Wednesday, 30 December 2009

89 more sleeps!

In a bit less than three months, I will be winging my way to Europe.  And now I'm realizing that all the practical stuff I need to do -- like buying a travel steamer, other travel necessaries, important computer cables, etc. -- that I was putting off until there were three months left... well, I should get on that.

Friday, 11 December 2009

Don't hate me because I have a fabulous trip planned...

I am booked into nearly everything. I have already spent a scary amount of money, with even more frightening amounts coming due at later dates. The only night that is not booked is the train from Paris to Venice, and that has to wait until March. I’m not terribly worried about it.

So here, finally, is the plan:

Fly overnight to Amsterdam March 29-30
Amsterdam March 30-April 1
Paris April 1-May 2
Cycling Tour in Provence May 2-7
Extra day in Avignon/day trip to Nîmes May 7-8
Overnight train to Venice May 8-9
Venice May 9-12
Overnight ferry to Patras May 12-13
Athens May 13-16
Delphi May 16-19
London May 19-24
Oxford May 24-26
Bath May 26-29
Salisbury May 29-June 1
Queen Mary II June 1-7
New York June 7-11
Train back to Toronto June 11

Now all I have to do is figure out what I want to do when I’m actually there and gather my equipage together.

*Does a little dance of happiness and anticipation*