Yeah this is my fourth trip to Europe in the last two years. I'm pretty amazed that I can get up the nerve to go. I agree that traveling alone rocks - although the loneliness can grind on you. But I'm pretty much alone everywhere I go so what difference does it make. The thing Is the people over there are great - I don't think I've ever had a bad conversational experience. Sometimes you run into Americans and it sort becomes a surreal experience like what are you doing here? As I get older I get more concerned about getting lost or something crazy like that - but somebody told me once that getting lost is fun. There are so many places to go - times wasting away get out there.