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BOUGHT MY PLANE TICKET! I am officially going to Europe from February 10-June 2. That is a long time to be in Europe. I’ve worked out the visas and tourist days, so everything will work out perfectly.

Fun Fact: You can stay in England for 180 days without a visa. You can stay in the Schengen zone for 90 days. (This zone is most of continental Europe. (Learn more here). Even if you leave these visa areas, the time keeps running. So say, I go to Germany, but then to Russia, which is not the zone, my 90 days would still be counting. (No mom, I am not planning on going to Russia… this time.)

So I have planned out my, longer than 90 day trip, to start in England, visit my favorite people, and then start my trek in continental Europe.

The great part about traveling by myself is that I get to decide my itinerary. I have a penciled in calendar of where I am going and when, but if I decide that I want to stay in a city for longer, I will. No one else is counting on me. (Except for my camp people- don’t worry, I won’t let you down.) Since everyone is asking, here is the countries/ cities I am planning on visiting. I know it’s a lot, but I plan on changing my schedule as I go… the beauty of backpacking.

• England! London, Bournemouth, Sunderland, Newcastle, and wherever Mike lives…
• Ireland! Dublin
• France! Paris, Aix-en-Provence
• Switzerland! Zermatt, Geneva
• Austria! Salzberg
• Slovakia! Bratislava
• Hungary! Budapest
• Slovenia! Lake Bled, Ljublijana
• Montenegro! TBA
• Romania! Brasov
• Turkey! Istanbul
• Greece! Mykonos, Athens, Igoumenitsa
• Italy! Rome, Florence, Pisa
• Spain! Sevilla, Salamanca (my first love!)
• Germany! Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin
• Czech Republic! Prague
• Poland! Krawkow
• Denmark! Copenhagen
• Netherlands! Amsterdam
• Sweden! Stockholm
• Luxembourg!
• Belgium! Brussels, Antwerp

That being said, if you have ANY CONNECTIONS to anyone who lives in any of these cities, or near them, please get in contact with me!!! I’d love to stay on their couch.

Also- if you’d like to follow me on Instagram, I’ll be posting cool pics… obviously. (michbeatty)

My plans are actually taking form, and it’s true- this is really happening.

Total Trip Cost so far: $1,065.