, but it will be okay.
So, stay tuned here for updates (and photos!) of our crazy adventure!! Thanks for reading….