Europe planning

Three weeks of traveling in Europe does require a little bit of planning. With the euro being what it is, you have to do a bit of research to find deals on accommodations. One-star hotels and even hostels can end up costing over CDN$90/night, imagine staying in a five-star establishment!

So far, we have reservations at a hotel in Cologne and we bought our Grand Prix tickets for the European race in Germany. We're actively working on a hostel in Paris for one week and another hotel for the remaining two days (the hostel only allows us to stay for 7 days, and we're in Paris for 9, so we had to find a place close by to cover the difference). And we're still looking for a place to stay in Amsterdam when we land, and when we return from Germany (we have a couple of days in Amsterdam at the end of our stay). All this planning seems like a lot of work, but when we take off, we'll only have to worry about what we want to eat for dinner and what we'd like to visit the following day :-)

We're also looking for an online service where we could upload pictures as we are taking them. With the new digital camera, and an online photo album, you'll be able to travel with us almost in real-time. Cool!