Organization

Train pass: check. Now, I should start looking at train schedules, if only to make sure that I can follow my timetable!

Hostel booking: check. Almost all my nights are reserved. I have some free time for some creative and last-minute travelling.

Plane tickets: check.

Travel insurance: check.

European health insurance card: check.

Making endless lists of things to take that will never fit in my back pack: check.

Woolgathering in front of travel guides: check.

Reality check? Hum. Coming up.

Stand up hygiene

One of the question that has been traversing my mind is what happens when, taken by a very strong urge to empty my bladder, I am confronted with a an unappealing toilet seat -or no seat at all.

The answer is, of course, to buy a gadget allowing me to do my business standing up... and there, the choice is vast.

Freelax or pStyle are cheaper, but seems awkward. The Pmate is the paper version, single use, which can be recycled.

The GoGirl, Shewee, and Whiz Freedom appeal more to me, but their price is higher (and they tend to be violently pink).

While I was considering my choices, they were taken from me: I was given a Freelax (actually, almost all the women in my family are now equiped). I have started using it, and I must admit to some lack of success in my first tries. Additionnal training is in order, and I don't dispair of mastering the necessary skills in time for my travels!