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Travels and TripIt

Published on January 13, 2010 in Life, London and Travel. 7 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Okay, here we go.

Wow…It has been a while.  I’m not sure why the blogging stopped.  But it did and it’s time to move on.  I have about a week left of my break between Michaelmas and Lent Term.  A lot has gone on over break alone, to briefly recap: Dan’s Visit, Rome, Zurich, Monica’s Visit, and Barcelona.  Coming up this week (as of the original writing, these trips have since passed) is Brussels, Tallinn, and Helsinki.  The following week includes the first week of Lent Term (LT) classes and a trip to Amsterdam.  Perhaps I planned too much for these two months.

Time has gone by fast though and I certainly feel the finite nature of the time that I have in London.  A couple of months down and overall, I’m not entirely sure what to think.  Surely, one is supposed to be impressed by a city with the reputation and history of London.  I definitely don’t want to give the impression that I am unimpressed or that I am unsatisfied with living in London.  Neither of those would be true, nor do I anticipate will become the case over this next year.  As my travels may indicate, I am certainly enjoying the adventure of living abroad, although there are many things and people that I miss from home.

While Dan was visiting, we were talking about skiing.  It has been a sort of fantasy of mine for a while to live in a ski town (yes, I love the sport that much).  I mentioned that if I could live anywhere, I think that it would be Whistler, BC.  He replied succinctly, “you can live anywhere.”  For a 20-something, the question of where you will or want to make your home is a fairly significant question.

This question is complicated by a myriad of issues including family, friends, career, citizenship, and language to name a few.

I plan on writing some more about where I have travelled and what it seems like each place revealed about itself and what the future may hold for me.

With all of this frolicking through Europe complete, I can’t more strongly recommend the website TripIt. You can log in using your Google Account, which makes life easier, one less login to remember. It makes travelling so much easier by creating itineraries for you based on booking confirmation emails. So I just forward an email from, let’s say Delta or Holiday Inn to plans@tripit.com and it automatically puts my flight times in, check in time at the hotel, and directions to the hotel along with maps of the surrounding area from Google Maps. Moreover, it has links to check flight status and check in for the flight right on the site.

It also acts as a great log for your trips. The last feature I’ll mention is the ability to easily give other travellers access and the ability to edit the trip.

Okay, another post down…I think I could get used to doing this again.

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  1. pvspencer22 posted the following on January 17, 2010 at 3:14 pm.

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  3. Dan Schoppe posted the following on January 17, 2010 at 10:09 pm.

    I wrote out an entire thoughtful reply to this post, but I must have closed my browser before submitting :-/

    Anyway, I complained about how Monica gets her own category but there’s none for Dan, ha.

    Thanks again for hosting us in London. I had a great time seeing the city and also visiting Rome with you! I’ve been yearning to get back out of the states and see some more exotic parts of the world; you could say my visit wet my appetite to travel much, much more.

    I can understand that you might be getting sick of traveling, but you’re definitely doing things right. Keep in mind this is a one-time opportunity to see as much of Europe as you can, and you’ll appreciate it when you’re back state-side and without means to easily experience such diverse cultures.

    I’m a bit concerned about where you’re going to end up settling down long-term, heh. I’ve got hopes you’ll end up in the city you belong — Minneapolis.

    Be sure to document your travels as much as you can, whether it be by blogging, pictures, or whatever; it’ll be fun for outside observers to see what you’ve seen, and I’m sure you’ll appreciate it in the coming years.

  4. spencerb posted the following on January 18, 2010 at 3:20 am.

    I’m going to go back and some recaps of trips, particularly of our travels in Italy.

    I’ve been loving having the opportunity to travel so much. I think the hard part about my trip to Brussels, Tallinn, and Helsinki was being on the move so much. It is a lot of logistics to handle. On that note, TripIt definitely saved me.

    I definitely cannot say I wouldn’t do it again because I would and I will. I’ll be in Paris in March and looks like Bill convinced me to head over to Singapore at the end of March. I’ll be back in Italy in the first week of April for a huge beach ultimate tournament.

    The travelling will continue at full speed.

  5. spencerb posted the following on January 18, 2010 at 3:38 am.

    You do have a gmail label…I’ll add a tag for you ;)

  6. spencerb posted the following on January 18, 2010 at 7:11 am.

    http://www.spencerb.net/tag/dan/

    In fact, there already is a Dan tag.

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