GoodbyeYellow
Recycles dryer sheets
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We are in our mid-sixties what some of our friends call well-traveled (but we dont, lol) and almost simultaneously thought of what our bucket list might include, although travel in the past has just been 'pick a place and go'.
That place has most often been Europe, where we've taken 2 to 4 week vacations over the past 20 years, about a dozen trips or a bit more. We've done the greatest hits, some more than once. Occasionally ventured outside Europe and while Japan is exquisite, we are good there. Maybe China one day.
This year, we are already on our second Europe trip, although the first one was "only" two weeks. To make up for it, the current one (typing this on a train en route to Stockholm) is five weeks, Scandinavia and Iceland.
We have moved solidly into slow travel mode, shying away from any stop less than 3 nights, and try to do 4 or 5 though less sometimes happens.
OK on to the bucket... we really want to do the parts of (mostly Western) Europe we've either missed or want to revisit. In the former camp is Poland, S. France, N. Italy, Switzerland, perhaps a river cruise. In the latter is England, which we can't seem to get enough of (yep, it's the language thing!)
So one idea, combined with the fact that we are west-coast USA and hate flying (though we are now working on Biz class whenever feasible), is to 'set up camp' in London, with a few excursions to the unvisited places above. This may even be as much as four months in total, beginning around Labor Day.
So for example (this is just top of head), 10 days in one part of London, then the coldest area (Poland?) for 10 days then back to London but in a different part of the city, and so on, working our way southwards in Europe (but not too far south, as seen in the list. I suppose Sicily may be included but you get the idea). We would not script all of it up front but plan one to two trips ahead.
At our ages and what we believe is average fitness for that age, we are a bit concerned about running out of steam partway through. We could get an open return date on say BA, and be flexible I suppose.
Questions:
1. Is this crazy? Obviously there's a ton of logistics left but am i missing a major point here? We have thought about continuity of prescriptions but it's something we'll inquire about when we get back. No pets or significant plants, no major social or family commitments.
2. How would YOU structure such a trip, given the info above? Of course weather will dictate a good bit of the steps.
3. What good options exist in London to store a bag or two for a week or two that aren't too pricey? This way we can bring more stuff on the long flight (but still not a lot, I'm thinking 2 x 32 kg is probably still good enough, or maybe a bit more.
4. Anything else that comes to mind for you?
That place has most often been Europe, where we've taken 2 to 4 week vacations over the past 20 years, about a dozen trips or a bit more. We've done the greatest hits, some more than once. Occasionally ventured outside Europe and while Japan is exquisite, we are good there. Maybe China one day.
This year, we are already on our second Europe trip, although the first one was "only" two weeks. To make up for it, the current one (typing this on a train en route to Stockholm) is five weeks, Scandinavia and Iceland.
We have moved solidly into slow travel mode, shying away from any stop less than 3 nights, and try to do 4 or 5 though less sometimes happens.
OK on to the bucket... we really want to do the parts of (mostly Western) Europe we've either missed or want to revisit. In the former camp is Poland, S. France, N. Italy, Switzerland, perhaps a river cruise. In the latter is England, which we can't seem to get enough of (yep, it's the language thing!)
So one idea, combined with the fact that we are west-coast USA and hate flying (though we are now working on Biz class whenever feasible), is to 'set up camp' in London, with a few excursions to the unvisited places above. This may even be as much as four months in total, beginning around Labor Day.
So for example (this is just top of head), 10 days in one part of London, then the coldest area (Poland?) for 10 days then back to London but in a different part of the city, and so on, working our way southwards in Europe (but not too far south, as seen in the list. I suppose Sicily may be included but you get the idea). We would not script all of it up front but plan one to two trips ahead.
At our ages and what we believe is average fitness for that age, we are a bit concerned about running out of steam partway through. We could get an open return date on say BA, and be flexible I suppose.
Questions:
1. Is this crazy? Obviously there's a ton of logistics left but am i missing a major point here? We have thought about continuity of prescriptions but it's something we'll inquire about when we get back. No pets or significant plants, no major social or family commitments.
2. How would YOU structure such a trip, given the info above? Of course weather will dictate a good bit of the steps.
3. What good options exist in London to store a bag or two for a week or two that aren't too pricey? This way we can bring more stuff on the long flight (but still not a lot, I'm thinking 2 x 32 kg is probably still good enough, or maybe a bit more.
4. Anything else that comes to mind for you?
