By this time I have hit the single numbers in the countdown
before I end up on my journey across the world. There is a little over a week
before I leave, so I am making sure everything I require is on hand including
tickets that are printed off. I don’t want to worry about the next location and
the what ifs as I will live in the moment as transport is taken care of.
I have made sure all my train tickets have been booked and I
am on the home run where I have began to book the rail tickets for Belgium. I
am wanting to visit some specific places especially Ypres part of the old
Western Front during World War One. I have even resolved one problem that had
appeared on my journey between Hamburg and Copenhagen. I was meant to catch
another train two stops after the ferry, but I now catch a bus to Copenhagen
after the ferry journey. I was offered to cancel the journey, but that is all
part of going on an adventure as that’s part of the unknown.
Every train journey in the UK has been booked and is within
my itinerary waiting for use. Some tickets have to be collected on site or I
already have them now as barcodes. The foreign currency card has helped as I
have paid for everything in the currency used in the country. Means I wont be
charged conversion fees, which makes me happy. Travel passes within cities have
been organised and even a British Heritage pass that lasts for 16 days, which
covers most of my UK journey. I will get to visit Dover Castle, Roman Ruins in
Northumberland and even Whitby Abbey, which I didn’t know would charge me entry
until I bought the pass. I only knew about that one when I bought the pass and
looked at the heritage map of locations, I was visiting. My travel sim card will
provide me with maps and internet to find my way around. Something I have not
done before.
I had already booked my ticket to the five day event that
was Distortion as you never know when going to see music would come in handy.
By now they have a complete list of locations where my pass can lead me to
including the stage events on the Friday night. I leave on the Saturday, but
will still be worth visiting and supporting the music event even if its not
really my cup of tea. I never knew that there were heavy metal events happening
in Nuremburg in Germany as several groups including KISS are playing. Next time
I head to Europe after this time, I will make sure to visit that. Make the
unknown to be known. A random music booking in Berlin has me going to a thrash
heavy metal bands meet up. I have never heard of groups like Rings of Saturn or
Nekrogoblikon until the band followed me on Instagram. I looked up their tour
dates and they were in Berlin at the same time and I was staying within walking
distance.
The whole of this journey is to visit as many historic
locations as possible and do some family history research, which reminds me
that I have already booked my arrival at the Durham Archives and need to sort
out my entry into the National Archives in Kew near London. There will be so
many distractions, but I am collecting records to read when I get home. Havnt
figured out if the British Library would hold anything or I just visit for
pleasure.
If friends ask me where I am going, my answer will be that I
am going to pick up my Russian bride from the Ukraine. I have been talking
about this journey away for the last couple of months.
Things I have organised
Smarttraveller
Travel sim
New underwear and socks
Medication
Tickets – transportation
Toiletries
Headphones
Seats on planes
Music for my ipod
Wet weather gear
BagBNB
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