Planning for our next trip to Europe was a tremendous undertaking. To be completely honest, at times it felt overwhelming to the point that we wanted to call the whole thing off. We couldn’t possibly do this on our own.
But you must begin somewhere. If it is something you truly believe is worthwhile, you will do what is needed.
Fortunately for us, we had two real-life advantages, which may or may not have helped with allaying our initial fears. Bob had worked as a travel agent before going to school to become a baker. If there was a question about flights or booking airfare, he was the perfect person for the job. As an accountant by profession, budgeting and general anal-retentiveness about details was second nature for me.
The first order of the day was sitting down and realistically tackling the biggies. Could we even afford to go? How much were we willing to spend? Where exactly in Europe did we want to go? Considering our differing work schedules, did we have enough time off? When was the best time of the year to go? Who was going to watch the kitties and the apartment if were gone for two weeks? Three weeks? How were we going to pay any utility bills that would come due while we were out of the country?
And so we had the broadest of ideas. It was now just a matter of navigating through the many many weeds.
