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Published: March 17th 2008
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Hello all 😊
Well spring is fast approaching and excitement is building for 2 months trekking across Europe! I’ve been working in Kinloch Rannoch at the Dunalastair hotel, north of Edinburgh since December and it’s been working well for saving money (especially in the past few months off season). But I’ve decided I’ve seen enough of Scotland for this trip and will be flying out of Edinburgh for Amsterdam April 30th!!!
I’ve booked a Busabout flexipass for some stops in major cities including Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Munich and Venice. This part of the trip should be a great chance to meet people and get into the spirit of budget backpacking. This leg of the trip should be about 3 weeks or so and then I head into Italy. I’m hoping to spend about 2 weeks or more around Italy, depending solely on money and how well my budget holds out 😉
The second half of June, I am planning to spend island hopping in Greece and pretty much whatever comes up on the road. I haven’t set the Italy/Greece leg of the trip in stone yet because I know how easily things can change and I want to be
open to anything that presents itself.
I just got a great deal on a new sleeping bag the other day and camping will be such a great way to keep costs down and enjoy the outdoors. After spending a year here in the UK any type of weather will be a welcome and positive experience on the continent. I have to say I’m a bit nervous about my German/Dutch/Italian/Greek understanding but I know I learn quickly and can’t wait for the challenges ahead. Don’t worry Dad I’ll be safe 😉
I’m in the midst of organising my postcard addresses so I have a contact list for everyone to send little souvenirs along the way. I’m looking forward to having a lot of my own time on the trip so my journals should be kept better up to date and there will be NO rushing from one place to the next. The best way to catch me will be on facebook.com and most of my pictures will be mass loaded onto that site as well because it takes quite a while to download them on here.
Here are the bare bones of the trip planned so far:
Edinburgh to Amsterdam April 30th
Amsterdam - Berlin May 5th
Berlin to Prague - May 8th
Prague to Cesky Krumlov May 11th or 13th
Cesky Krumlov to Vienna May 15th or 17th
Vienna to Munich May 18th or 20th
Munich to Venice May 23rd or 25th
Onward through Italy & Greece!
Lotsa love, wish me luck 😉
P.S. At the moment David's plans are the same as mine.. in case you're all wondering. He is doing well (although not as keen to write blog entries) and I will do my best to update his plans as well if you'd like. If and when we head down separate paths there will definately be a "fair thee well" blog entry 😊
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