So much for trying to avoid exhaustion by taking a shorter trip! I ended up frazzled from trying to squeeze 4 countries into 23 days (including transit). But meeting S, my "sister", was the best decision ever. Okay, one of the best decisions ever. :P I've made a few excellent decisions in my life, shockingly enough.
What did I learn from this adventure?
1) Country hopping works best if you live in Europe and want to do something on the weekend. Jumping from destination to destination without a break is exhausting. Spend more time in one place.
2) Don't trust the GPS when it keeps trying to get you to take B roads. That's if you want to get from A to B. Scenic routes are acceptable IF you want to take them.
3) Hillforts are not just big hills. Don't believe a word my husband says!
4) Remember to type up your travel journal as soon as you get back. I waited 4 years before attacking this one. I have some regrets. Mostly because I had to type up three other journals as well!
5) Actually learn a few words of the language of your destination. You might end up in Finland and actually look Scandinavian and people will assume you can understand them. *cough*
6) Driving on the opposite side of the road isn't that hard. Just try to avoid ending up on the footpaths, okay?
7) When using self-contained accommodation in the UK, expect to have to buy EVERYTHING, including garbage bags. Things are a little different in Australia!
8) Terrible people don't need statues or monuments marking the place of their death. Yeah, nah. Germany literally puts carparks there instead.
9) Your flight will either be early or late, never on time. I guess planes are like Gandalf the Grey?
10) Meet your Internet friends if you can. Take the risk. You might just get along like a house on fire (or insert another suitable simile here).
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