Specifics

Okay so I was reading and I guess at a lot of places you can preorder tickets...for example the Louvre in Paris. With preordered tickets you do not have to wait in line. Does anyone else want to go there? Would this be of interest to us? Also I found the night train route from Krakow to Prague,it leaves Poland at 10 and gets into Prague at like 7 in the morning and its non stop, we cannot purchase the tickets online, at least I haven't found a place to do that yet. I also looked into Edinburgh to London going to cost us around 80 bucks a head. Getting jacked up here in La Crosse!!!

1 Month From Today

According to my calendar it is June 15th which means we'll be in Chicago in exactly one month. WOO HOO. What else do we have to plan before we get over there?? a couple train tickets from Edinburgh to London and from Krakow to Prague, right? anyways just thought i'd point out we're a month out. Talk to you guys later.

that thing we do...

i think it would be cool if we did something, always the same thing, in every country, or maybe city, that we visit. this could be anything from eat at mcdonalds or help mark get some local girl's number/e-mail or get our picture taken in front a sign with the name of the place. just something consistant to say that we did such and such in x number of countries, ya know. what do you think?

galaxy backpack

Just got the new backpack from REI!!! It rocks and I can't wait to hike the swiss alps with this bad boy. Definately the pocket for the water resovoir (or flask) and the 'whistle' are key essentials that make the backpack a sweet deal. thanks wert.

relatives in Strasbourg

Yes! I talked to my cousin, Emmanuelle, and she says that we could possibly stay with them and she is excited for us to come. So, we need to plan for Strasbourg then.

unnecessary items to bring

lets list some of the unnecessary items we are bringing:

-i've got the video camera and a speedo (preferably leopard print) so far

I think this is an awesome idea. It should be easy enough for us to keep it updated for all of those interested because most of the hostels now have free internet access. 8 weeks from yesterday!