europe

(WARNING: Yes. I’m complaining about my trip to Europe. Yes, I realize that this is really ridiculous. I know it comes off as “Oh gee, the poor guy has to go to Europe for Christmas. Let’s all cry really hard for him. He’s got it so bad.” But you know what? This is my blog. I get to write about what I want to write about. And right now, this is what’s stressing me out. I’m excited for the trip, but still . . . ) Our trip to Europe is approaching. Rapidly. As in, lots faster than I thought

You all know we’re headed to Europe. Back when Denisa and I were still in the planning stages of this trip, we really only had two objectives: go to Slovakia and go to Germany (back to the area where I served my mission). In the flurry of plane ticket buying, those objectives changed: go to Slovakia, Vienna and London. Which is all very fun and exciting, but yesterday the travel guides came for Vienna and London, and I realized: *I need to plan out three trips, not just one*. I’m sad we’re not making it to Germany. Again. I’ve really

If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, then you already know I bought my tickets to Slovakia yesterday evening. I’d been watching ticket prices for the past two months, and I finally found a deal worth snapping up. When you find these deals, you have to act quickly. Yesterday evening was a six hour marathon of planning departure dates, coordinating times, checking various airfares, and reading a bunch of fine print. But after all that, I got a wicked good deal on the flight. Read on to find out how. Step one of getting a good airfare to Europe