Kate Chaperon

KChaps18

Kate Chaperon

I'm 26 years old and going to go on a 9 week trip to 13 countries in Europe. Wish me luck.



North America » United States » Michigan » Iron Mountain January 20th 2012

I'm going to try to keep up with this blog every so often in the next few months (less than four months) before my trip. The other day I had an awesome lunch date with Laura, who is my... er. chiropractor.. or wife-there-of.. Well I get adjusted by both her and her husband Tomas, and they are both great people. I really do consider them friends, because with my life, They are some of the first people to know about things going on. Chiropratic medicine helps me deal with stress, standing on my feet all day, a jaw issue I've been dealing with for 10 years, and many other things. God bless them. Tomas is from Sweden and Laura and him have a practice both there and in Ireland. I sat with her for an hour ... read more

North America » United States » Michigan » Iron Mountain December 18th 2011

Ohhh the specifics... You would think planning something like this would be a little easy. You get a backpack, you fill it with stuff, you get a plane ticket and you wing it. It hasn't been quite like that. First, I had to figure out how long I wanted to go for. Then I had to read a hundred travel blogs and watch a million videos to see how much that would cost me. Then there is the plane ticket, eurail pass (but what KIND of pass), Travel insurance, hostel information, currency exchange... blah blah.. The eurail pass I chose to go with is 15 non consecutive days in a two month period of time. But there is so many rules as to what applies to "a day" ... do I get to travel on it ... read more

North America » United States » Michigan » Iron Mountain December 18th 2011

Where Do I begin? I've been thinking about doing a trip like this since I was 16. I talked about it with my closest friends and my family since then, but never thought I could do it. Last fall/winter I decided it was time. When is a better time? At the time I was planning that kids were not far away... and I needed to do this before then. Well, some things have changed.. but my love to want to travel has not. I made sure I had a college level speech prepared for my mom and dad before I actually sat them down to tell them I would be going to Europe for over two months. I had graphs, diagrams and charts. Budgeting lists were in full effect and pictures. A map of europe covered ... read more




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