And here we go.

Welcome to the blog! Here I'm going to be detailing (as best I can) my travels in Europe during July and August 2011. I've been planning this trip for a long time, and everything is starting up tomorrow morning. I'm extremely excited to say the least, this is going to be one hell of an adventure for sure.

Anyway, to save myself a little reiteration I'll link to the rough travel outline here so you guys can get an idea of where I'll be going and what I'll be doing: http://fulbrighthamburg.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-plans.html

I make no promises of keeping this up to date or timely. I am, after all, heading out on this big adventure to DO it, not to sit at some computer in a hostel common room and write about it. I'll try to keep everything updated, but if I go for a while without a post then that means I'm having too good a time to stop and write it out!

So, here we go! I'll leave you with a little poem out of the Lord of the Rings, which is also the inspiration for the title of the blog, and a poem I personally enjoy a lot. Until the next update.

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.