A Month in England and Europe on $800
A Month in England and Europe on $800 by Dave Wright I recently finished reading Rick Steves’ book, “On the Hippie Trail,” an account of his travels from Istanbul to Kathmandu as a 23-year-old in 1978. It inspired me to rummage through the archives in my basement to find the journal I had written when I was a 23-year-old in 1977. It documents a one-month trip to England and Europe with several of my fraternity buddies. Although his trip was longer and far more adventurous than mine, Rick Steves and I were traveling at the same time of our lives on the same frugal budget. When I applied to veterinary school at the University of Minnesota in1973, I naively thought it was a one-and-done deal—either I’d get in after one application or I’d need to find a different occupation. I figured that if I didn’t get accepted, I’d take a backpacking trip through Europe to decide what else I should do with my life. I got accepted, which meant my European trip was delayed four years. (The first day...