Ever wondered what it would be like to not have a job, rent payments, responsibility or a care in the world? Have you ever gone on vacation and when it's over you wished you had had more time to hang around and do nothing? Welcome to the first edition of international cultural topic of the week!
CANAMERICA does EUROPE: The Loire Valley
So basically, this is how it is: no home, no job, no plans. With the duo of Kai Hochhausen (Calgary, Canada) and Dale Vaughn (Dallas, Texas), we're rocking Europe budget-style! What's the difference between us and hobos? Bank accounts! (I have two, actually, and I am also able to pay credit card bills!) Well, this is the preview edition for the new couple of months.
Right now, I'm paying by the minute for internet. A strange phenomena and royal pain in the ass, not the the royalty that lived in the castles hereabouts. The castles are nice, camping is cheap and the only really expensive thing around is the fact that you have to pay out of your ass just to walk in past the gates! So, I've seen castles, oh, yes I have. But the truth is, working on a homeless person's budget is very very hard. So difficult, in fact, that all I really eat is pork sausage, camembert, and baguette. Un cafe est aussi necessaire de temps en temps...
The Loire Valley is known for it's countless (though countable) castles, with some dating back to medieval time. I'm on a pay computer, so I won't go into too much time, but starting in Tours, we made it to Villandry, Rigny-Ussé, Langeais and are now in the nice "metropolis" (approx 30 000 people) of Chinon, which boasts the oldest and (to me) most impressive. Google them, I dare you.
Snapshot: Wine is cheap, and generally good, but if I could offer you one piece of advice, don't drink it if it's oxidised. Kind of tastes like vinegar. But we'll get into wine in a later french edition! Other topics on the forefront: French cuisine and how to eat it for cheap! Hiking 900km across Spain. The Running of the bulls. Surfing. Beach Frisbeer. AND MORE!
I've talked about it before, but I'll let you know all of the secrets of how to eat, drinking, camp, and play all within a budget of around 25 Euros a day! So, stay tuned for more exciting adventures of team Canamerica!
PS/NB: Sorry about the lack of pictures/Je m'excuse de ne past avoir plus de photos in this post/dans ce post. A la prochaine!
i hate to break this to you...but I sleep in a bed, under a roof, comfortably, and don't ever go hungry, and have free internet and can watch TV if i so feel inclined and can shower with hot whatever whenever I want...in one of the most beautiful cities in the world...oh, and that's for about 20 Euros a day. i think you should rethink this "homeless" lifestyle you've chosen...oh and that's a recycled title. for shame Kyle, for shame
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are you practicing being homeless for when you come back home?
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