Is it me?

Is it me, or is the planning just as exciting as the actual trip?

We finished our schedule on Sunday, and have an idea of the likely damages, cost wise. Funny thing is, its not much more than if we stayed living in London, what with the exorbitant rent and commuting costs to cover over here.

The great thing about being your own travel agent these days is all the info you can tap into so quickly on the 'net. We have used some travel books, a map of Europe (which I got at a charity shop), and various blogs and sites.

Mostly we have chosen places at random, or for silly reasons - Bardolino: cos we like the wine, Sardinia: because we like sardines? No, not really... Lucca: because a friend comes from there. Sabaudia: because I think the forest and wild bore sounded interesting.

The main thing has been to make sure we are able to keep an eye on the World Cup as we travel around, with New Zealand in it this time, and Italy to stress over as usual. There's a whole separate column in our plan for the WC games schedule! So, its going to be Milan for the quarter finals, and Lucca for the final...

Lizzie

Finally Started

Well, here goes...

This is the planning stage - 56 days around Europe from 9 June onwards for a couple of Kiwis leaving London to head homeward. We're a couple of 'shifty fifties', and we are preparing to start our adventure.We think we may be addicted to change, but then, what the hell!

Thought I'd start now, because after all, the excitement has begun already. We've resigned from the London jobs, and booked our return fares. Every Sunday morning we sit up in bed with our net-books on our laps and have a Flight-of-the-Conchords type meeting:

M - present

E - present

We are plotting a trip that starts in Paris, goes through Spain, then Portugal, then Spain again, then back through Italy. We finish off with a week in Sardinia, then its back to London to take that long flight to Sydney.

Lizzie