Crunch time is here. We leave tomorrow. Now is the time to see if we have remembered to do everything. Since we are flying 'standby', we are taking no checked baggage. We each have a new micro-fiber wardrobe....we can pack 5 days of clothes in a shoe box!
Since we have always lived our lives on a 'last minute' basis, we have done the bulk of our planning in the last week. This has been good....trying to think of the possibilities has been stressful. Had we started planning 6 months ago, we would be crazy now. Of course I say planning like we have some. So far we are only planned for the first week. We fly tomorrow to Dulles (IAD) then on to Munich at 5:30pm....landing in Munich at 7:30am (local). Our friends Connie & Axel will pick us up and be our hosts for the first few days. We have reservations at a bed & breakfast in Venice for Thursday and Friday night, pick up a car on Saturday and head South. We will figure the next 2 weeks out as we go.
None of this would have been possible without the generous help of Brenda Skeen (UAL flight attendant and world traveler) and David Miller (master organizer and world traveler). They have both provided us with all of the travel tips and secrets to make us feel prepared, not to mention UAL companion passes!!
So today, we study all of our lists and make certain we have all of the items.....then figure out how to get them into 2 carry-on bags!!
Travel safely and keep blogging.
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