A Grand Adventure
Between taking a cross-country trip a while back with one of my best friends (hi Veronica!), the places I've visited for fun, and the travels that work has led me to, I've made a serious dent exploring locations I'm interested in here in the USA. I really only have a handful of cities left in America that are on my "must see" list. The pink states below are the ones I've visited (I only counted the states I've legitimately explored).
With all that in mind, I felt like it was time to branch out beyond my own country. So that led me to booking my first trip to Europe! I consider this to be the first of several trips over there, so I figured I'd start with Northern Europe. I'll be going to London, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Copenhagen in September! I'm most excited for Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
I booked this trip through a particular company that took care of all of the logistics (which I wanted no part of figuring out), and also offered tours/site-seeing at each destination but didn't handcuff you to anything. Meaning, if I wanted to do my own thing rather than go with the group to wherever, I can do so. While it would have been fun to take this trip with someone, the stars just didn't align, and I got tired of trying to make that happen - so I am taking this trek solo! I'm actually quite excited to flex my independence over there.
At this point I have my flights/trains/ferry booked. Here is what I have to figure out and do:
Travel insurance?
What to pack/wear
What I want to do in each city
Decide if I want to drop some significant money in buying a professional camera (I would use it after the trip of course)
Read up and study each destination a bit in advance
Needless to say I have lots to do, and much to be excited about! :)
