Today is Monday, June 23
I leave on August 28
9 weeks & 3 Days! / 66 days!
NEED TO DO
Finish Itinerary
Send Letter to Mick in Limerick.
Determine costs / Make Budget
Contact Karin Almtorn
Buy gifts:
— Nebraska pins & stickers from Lincoln / Nebraska Dept. of Tourism.
— Hats and T-Shirts.
— Crosses for necklaces.
Check into supplemental health insurance
Make NEW Business Cards!
Make decision on Drone
Buy tripod
Buy Black and White Film and X-Ray Bag / Decide on if I’m developing film there or not
Make powerpoint presentation for a 15 minute talk.
What:
Lead Myself and Others, Virtually, through Europe for five weeks!
Take Pictures for my Gallery and Create new Portraits of my friends!
Having an adventure with myself - Lord knows, I’ve invited enough people who again are turning me down. So I’m going to go fucking have another Wild Adventure & Live Life Passionately and Purposefully!!
Why:
To Promote the Rotary Youth Exchange Program by speaking at local Rotary Clubs!
To Be an Example of the Benefits of a Positive Mental and Physical Attitude by speaking at Youth Groups!
To Earn Money for The Todd Rundstrom Gallery and the McKenna Rae of Hope Foundation by selling my Gallery Images, my Digital Story of “Backpacking through Europe in 1994”, and Creating new Portraits of my friends!
Visit Olivier & Rachel in France!
Visit Pernille Plesner Troldberg in Denmark!
Visit Siru Pesala in Finland!
Visit Annele Urtamo in Finland!
Visit Katrine Hveem Gjorvad in Norway!
Visit Frederic Gieth in Sweden!
Visit Sascha in Portugal!
When:
Leave Omaha, Nebraska - Thursday, August 28
to
Return to Omaha - Saturday, October 4
How
- My Plan (This webpage)
> Travel Schedule
> Speaking Schedule
> Activity Schedule
Where / Route:
Thursday Aug. 28
1:30 - arrive at Airport / Fly OMA (3:30) - ORD - SNN
UNITED
Confirmation number: AZ6VC7
Ticket status: ticketed Dec 13, 2024 at 5:33 PM Central Time
Friday Aug. 29: Shannon & Limerick, Ireland
7:30 am - Arrive in Shannon, Ireland; take the bus to Limerick, $16
Key Eurail Pass Details
Activation: Activate at Limerick Station (Colbert) or via the Eurail Rail Planner app by entering your passport/ID and selecting August 29 as the start date. Log each journey in the app’s “My Trip” section for inspectors.
Check in to WHERE??? after flying this is the first thing I want to do.
First Choice: There are a lot of options on Air B&B under $150
Second Choice: Get a hotel $175
Spend Day in Limerick, Ireland
See if Mick is still living in Limerick.
I want to recreate my picture of King John’s Castle on the Shanon River.
I want to go through King John’s Castle
In the afternoon I want to go to Cliff’s of Moher
In the evening go to the Pub I went to before.
>>> Spend Friday night WHERE in Limerick???
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Saturday Aug. 30: Discover Southern Ireland - Day 1
Take Train from Limerick throughout Southern Ireland during day / EURAIL IRELAND PASS DAY 1
>>> Spend Saturday Night WHERE in Limerick or Limerick junction???
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Sunday Aug. 31: Discover North part of Ireland (Not Northern Ireland) by train and get to Dublin by 6:00pm - Day 2
Visit Slane Castle
Take Train from Southern Ireland to North Ireland during day, then into Dublin by 6:00 pm / EURAIL IRELAND PASS DAY 2
>>> Spend Sunday Night WHERE in Dublin???
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Monday Sept. 1: Dublin - Day 1
Find Windmill Lane
Find Garage Bar
>>> spend Monday Night WHERE in Dublin???
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Tuesday Sept. 2: Dublin - Day 2
Activities in Dublin
Leave Dublin by 3:00
Take Train from Dublin to Rosslare, Arrive by 6:00pm / EURAIL IRELAND PASS DAY 3
Take Stena Line ferry from Rosslare, Ireland to Cherbourg, France (17 hours)
https://www.eurail.com/en/plan-your-trip/trip-ideas/trains-europe/ferries/stena-line-ferry
Departs 21:00 (9:00pm) (Check in closes 20:15 (8:15pm)
>>> spend Tuesday Night on the ferry <<<
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Wednesday Sept. 3: On The Ferry to France
Arrive in Cherbourg 16:00 (4:00pm)
>>> spend WEDNESDAY Night WHERE in Cherbourg???
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Thursday Sept. 4: D-Day Tour
Normandy, Omaha Beach, and the American Cemetery and Museum
Need to Rent a Car for the day
Be to Train Station by ???
Take evening Train to Paris, Arrive in ??? / EURAIL PASS DAY #1
>>> spend Thursday Night on train to Olivier & Rachel’s Town
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*** Friday Sept. 5: Olivier & Rachel
Arrive in ___ their town in the morning
*** Saturday Sept. 6: Olivier & Rachel
*** Sunday Sept. 7: Olivier & Rachel
Monday Sept. 8: Olivier & Rachel
Tuesday Sept. 9: Olivier & Rachel
Take Train to ???, Arrive in ??? / EURAIL PASS DAY #2
Wednesday Sept. 10: Amsterdam
Take Train to ???, Arrive in ??? / EURAIL PASS DAY #3
>>> SPEND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON TRAIN TO ???
Thursday Sept. 11: Travel to Finland
Take Train to ???, Arrive in ??? / EURAIL PASS DAY #4
*** Friday Sept. 12 - Pernille busy / Maybe Siru or Annele
*** Saturday Sept. 13 - Pernille busy / Maybe Siru or Annele
*** Sunday Sept. 14 - Pernille busy / Maybe Siru or Annele
Monday Sept. 15: TRAVEL DAY
Take Day Ferry to Stockholm, Sweden / EURAIL PASS DAY #5
Tuesday Sept. 16: Sweden???
spend day in Sweden?
Take Day trains around Sweden / EURAIL PASS DAY #6
Take Overnight train to Norway / EURAIL PASS DAY #7
Wednesday Sept. 17: NORWAY Maybe Katrine or Travel around Norway / EURAIL PASS DAY #8
Thursday Sept. 18: NORWAY Maybe Katrine or Travel around Norway / EURAIL PASS DAY #9
*** Friday Sept. 19: NORWAY Maybe Katrine
*** Saturday Sept. 20: Pernille Busy / NORWAY Maybe Katrine
>>> Saturday night Take Overnight Train to Copenhagen / EURAIL PASS DAY #10
*** Sunday Sept. 21: Possibly Pernille
Monday Sept. 22: TRAVEL DAY
Take Train to ???, Arrive in ??? / EURAIL PASS DAY #11
Tuesday Sept. 23: Germany, Visit Arlen’s Park
Wednesday Sept. 24: TRAVEL To Portugal
Take Train to ???, Arrive in ??? / EURAIL PASS DAY #12
Thursday Sept. 25: SCUBA Diving! / Surf School!
Friday Sept. 26: SCUBA Diving! / Surf School!
Saturday Sept. 27: Beach Day with Sascha!!! Surfing!!!
Sunday Sept. 28: Morning Surf, afternoon Tattoo with Sascha!
Monday Sept. 29: Travel to Olivier & Rachel
Travel Day on Eurail Pass (#13)
Tuesday Sept. 30: Olivier & Rachel
Wednesday Oct. 1: Olivier & Rachel / Travel Day on Eurail Pass (#14) to Paris
Thursday Oct. 2: Paris
Friday Oct. 3: Fly From Paris Home
Saturday Oct. 4: Land in Omaha!
Want to do while I’m there / DREAM LIST
Spend as much time as possible with my friends!!!
Ireland
Meet, Hang out with, Photograph and play with U2!
Find Mick, the guy I met on my first night, and who saved my journal!
Revisit Windmill Lane!
Take pictures of the coast, the countryside, Giant’s Causeway!
France
Spend Time with Olivier and Rachel!
Go to the Top of the Eiffel Tower!
Photograph lots of Castles!
Find Marina Baba Isa!
Amsterdam
Visit Red Light District and Get Laid!
Denmark
Visit Pernille!
Visit Gitte!
Finland
Visit Siru!
Visit Annele!
Norway
Visit Katrine Hveem!
Take A LOT OF PICTURES HERE!! Norway is Gorgeous!!!
Sweden
Visit Joe Plato
Visit Frederic G.
Germany
Visit Arlen’s Park
Portugal (1 Week)
Take Surfing lessons
Go Surfing with Sascha
Go SCUBA diving
Get a new tattoo
Speaking Schedule
Security
Threats
Completed!!!
Sascha asks when am I coming back to Europe???
Talked to Pernille, Katrine, Siru, Sascha
November - Researched Plane ticket costs
December - Bought ticket there with miles!
December - Talked to Pete!
Researched Eurail Prices - 15% discount when you buy by April 1st.
2025-03-30 Bought Eurail Passes!
2025-04-17 - BOUGHT PLANE TICKET HOME!!!!!
2025-06-04 - Contact Frederic
Photography Dream Shot List!!!
I want to recreate as many images as I can!
IRELAND
King James’ Castle
Slane Castle
Giants Causeway
Countryside
Cliffs and Ocean
Windmill Lane
FRANCE
Normandy
American Cemetery
French Castles
Eiffel Tower at Night
Louvre
DENMARK
FINLAND
SWEDEN
NORWAY
GERMANY
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Visit the Happy Night’s Nightclub
Visit Arlen’s Park
PORTUGAL
Sunrise and Sunset Waves on Portugal’s South Shore!