Planning and preparing for an 8,000 mile, 10 week road trip through Europe is not easy, but I figured that while I’m not enjoying the anxiety, you might as well. This page in an index of posts about the hows, wheres, whens, whys, and stress-related weeping of the pre-Plucky phase of the adventure.
Where in the World?
How does one even begin to figure out where to go on a 10-week road trip through Europe? This is where I started.
Planning & Research & Maps, Oh My
How did I pick hotels, museums, attractions, and everything else I wanted to see and do? And how many times did I change my mind?
The Roads Less Traveled
Driving in Europe presents its own set of challenges, from renting a car to making sure you can actually drive it where you want to go!
From Here to There (Part 1)
It’s a really long itinerary but here are the details of where I’m going and what I’m going to do for the first month including Berlin, Prague, Venice, Rome, Paris, and more.
From Here to There (Part 2)
The second month of the trip includes London, Luxembourg, Munich, the French Riviera, Barcelona, a drive along the coast of Spain, Portugal, and more!
From Here to There (Part 3)
The final leg of the trip will take me from Spain back into France, then to Belgium, and finally to end up in Amsterdam. Then on Day 72 of the trip, I will fly home and sleep for a month.
The Pesky Details
The trip is all set and I’m ready to go, right? Hardly. Read all about the myriad of details one has to attend to before embarking on something this epic!
Packing Up My Anxiety
I suck at packing. There I said it. I go away for a weekend and need a sherpa to carry my bags. So how do I pack for 10 weeks in Europe? Find out here.
The Magic of Inverse Correlations
Two weeks to go until the big trip and I am still changing the intinerary and doing entirely too much shopping.
Are You Not Entertained?
Yes, apparently I am a toddler who needs constant entertainment to keep me from having a tantrum. Let’s take a look at some of the shows I’m seeing in Europe.
For the Gaze
How many Pride parades can one person do in Europe? Turns out the answer is six. Or at least that’s how many I’m going to, even though I didn’t originally intend to.
One Week and Counting
The countdown has begun and I keep changing my itinerary including cutting an entire country. Plus, apparently I was not entertained enough, so I added more shows.
Beware of Banana Peels
I am a cartoon character and ridiculously bad things happen to me with disturbing regularity. Let’s talk about what I’m doing to try to keep myself safe on my trip.
Weather the Weather
How does one prepare for the wide variety of weather that will be happening in Europe across several months? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately.
Making an Entrance
The new EES system that has recently gone online at Europe airports is causing havoc. What is is and, more importantly, how is it going to affect me?!
Eating My Way Through Europe
Those who know me know that I enjoy eating but it also represents some unique challenges for me. So, what’s the food plan for my trip through Europe? I don’t have one.
T-Minus Two Days
Am I ready? What kind of dumb ass question is that? The amount of things to do before the trip seems to keep growing, although a lot of it I’m doing to myself.
20 Years of Plucky Survivors
Why is it called Plucky Survivors and why is it plural? How did we get here, now one day away from the start of the epic road trip? Find out with this history of how it all began.