Our long awaited first vacation to Europe is quickly arriving. We have less than a week before we depart, and I think it's finally starting to sink in that we will soon be on a new continent, far away from home. We have yet to complete our final packing lists (or even begun packing for that matter), but have reserved the entire weekend and Monday-Tuesday for that fun activity. Charlene has done a great job getting things ready - working with our travel agent and getting equipment I would have totally forgot (chargers/converters, money belts, etc). We got our passports back in December, and were all worried about the reported delays, but got our's within 2 weeks. I got my International Drivers License, and have read up a little on the road signs and traffic laws ... read more