Amsterdam, Cologne, Ilfracombe, London, Oxford, Paris, Reykjavik (!)

This is, more or less, my itinerary for the next two months. I am incredibly excited and incredibly nervous embarking on this journey. It’s so cliche, isn’t it? Backpacking through Europe, the Grand Tour. My visions are Europe are so clouded by childhood dreams and Hollywood images, I’m having a hard time sorting out exactly what I’m trying to do here on this continent.

It’s not terribly well planned either, despite my initial attempts at a trip spreadsheet, so there will be a fair amount of roaming around. Except for concrete plans at Ilfracombe where I will be working on a sheep farm (yes me, I know) and Oxford where I’ll be studying Darwin and evolutionary bio, my plans are in flux. This is okay because I believe in adventure, not plans. I hope to return to American poorer in cash but richer in experience.

If you live or have been to any of these places, I’d love to here from you about things to do! Send me a note to jinxyte@gmail.com. Especially we’ve always had this passive follower/followee relationship — I’ve traveled 5000 kilometers, meet me halfway.

P.S. Is this an alphabetical list or a chronological list? It’s both! Actually, that is kind of weird and not planned.