We made a really big change in our travel plans- we are no longer taking Eurail. Instead we are doing 3 separate busabout routes, along with an island-hopping route in croatia and another island-hopper in greece. It should be a lot safer from thieves and stress, though Anover has warned me that the roads can be not so good in France and Spain. Perhaps I should stock up on Dramamine or something.

I am occasionally flattened by the realization that all this preparation might be totally useless when we actually get there. That doesn't sit well with my Taurus self.