An Idea
Some time in July 2008 we narrowed down myriad of travel choices to Vienna (Wien in German).
Preparations
I bought 2 European plug adapters from a hardware store. I was planning to charge photo-camera, camcorder and iPhone. All devices are now smart enough, and do not require a transformer.
Data Plan
Also I activated a 20MB international data for iPhone ($25 per month), so I would be able to check emails, access my stock trading account and look for directions on Google.
Tickets
In the middle of July 2008 I finally decided to redeem my Delta miles into actual tickets. I had 140,000 mile accumulated from my trips to Mississippi. I logged in and discovered that I need only 150,000 miles to get tickets to Vienna for the second half of August. I had to buy 10,000 miles and with all the taxes 2 free tickets to Austria came up to just under $400.
Planning
I cut an August page out of wall calendar and on a large squares corresponding to each day I drew names of the cities or places we are planning to visit during this trip. Here is our European Tourney as planned on paper:
| Date | Destination | Date | Destination | |
| 14 Thu | Arriving to Vienna | 22 Fri | Alps – Refugio | |
| 15 Fri | Staying in Vienna | 23 Sat | Verona or Padua | |
| 16 Sat | Staying in Vienna | 24 Sun | Venezia | |
| 17 Sun | Train to Salzburg | 25 Mon | Venezia | |
| 18 Mon | Leaving to Linz | 26 Tue | Undine, Villach or Spittal | |
| 19 Tue | Cortina’d Ampezzio | 27 Wed | Back to Salzburg | |
| 20 Wed | Grandmother – Kollmann | 28 Thu | Back to Vienna | |
| 21 Thu | Molveno | 29 Fri | Plane to Boston |
Navigate through the List
- 01 European Trip 2008 to Austria and Italy – Preparations (2023/09/24)
- 02 Trip to Austria and Italy – August 13-14 – First Steps in Wien (2023/09/28)
- 03 Trip to Austria and Italy – August 15, 2008 – Wien (2023/10/04)
- 04 Trip to Austria and Italy – August 16, 2008 – Wien (2023/10/08)
- 05 Trip to Austria and Italy – August 17, 2008 – Salzburg (2023/10/12)
- 06 Trip to Austria and Italy – August 18, 2008 – Ice Caves (2023/10/16)
- 07 August 19, 2008 - Crossing Into Italy - Cortina d'Ampezzo (2023/10/20)
- 08 Austria and Italy – August 20-21, 2008 – Crossing the Alps (2023/10/24)
- 09 August 22,2008 – Back to the Wild - Rifugio Alimonta (2580m) (2023/10/28)
- 10 Austria and Italy – August 23-24, 2008 – Overwhelmed (2023/11/04)
- 11 Austria and Italy 2008 – August 25 – Venezia I (2023/11/08)
- 12 Trip to Austria and Italy – August 26-27 – Venezia II (2023/11/12)
- 13 Trip to Austria and Italy – August 28 – Back to Wien (2023/11/16)
- 14 Trip to Austria and Italy – August 29 – Back to Boston (2023/11/20)
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