Cost

Bought a ticket to Berne for under $900. It cuts my trip back by 4 days but saves me $500, enough to buy the Palm i want, or to afford a hotel while i'm traveling, or the train ticket that will get me to Belgrade. And the best part? Maybe i'll actually take this trip.

I've still little clue how to get from Switzerland to Serbia - it's just a train, isn't it? I can walk, i can bike, i can swim, i can make it? I remember this Dutch couple i met in Peru - they rented a motorcycle and drove through some nasty roads and said they'd been doing that for their vacations for some time. I've been meaning to get motorcycle endorsement (particularly after moped'ing through Northern Cambodia), and the corresponding international license, but haven't made the time.

I'll be gone from June 26 - July 24 (again assuming i make the flight this time) but still in touch. If past experience is any indication, i may still put in a good 20+ hours of work a week. But i love it nonetheless, and i'm not just saying that because today i ate only equal quantities of granola bars, rice, and chocolate.