Holiday

You know how people ask you what profession you would choose if you had to change careers? I tend to tell people that I would become a bum. This is not true, but I wish I had the guts to drop everything and live life on the edge with nothing more than a backpack and ambition to see the world.

Starting in December I get to live out my 'bum dream' for a few weeks. Granted I will be traveling to places I have arranged in advance and will be joined by Calypsa (could you ask for a better travel partner than your best friend?) so its not like we'll be roughing it, but we will be seeing sights all over Europe. I'm starting my trip flying out of London and making my way down to Marrakech in Morocco. After my time in Northern Africa I will be meeting Calypsa in Barcelona where we will stay until we progress to Paris. We'll spend Christmas in Paris. After Paris comes Venice (A city I've been too, but am looking forward to seeing again). From Venice, we will head north to Frankfurt. Then its time for some air travel to Dublin to ring in the new year with some Guinness. I'll be heading back to London and Calypsa to Madrid after spending time in Dublin.

I am very excited to kick off my trip in Marrakech. I've come to romanticize cities which I don't know much about. Short of spices and rugs, I'm in the dark about the country, its fun its an adventure and its a step into the unknown life of the nomadic bum which I have dreamed about since high school. I'm trying not to build too many expectations into the trip, but I can't help but get excited about the cultures I'll soon be interacting with. The foods which will astound me. The streets I'll get lost down and the cities I'll catch a glimpse of.

Just so you can stay up to date with my progress I've decided to embrace this whole 'google lifestyle' and have created a map of my travels which you can follow. I've added a few other places on a separate map which I'm planning on seeing sometime while I'm over here, but I'll share that with you as time permits! Check it out here!