Before.

Hi! Welcome to my blog. This is my first attempt at blogging so I guess we'll see how it goes together. The idea for this particular site is that I will update it and post pictures here as I travel across Europe for the next month. Not only will this give me a place to save pictures and write about my adventures, but if you are interested you can also follow my journey.

My rough itinerary is posted over there on the right. --->

I'm doing the backpacking/hosteling thing. I've talked to several people who have done this before and collected lots of good advice (watch your pockets carefully while in Rome) and some not so applicable advice (it's hard to take a baby stroller on the tube in London). So, armed with my passport and trusty backpack I go to explore.

I'm not going to lie, I'm a little nervous. I'm nervous that I will be worrying so much about getting from one place to the next that I'll forget to enjoy where I am. I don't have the best travel karma (as evident by the fact that I've spent 9 hour stretches stuck at random airports across the country) but I guess that is the great thing about having loose travel plans. I have two flights and a boat that I really need to be on time for, but everything else is chill. And I hope that throughout this experience I will practice relaxing and accepting that I am not in control of every single situation.

Oh, and I hope to keep this blog going when I get back. So if you ever want to see what is going on in my life you can check here (or call me, it would be great to hear from you too!)

Hopefully my next post will be from London!