The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience.
The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing."
Daniel J. Boorstin
11 months have passed since deciding that I would be spending S/S11 in l'Europa. At times it seems as though it has been a life time of waiting and saving, but now, with only 5 weeks(!) the time for planning, organising and saving is slipping away!