Introduction

Welcome to our blog!

We are Al & Locke, and this blog is for our family & friends who want to share in our travelling experiences.

We're on a month-long tour of Europe from 20 April-19 May 2005. Al previously lived in Europe for two years a while back, but this is Locke's first time on the continent.

We planned, scheduled and booked the entire trip completely by ourselves using well-known guidebooks such as Frommer's and Rick Steve's Europe: Museum Strategies along with the internet as our travel agents. Yes, we're on an aggressive schedule that will provide the reader a good taste of Europe. Kind of reminds you of that movie, "If it's Tuesday, this must be Belgium", where they race thru 7 countries in 18 days, huh?!? Well, we intend to visit 14 countries in 30 days!

Our budget is fairly tight – about $325 per day for EVERYTHING! Transportation and hotels take up 2/3 of the budget, so we carefully planned our activities and meals – splurging only once in a while to savor the experience.

Sit back, relax, and read on – we hope you'll enjoy our blog as much as we'll enjoy the travelling experience. Also, feel free to comment on any of the chapters within this blog.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step," Lao Tzu, ancient Chinese philosopher

With that in mind, let's start blogging!

-- Al