Touring Europe in 365 Days

IMAGINE yourself just turning 40 and you have just gotten your first pension payment in a lump or bulk sum. You have been retired early because of a disability but this physical disability can certainly not hinder you from touring around the world with your wife and kid. Where will you go especially if the pension that you will be receiving monthly is something akin as luxurious in the middle class? In other words, you can afford to spend touring around the world. If you are from the United States, you must not go to such countries as Canada and Mexico or even the Caribbean because they’re so boring already.

Take a trip across the Atlantic. Take Europe. Of course, you can’t bring your kids with you because they need to be in school and especially if you’re planning a one-year trip. Now you need to leave them at home with a nanny. Of course, you must talk to them beforehand to settle whatever emotional difficulties they may have in separating from their parents within a year. And there is no hindrance if your wife or your spouse is a homemaker. When you’re planning to spend a year in Europe, take it as a bulk. You must allocate and reserve or book flights and hotels early so that you won’t get stranded at the places that you will be going.

Let’s take the virtual tour according to the calendar year. It’s much better to spend the New Year in another country rather than celebrating it in a monotonous suburb in New Jersey, your home for 40 years. The most logical country to go to is Spain. Spain has that utmost devotion to Catholicism and New Year is still part of the Christmas celebration. In the civilian sense of the word, New Year is a secular celebration but as a religious rite, it is when the Motherhood of Mary is celebrated. Catholics from all over Spain are compelled to go to mass during this day. And before New Year’s Day, you must have booked your stay in Spain already. How about Madrid and enjoy the fireworks there with a bang?

Let the holidays first settle down before embarking on another trip across the country. Let it remain until the first Sunday of January to settle in Madrid. The first Sunday of January is the last day of the Christmas season and of course it’s the last day of shopping season. For the religious, it is called the Feast of the Epiphany but for the shoppers, it is the time to troop to the malls for the last time to get some bargain sales. It’s nice to splurge shopping here in Madrid. Then you can troop to other areas – along more exotic areas that are. Try Costa Blanca for example. It is located beside the Mediterranean so there are lots of fresh seafood right there. In fact, if you’re renting a vacation home from there with a grill, then you can buy your own fish catch and grill it yourself. Try to mix your barbecued grouper or salmon with olive oil because it has low fat content – it is touted as the healthiest cooking oil in the world.