Thursday, June 01, 2006

I TOOK THE LONG WAY HOME: BACKPACK EUROPE

I HAVE TO PAY RENT HERE 6/10. NO WAY AROUND IT. THAT MEANS THAT I HAVE TIME TO SELL ALL OF THE SHIT I WAS GOING TO GIVE AWAY AND GATHER SOME CASH.

I AM CALCULATING THE COST - BUT A FLIGHT HOME WITH MY EXTRA SHIT IS ABOUT $1600. I AM ADVERTISING THE PRINTER, THE AMP, AND THE SHIT I WAS GOING TO GIVE AWAY AND CAN GET ABOUT $750.

EUROPE HAS SOME KILLER MASS TRANSIT TRAINS AND BUSES AND BOATS. I AM RESEARCHING A MAP AND THINK I MAY JUST BACKPACK MY WAY ACROSS EUROPE AND GET HOME THAT WAY.

I HAVE TWO/THREE BOOK WRITTEN IN THE LAST 2 YEARS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE IT. IT CAN BE DONE FOR LESS THAN $2000. I CAN GET A CAMERA THAT USES ALL OF THE BATTERIES AND MEMORY FROM MY BROKEN CAMERA AND UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLY FOR MY LAPTOP. ALL I NEED IS A GUITAR, HOSTELS, NO ILLEGAL DRUGS AND I THINK I CAN GET THIS DONE IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS.

I'LL SKIP BIG PART, BUT WILL SHOOT FOR A PATH THAT HITS ALL OF THE BIGGIES.

VERY SHORT OF DETAILS RIGHT NOW BUT I THINK I TAKE A LAND AND SEA ROUTE HOME. THERE ARE LEGAL WAYS TO MAKE MONEY ALONG THE WAY, INCLUDING PLAYING GUITAR, SPENDING A DAY WORKING AT A HOTEL FOR A NIGHTS SLEEP AND MEALS.

MANY MANY WAYS AND PEOPLE STILL LIKE THE TRADITION OF HELPING PEOPLE WALK/TRAIN/TROLLEY, BIKE AND BOAT THEIR WAY ACROSS.

DETAILS AS THEY FILL IN, BUT I THINK THE WALK, THE INTROSPECTION, THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE A GOOD WAY TO END THIS LITTLE VENTURE INTO THE WORLD. MY LAPTOP IS LIGHT AND EUROPE IS WI-FI ALL THE WAY.

VISA IS EVERYWHERE AND SO I DON'T NEED MONEY EXCHANE AND I CAN USE A VISA DEBIT CARD SO I CAN'T BE ROBBED. I JUST GIVE ONE OF YOU ACCESS TO MY ACCOUNT AND HAVE YOU TRANSFER $75 A DAY INTO MY ACCOUNT. KEEP SOME TRAVELER CHECKS AND GET A LIGHTWEIGHT BACKPACK. BIKES ARE COMMON PROPERTY AND I CAN LOOSE SOME WEIGHT I GAINED WHILE I COULDN'T EXERCISE B/C OF MY SCREWED UP FOOT.

ALSO, THE GYM HAS OFFERED TO TRANSFER MY MEMBERSHIP TO TRANSFERABLE, SO I CAN PULL ANOTHER $250.

I THINK I CAN DO THIS.

3 WEEKS TO FIGURE IT OUT, SO WHY FLY OVER IT WHEN I CAN DO WHAT THOUSANDS OF DREAMED OF FOR ABOUT THE SAME PRICE.

IF ANYBODY CAN FIND A WEBSITE OR GUIDE ON BACKPACKING ACROSS EUROPE LET ME KNOW. WITH TRAINS I CAN DO IT IN A COUPLE WEEKS. WITH ADVENTURE I CAN DO IT IN 3.

YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, IT SOUNDS KIND OF FUN DOESN'T IT?

INPUT?

LOVE YA'LL. KELLY.

3 Comments:

Blogger Stella said...

It sounds WONDERFUL! You kick ass!

9:11 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

to much drama for me

1:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

keyboard/comp messed up will write from robs

9:44 AM  

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